Commercial Metals Forecasted to Earn FY2025 Earnings of $5.36 Per Share (NYSE:CMC)

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) – Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Commercial Metals in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $5.36 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.33. The consensus estimate for Commercial Metals’ current full-year earnings is $4.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Commercial Metals’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS.

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, June 20th. The basic materials company reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. Commercial Metals had a net margin of 6.95% and a return on equity of 14.62%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.02 earnings per share.

Several other research firms also recently commented on CMC. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Commercial Metals from $70.00 to $69.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 26th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Commercial Metals from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Commercial Metals in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $65.00 target price for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Commercial Metals currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.40.

Commercial Metals Stock Performance

CMC stock opened at $50.72 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 4.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.57 and a beta of 1.17. Commercial Metals has a 12 month low of $39.85 and a 12 month high of $61.26. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $54.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.96.

Institutional Trading of Commercial Metals

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CMC. First Dallas Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Commercial Metals by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. First Dallas Securities Inc. now owns 22,234 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,222,000 after buying an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Commercial Metals by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 26,778 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,473,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. MA raised its stake in shares of Commercial Metals by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. MA now owns 67,943 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,400,000 after buying an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Commercial Metals by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 13,615 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $749,000 after buying an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Commercial Metals by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,572 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $86,000 after buying an additional 282 shares in the last quarter. 86.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Commercial Metals Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st. Commercial Metals’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.00%.

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.