Commercial Metals (CMC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Commercial Metals (CMC) reported Free Cash Flow of $76.43 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 17.7% from $64.95 million a year earlier and up 75.4% from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 31, 2026, Commercial Metals' Free Cash Flow came in at $405.04 million, up 7.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was $312.25 million, down 45.7% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Free Cash Flow came in at $575.44 million in FY2024 (-22.0%), $737.44 million in FY2023 (+194.6%), $250.32 million in FY2022 (+464.9%) and $44.31 million in FY2021 (-92.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of -$92.82 million in fiscal Q2 2022 and a high of $302.92 million in fiscal Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 17.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 291.0%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2021 (a decline of 62.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $43.57 million (Q2 2026), $78.75 million (Q1 2026) and $206.29 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 2.21 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 687.28 Mn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 944.00 Mn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 2.14 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 829.00 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 2.06 Bn |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 6.87 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 455.14 Mn | 76.43 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 76.43 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 43.57 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 78.75 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 206.29 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 64.95 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -53.83 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 94.84 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 270.35 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 115.84 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -4.82 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 194.07 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 242.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 225.28 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 30.34 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 239.32 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 302.92 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 84.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -92.82 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -44.37 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 77.47 Mn |
API Access
Commercial Metals Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();