Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Commercial Metals (CMC) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -82.53% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 28.58 percentage points from -111.11% a year earlier but down 2.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Commercial Metals reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -97.81%, up 15.00 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +52.79 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -112.81% in FY2025 (-12.16 pp), -100.64% in FY2024 (+4.20 pp), -104.85% in FY2023 (+30.95 pp) and -135.80% in FY2022 (+14.80 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -140.51% in fiscal Q1 2022 to -78.46% in fiscal Q2 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 36.25 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2026, against a drop of 17.88 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -79.75% (Q3 2026), -78.46% (Q2 2026) and -88.42% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 16.32% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 45.35% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 10.69% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 7.47% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 26.02% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 13.78% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 20.05% |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.09 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 501.51 Mn | 10.17% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10.17% |
| May 31, 2026 | 9.68% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 8.52% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 8.33% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.63% |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.65% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2.59% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 4.03% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.43% |
| May 31, 2024 | 12.95% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 15.36% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 17.62% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 20.05% |
| May 31, 2023 | 21.93% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 24.55% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.33% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -1.27% |
| May 31, 2022 | -4.75% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -10.43% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 20.03% |
API Access
Commercial Metals Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();