Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for CMC Q4 Earnings

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Commercial Metals in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.17 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78. The business had revenue of $1.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.85 billion. Commercial Metals had a net margin of 1.70% and a return on equity of 9.88%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.49 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. BNP Paribas lowered Commercial Metals from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Commercial Metals from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. UBS Group upgraded shares of Commercial Metals from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $56.00 to $54.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Commercial Metals in a report on Thursday, December 19th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $65.00 price target for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Commercial Metals from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $63.83.

Commercial Metals Stock Down 2.7 %

NYSE:CMC opened at $50.27 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.76. The company has a market capitalization of $5.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.19. Commercial Metals has a one year low of $45.50 and a one year high of $64.53. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Commercial Metals

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Commercial Metals by 0.4% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,830,412 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $320,439,000 after purchasing an additional 24,665 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Commercial Metals by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,839,601 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $156,093,000 after acquiring an additional 28,019 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Commercial Metals by 1.9% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,176,959 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $119,646,000 after acquiring an additional 41,206 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $94,208,000 after acquiring an additional 17,931 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Commercial Metals by 1.3% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,462,317 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $80,369,000 after purchasing an additional 18,262 shares in the last quarter. 86.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Commercial Metals Announces Dividend

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

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.