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COMMERCIAL METALS Co CMC
COMMERCIAL METALS Co (CMC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 1.06% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $7.8B at a 1.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.88 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | BMO Capital | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-06-26 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-06-22 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-06-04 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (down) |
| 2026-06-01 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-22 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (init) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | 4/9 | — | 90.6 | -1.6% |
| CRS | CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP | 8/9 | 7.05 | 55.5 | +8.6% |
| SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | 2/9 | 1.39 | — | -5.1% |
| TWI | TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC | 4/9 | 2.94 | — | -0.9% |
| MTUS | Metallus Inc. | 4/9 | — | — | +6.9% |
| STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | 5/9 | 6.72 | 29.9 | +3.6% |
| NUE | NUCOR CORP | 6/9 | — | 31.3 | +5.7% |
About COMMERCIAL METALS Co
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 three segments: North America Steel Group; Europe Steel Group; and Emerging Businesses Group. 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. It also manufactures and sells finished long steel products, including reinforcing bar, merchant bar, light structural, wire rod, and other special sections, as well as semi-finished billets for rerolling and forging applications. In addition, the company provides fabricated rebar used to reinforce concrete primarily in the construction of commercial and non-commercial buildings, hospitals, convention centers, industrial plants, power plants, highways, bridges, arenas, stadiums, and dams; sells and rents construction-related products and equipment to concrete installers and other businesses; and manufactures and sells strength bars for the truck trailer industry, special bar steels for the energy market, and armor plates for military vehicles. Further, it sells wire meshes, welded steel mesh, wire rod, cold rolled rebar, cold rolled wire rod, assembled rebar cages and other fabricated rebar by-products to fabricators, manufacturers, distributors, and construction companies. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
FAQ
Is CMC financially healthy?
COMMERCIAL METALS Co's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does CMC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. COMMERCIAL METALS Co pays a dividend yielding about 1.06% with a 96.2% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is CMC?
In FY2025, COMMERCIAL METALS Co had a net margin of 1.1% and a return on equity of 2.0%.
Is CMC overvalued or undervalued?
COMMERCIAL METALS Co trades at about 97.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.6×–77.4×, median 13.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CMC?
The average Wall-Street price target for COMMERCIAL METALS Co is $81.27, about 12.3% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is CMC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on COMMERCIAL METALS Co: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 90.6×, a dividend yield of 1.06%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.