Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Commercial Metals (CMC) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 78.46% in Q1 2026, up 11.26% quarter-over-quarter from 88.42% in Q4 2025, and up 6953.0% on a YoY basis from 1.11% in Q1 2025.

Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Commercial Metals' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 78.46% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 6953.0% year-over-year to 78.46%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 78.46% (up 6953.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 112.81%, down 1216.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 78.46% for Q1 2026 at Commercial Metals, up from 88.42% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 78.46% in Q1 2026 to a low of 147.99% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 109.15% across 5 years, with a median of 104.43% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 21139 bps in 2022, then slumped 5034 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 104.43% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 98.7% in 2023, then tumbled by 48 bps to 146.27% in 2024, then surged by 40 bps to 88.42% in 2025, then gained by 11 bps to 78.46% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 78.46% (Q1 2026), 88.42% (Q4 2025), and 111.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 26.15 Bn 25.86 Bn 251.80 Mn 20.96%
2 Ati 25.48 Bn 25.19 Bn 262.90 Mn 15.98%
3 Mueller Industries 14.66 Bn 13.28 Bn 358.44 Mn 31.89%
4 Commercial Metals 8.43 Bn 7.93 Bn 387.91 Mn -78.46%
5 Esab 5.37 Bn 5.23 Bn 257.79 Mn 9.92%
6 Gpgi 3.15 Bn 3.15 Bn - 3.49%
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.87 Bn 2.87 Bn 109.47 Mn 1.44%
8 Proto Labs 1.79 Bn 1.65 Bn 63.59 Mn 4.34%
9 Ryerson Holding 1.20 Bn 1.19 Bn 288.80 Mn 0.28%
10 Mayville Engineering Company 709.34 Mn 707.28 Mn 10.96 Mn -2.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -78.46%
Nov 30, 2025 -88.42%
Aug 31, 2025 -111.11%
May 31, 2025 -114.39%
Feb 28, 2025 -147.99%
Nov 30, 2024 -146.27%
Aug 31, 2024 -99.14%
May 31, 2024 -98.11%
Feb 29, 2024 -97.65%
Nov 30, 2023 -98.70%
Aug 31, 2023 -101.21%
May 31, 2023 -101.62%
Feb 28, 2023 -105.50%
Nov 30, 2022 -104.43%
Aug 31, 2022 -115.14%
May 31, 2022 -124.07%
Feb 28, 2022 -123.31%
Nov 30, 2021 -293.53%
Aug 31, 2021 -326.53%
May 31, 2021 -137.96%