Commercial Metals (CMC) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) is projected to release its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, March 26th. Analysts expect Commercial Metals to post earnings of $1.33 per share and revenue of $2.0960 billion for the quarter. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The basic materials company reported $1.84 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.55 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $2.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.06 billion. Commercial Metals had a return on equity of 11.43% and a net margin of 5.46%.Commercial Metals’s revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.78 EPS. On average, analysts expect Commercial Metals to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Commercial Metals Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of CMC stock opened at $61.40 on Thursday. Commercial Metals has a twelve month low of $37.92 and a twelve month high of $84.87. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $66.42. The company has a quick ratio of 3.70, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 1.47.

Commercial Metals Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, January 19th were issued a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 16th. Commercial Metals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.56%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on CMC shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Commercial Metals from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Commercial Metals from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $64.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Commercial Metals from $68.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Commercial Metals in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on Commercial Metals from $65.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $72.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Commercial Metals news, Director Dennis V. Arriola purchased 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $74.69 per share, for a total transaction of $149,380.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 9,238 shares in the company, valued at approximately $689,986.22. The trade was a 27.63% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Jennifer J. Durbin sold 25,050 shares of Commercial Metals stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.97, for a total value of $2,003,248.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 52,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,228,813.60. This trade represents a 32.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Commercial Metals

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Commercial Metals by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 23,199 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,606,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Commercial Metals by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 23,554 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,630,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in Commercial Metals by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 6,626 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in Commercial Metals by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 4,813 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $235,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Commercial Metals by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,989 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $415,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. 86.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Commercial Metals

Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) is a leading global steel and metal recycler, manufacturer and fabricator based in Irving, Texas. The company operates an integrated network of scrap recycling facilities, electric arc furnace steel mills, metal fabrication plants and distribution centers. Through these operations, Commercial Metals collects and processes ferrous scrap to produce finished steel products and provides recycled metal to a variety of end markets.

In its steelmaking segment, CMC uses electric arc furnace technology to transform recycled scrap into reinforcing bar (rebar), merchant bar, coil and structural products.