Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Commercial Metals (CMC) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -79.75% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 34.63 percentage points from -114.39% a year earlier but down 1.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Commercial Metals reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -112.81%, down 12.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +18.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -100.64% in FY2024 (+4.20 pp), -104.85% in FY2023 (+30.95 pp), -135.80% in FY2022 (+14.80 pp) and -150.60% in FY2021 (-19.55 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -144.01% in fiscal Q4 2021 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 three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.74 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 -78.46% (Q2 2026), -88.42% (Q1 2026) and -111.11% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.92% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.19% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 42.05% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 23.46% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.04 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 455.14 Mn | -79.75% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -79.75% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -78.46% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -88.42% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -111.11% |
| May 31, 2025 | -114.39% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -114.71% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -113.42% |
| 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 | -140.51% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | -144.01% |
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();