Zacks Research Expects Lower Earnings for Commercial Metals

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Commercial Metals in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.12 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Commercial Metals’ current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Commercial Metals’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.32 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.45 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Commercial Metals from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. UBS Group raised shares of Commercial Metals from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $56.00 to $54.00 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Commercial Metals from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Commercial Metals in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $75.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Commercial Metals from $65.00 to $56.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $62.33.

Commercial Metals Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of CMC stock opened at $48.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 1.94. The firm has a market cap of $5.50 billion, a PE ratio of 43.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a 50-day moving average of $49.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.53. Commercial Metals has a 1-year low of $45.50 and a 1-year high of $64.53.

Commercial Metals (NYSE:CMC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, January 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.78. The company had revenue of $1.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.85 billion. Commercial Metals had a net margin of 1.70% and a return on equity of 9.88%. Commercial Metals’s revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.49 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Commercial Metals in the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in Commercial Metals in the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,475,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Commercial Metals in the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC lifted its stake in Commercial Metals by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 8,972 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $445,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Putney Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Commercial Metals in the fourth quarter worth approximately $607,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.90% of the company’s stock.

Commercial Metals Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th were paid a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 16th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%. Commercial Metals’s dividend payout ratio is currently 64.86%.

About Commercial Metals

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.