Commercial Metals (CMC) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Commercial Metals' (CMC) Payout Ratio stood at 0.13 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 86.6% from 0.96 a year earlier and down 7.1% from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q2 2012, Commercial Metals' Payout Ratio history includes 59 quarters.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.96 in FY2025 (+492.1%), 0.16 in FY2024 (+86.4%), 0.09 in FY2023 (+56.6%) and 0.06 in FY2022 (-60.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 229.6% over the last seven quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 925.9% in fiscal Q2 2025, against a decline of 93.8% in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.14 (Q3 2026), 0.16 (Q2 2026) and 0.18 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.61 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 138.54 Bn | 138.54 Bn | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 127.15 Bn | 92.29 Bn | 4.22 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 |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.35 Bn | 47.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 9 | Nucor | 59.10 Bn | 48.48 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.17 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 501.51 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.13 |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.14 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.96 |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.23 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.13 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.60 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.11 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.09 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.06 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.10 |
API Access
Commercial Metals Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();