Commercial Metals (CMC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Commercial Metals (CMC) reported Free Cash Flow of $280.37 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 35.9% from $206.29 million a year earlier and up 266.9% from the prior quarter.
Commercial Metals (CMC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Commercial Metals posted Free Cash Flow of $479.12 million, up 53.4% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 61.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Free Cash Flow came in at $312.25 million in FY2025 (-45.7%), $575.44 million in FY2024 (-22.0%), $737.44 million in FY2023 (+194.6%) and $250.32 million in FY2022 (+464.9%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 13.7%.
- 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 Q1 2025 (a decline of 51.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $76.43 million (Q3 2026), $43.57 million (Q2 2026) and $78.75 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.61 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 138.54 Bn | 138.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 127.15 Bn | 92.29 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 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 | 944.00 Mn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.35 Bn | 47.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 515.00 Mn |
| 9 | Nucor | 59.10 Bn | 48.48 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 829.00 Mn |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.17 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 501.51 Mn | 280.37 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 280.37 Mn |
| 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 |
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_KEY
import 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();