Commercial Metals (CMC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Commercial Metals (CMC) posted Gross Margin of 18.87% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.29 percentage points from 18.58% a year earlier and up 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Commercial Metals' Gross Margin came in at 18.65%, up 3.00 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +2.21 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Commercial Metals' Gross Margin was 15.65% in FY2025 (-1.50 pp), 17.14% in FY2024 (-3.45 pp), 20.59% in FY2023 (-0.24 pp) and 20.83% in FY2022 (+4.39 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 12.51% in fiscal Q2 2025 to a high of 22.80% in fiscal Q1 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with a gain of 5.68 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2024, with a drop of 4.21 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 18.33% (Q3 2026), 18.19% (Q2 2026) and 19.20% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 20.68% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 65.95% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 66.32% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 22.32% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 60.10% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 33.75% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 53.46% |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.09 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 501.51 Mn | 18.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 18.87% |
| May 31, 2026 | 18.33% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 18.19% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 19.20% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 18.58% |
| May 31, 2025 | 14.85% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 12.51% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 16.12% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 16.18% |
| May 31, 2024 | 16.38% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 16.03% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 19.92% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 19.24% |
| May 31, 2023 | 20.58% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 19.64% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 22.80% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 21.10% |
| May 31, 2022 | 22.23% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 19.61% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 19.95% |
API Access
Commercial Metals Gross Margin 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=gross-margin&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();