Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Commercial Metals' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.54% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 5.35 percentage points from 1.20% a year earlier and up 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Commercial Metals' Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.53%, up 6.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -1.94 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.21% in FY2025 (-6.01 pp), 7.22% in FY2024 (-6.14 pp), 13.35% in FY2023 (-9.03 pp) and 22.38% in FY2022 (+12.92 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.69 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 6.15% (Q3 2026), 5.37% (Q2 2026) and 5.33% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 10.74% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 25.64% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.30% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.53% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 16.05% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 8.30% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 18.30% |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.09 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 501.51 Mn | 6.54% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 6.54% |
| 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% |
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();