Commercial Metals (CMC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Commercial Metals (CMC) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 76.66% in Q1 2026, down 6.22% quarter-over-quarter from 72.17% in Q4 2025, and up 877.0% on a YoY basis from 7.85% in Q1 2025.

Commercial Metals (CMC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Commercial Metals' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 76.66% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 877.0% year-over-year to 76.66%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 75.16% (up 817.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 82.97%, down 814.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 76.66% for Q1 2026 at Commercial Metals, down from 72.17% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 55.02% in Q1 2022 to a low of 95.99% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 72.36% across 5 years, with a median of 72.17% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Margin sank 2713 bps in 2024, then jumped 2382 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 62.0% in 2022, then fell by 11 bps to 68.86% in 2023, then plunged by 39 bps to 95.99% in 2024, then grew by 25 bps to 72.17% in 2025, then dropped by 6 bps to 76.66% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 76.66% (Q1 2026), 72.17% (Q4 2025), and 72.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 26.15 Bn 25.86 Bn 251.80 Mn 22.98%
2 Ati 25.48 Bn 25.19 Bn 262.90 Mn 14.22%
3 Mueller Industries 14.66 Bn 13.28 Bn 358.44 Mn 26.17%
4 Commercial Metals 8.43 Bn 7.93 Bn 387.91 Mn -76.66%
5 Esab 5.37 Bn 5.23 Bn 257.79 Mn 12.01%
6 Gpgi 3.15 Bn 3.15 Bn - -
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.87 Bn 2.87 Bn 109.47 Mn 8.33%
8 Proto Labs 1.79 Bn 1.65 Bn 63.59 Mn 7.06%
9 Ryerson Holding 1.20 Bn 1.19 Bn 288.80 Mn 1.48%
10 Mayville Engineering Company 709.34 Mn 707.28 Mn 10.96 Mn -5.31%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -76.66%
Nov 30, 2025 -72.17%
Aug 31, 2025 -72.28%
May 31, 2025 -79.73%
Feb 28, 2025 -85.43%
Nov 30, 2024 -95.99%
Aug 31, 2024 -77.12%
May 31, 2024 -75.91%
Feb 29, 2024 -77.65%
Nov 30, 2023 -68.86%
Aug 31, 2023 -69.99%
May 31, 2023 -66.19%
Feb 28, 2023 -68.70%
Nov 30, 2022 -62.00%
Aug 31, 2022 -64.84%
May 31, 2022 -61.67%
Feb 28, 2022 -55.02%
Nov 30, 2021 -66.84%
Aug 31, 2021 -73.58%
May 31, 2021 -73.99%