Q4 EPS Estimate for Commercial Metals Decreased by Analyst

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Commercial Metals in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.28. The consensus estimate for Commercial Metals' current full-year earnings is $3.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Commercial Metals' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.12 EPS.

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.78. The business had revenue of $1.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.85 billion. Commercial Metals had a return on equity of 9.88% and a net margin of 1.70%. The company's revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.49 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Commercial Metals from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. UBS Group upgraded shares of Commercial Metals from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $56.00 to $54.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of Commercial Metals in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $65.00 target price for the company. BNP Paribas cut shares of Commercial Metals from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Commercial Metals in a report on Monday, December 2nd. They set a "buy" rating and a $75.00 price objective for the company. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Commercial Metals currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $63.83.

Commercial Metals Trading Down 2.7 %

Shares of CMC traded down $1.42 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $50.27. The stock had a trading volume of 1,182,120 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,334,132. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.69. Commercial Metals has a fifty-two week low of $45.50 and a fifty-two week high of $64.53. The company has a current ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market cap of $5.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.19.

Commercial Metals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th will be paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 16th. Commercial Metals's payout ratio is 64.86%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Commercial Metals by 6.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,081,153 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $59,420,000 after purchasing an additional 66,092 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Commercial Metals by 1.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,714,116 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $94,208,000 after acquiring an additional 17,931 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc boosted its holdings in Commercial Metals by 108.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 18,103 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $995,000 after purchasing an additional 9,400 shares during the period. Covea Finance grew its position in Commercial Metals by 44.2% in the 4th quarter. Covea Finance now owns 62,000 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,075,000 after purchasing an additional 19,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Seizert Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Commercial Metals by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC now owns 75,873 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $4,170,000 after purchasing an additional 18,600 shares during the last quarter. 86.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Commercial Metals Company Profile

Commercial Metals Company manufactures, recycles, and fabricates steel and metal products, and related materials and services in the United States, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through two segments, North America and Europe. The company processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals to steel mills and foundries, aluminum sheet and ingot manufacturers, brass and bronze ingot makers, copper refineries and mills, secondary lead smelters, specialty steel mills, high temperature alloy manufacturers, and other consumers.