Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Commercial Metals' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.15% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 5.61 percentage points from 0.54% a year earlier and up 0.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Commercial Metals' Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.21%, down 6.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of -5.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.22% in FY2024 (-6.14 pp), 13.35% in FY2023 (-9.03 pp), 22.38% in FY2022 (+12.92 pp) and 9.47% in FY2021 (+2.34 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 11.07 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 9.54 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CMC's Return on Assets [ROA] at 5.37% (Q2 2026), 5.33% (Q1 2026) and 1.20% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 15.21% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 3.02% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.54% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 6.87 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 455.14 Mn | 6.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 6.15% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 5.37% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 5.33% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.20% |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.54% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.09% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.96% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 7.12% |
| May 31, 2024 | 8.30% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 9.98% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 11.51% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 12.95% |
| May 31, 2023 | 14.52% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 15.71% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 19.36% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 19.73% |
| May 31, 2022 | 18.62% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 17.58% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 12.43% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 9.15% |
API Access
Commercial Metals Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();