Commercial Metals (CMC) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Commercial Metals' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.08 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 19.2% from 0.10 a year earlier and down 72.8% from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), FCF Payout Ratio at Commercial Metals came in at 0.18, down 32.6% from FY2025.
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.26 in FY2025 (+90.3%), 0.14 in FY2024 (+34.9%), 0.10 in FY2023 (-62.5%) and 0.27 in FY2022 (-79.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 36.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 124.3%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 70.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, CMC's FCF Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.29 (Q3 2026), 0.46 (Q2 2026) and 0.25 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.61 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 0.54 |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 138.54 Bn | 138.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 127.15 Bn | 92.29 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 0.14 |
| 5 | Ternium | 100.63 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.48 Bn | 92.69 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 88.12 Bn | 72.16 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 0.23 |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.35 Bn | 47.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.56 |
| 9 | Nucor | 59.10 Bn | 48.48 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.16 |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.17 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 501.51 Mn | 0.08 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.08 |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.29 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.10 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.08 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.62 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.06 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.19 |
| May 31, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 0.07 |
| May 31, 2020 | 0.06 |
API Access
Commercial Metals FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "CMC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();