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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 5.33 Bn |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 822.00 Mn |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 3.81 Bn |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.09 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 501.51 Mn | 280.37 Mn |
Historic Data
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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 |
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();