Commercial Metals (CMC) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Commercial Metals (CMC) reported Retained Earnings of $4.89 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 11.7% from $4.38 billion a year earlier and up 3.2% from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Commercial Metals posted Retained Earnings of $4.51 billion, up 0.1% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased for eight consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Retained Earnings came in at $4.5 billion in FY2024 (+9.9%), $4.1 billion in FY2023 (+23.7%), $3.31 billion in FY2022 (+53.1%) and $2.16 billion in FY2021 (+19.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 5.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Retained Earnings in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 53.1%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 1.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $4.74 billion (Q2 2026), $4.66 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.51 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | 49.29 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 160.10 Bn | 138.89 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 142.25 Bn | 102.75 Bn | - | 46.58 Bn |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.61 Bn | 92.61 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 5.72 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 97.29 Bn | 81.33 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 94.35 Bn | 83.98 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 8.13 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.66 Bn | 44.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 582.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.34 Bn | 48.72 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 33.15 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.31 Bn | 27.33 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.14 Bn | 6.58 Bn | 455.14 Mn | 4.89 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 4.89 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.74 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 4.66 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 4.51 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 4.38 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.31 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 4.31 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 4.50 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 4.42 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 4.32 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 4.25 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 4.10 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 3.93 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 3.72 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 3.56 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 3.31 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.04 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.75 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.38 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 2.16 Bn |
API Access
Commercial Metals Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();