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Commercial Metals (CMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$55.46 +2.44 (+4.61%)
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About Commercial Metals Stock (NYSE:CMC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$53.76
$55.50
50-Day Range
$48.36
$54.23
52-Week Range
$37.92
$64.53
Volume
772,529 shs
Average Volume
1.11 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.21 billion
P/E Ratio
178.91
Dividend Yield
1.30%
Price Target
$57.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Commercial Metals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

CMC MarketRank™: 

Commercial Metals scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 81st out of 372 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Commercial Metals has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Commercial Metals has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Commercial Metals' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Commercial Metals are expected to grow by 51.78% in the coming year, from $3.09 to $4.69 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Commercial Metals is 178.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.48.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Commercial Metals is 178.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 119.31.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Commercial Metals has a PEG Ratio of 2.49. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Commercial Metals has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Commercial Metals' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.24% of the float of Commercial Metals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Commercial Metals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Commercial Metals has recently decreased by 17.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Commercial Metals pays a meaningful dividend of 1.33%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Commercial Metals has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Commercial Metals is 232.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Commercial Metals will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.35% next year. This indicates that Commercial Metals will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Commercial Metals' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.24% of the float of Commercial Metals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Commercial Metals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Commercial Metals has recently decreased by 17.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Commercial Metals has a news sentiment score of 1.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Commercial Metals this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for CMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Commercial Metals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Commercial Metals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.46% of the stock of Commercial Metals is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.90% of the stock of Commercial Metals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Commercial Metals' insider trading history.
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CMC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Commercial Metals' stock was trading at $49.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CMC stock has increased by 11.8% and is now trading at $55.4620.

Commercial Metals Company (NYSE:CMC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, June, 23rd. The basic materials company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.11. Commercial Metals's revenue for the quarter was down 2.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Commercial Metals subsidiaries include Tensar Corporation, Continental Concrete Structures, GAM Steel Pty Ltd, Reinforcing Post-Tensioning Services, ABC Coating Company, Nike S.A., CMC Sisak, and more.

Top institutional investors of Commercial Metals include Boston Partners (3.17%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.85%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.63%) and American Century Companies Inc. (1.53%). Insiders that own company stock include Ty L Garrison, Peter R Matt, Barbara Smith, John R Mcpherson, Lindsay L Sloan and Stephen William Simpson.
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Shares of CMC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Commercial Metals investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/23/2025
Record date for 7/9 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend
6/30/2025
Dividend Payable
7/09/2025
Today
8/12/2025
Fiscal Year End
8/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
STEEL - PRODUCERS
Sub-Industry
Steel
Current Symbol
NYSE:CMC
CIK
22444
Employees
13,178
Year Founded
1915

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$75.00
Low Price Target
$49.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.38
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.31
Trailing P/E Ratio
177.89
Forward P/E Ratio
17.85
P/E Growth
2.49
Net Income
$485.49 million
Net Margins
0.48%
Pretax Margin
0.63%
Return on Equity
7.45%
Return on Assets
4.49%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.32
Current Ratio
2.86
Quick Ratio
2.00

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.93 billion
Price / Sales
0.78
Cash Flow
$6.80 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.11
Book Value
$37.39 per share
Price / Book
1.47

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
111,930,000
Free Float
111,416,000
Market Cap
$6.17 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.28

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This page (NYSE:CMC) was last updated on 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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