# Commercial Metals Company (CMC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Mining & Metals. Price $66.38, market value $7.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 11.3×** (5-yr avg 22.5×, 3-yr avg 33.7×). Commercial Metals Company trades at 11.3× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 22.5×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 9.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.01**. A PEG of 0.01 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.5%** (5-yr avg 7.5%). Free cash flow equals 6.5% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 7.5%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 7.0%**. 7.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.0%**. 14.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 6.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 20.5%** (3-yr 2.2%/yr, 5-yr 6.9%/yr). Revenue grew 20.5% over the last year, against 6.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 691.9%** (3-yr -6.8%/yr, 5-yr 11.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 691.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -13.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -13.4% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.70**. Debt is 0.70 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 2.34** (quick 2.34). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.34 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.21%** ($0.76 per share, trailing). Commercial Metals Company yields 1.21%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 13%** (18% of free cash flow). 13% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 14**. 14 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.4%/yr** (1-yr 2.9%). The dividend has grown 8.4% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover Commercial Metals Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $78.00 (+18% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 11.9%** (YTD -4.0%, 3-mo -6.2%). The shares are up 11.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.8%** (18.6% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.38** (volatility 36%). Beta of 1.38 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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