Ratio Review: Analyzing Commercial Metals Co (CMC)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $70.0 in the prior trading day, Commercial Metals Co (NYSE: CMC) closed at $69.62, down -0.54%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.47 million shares were traded. CMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.56.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CMC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.03 and its Current Ratio is at 2.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.

On December 05, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $78.

Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on October 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $68.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 31 ’25 when Halloran Brian N. sold 6,232 shares for $59.87 per share. The transaction valued at 373,110 led to the insider holds 58,055 shares of the business.

Halloran Brian N. bought 6,232 shares of CMC for $373,120 on Oct 31 ’25. On Oct 20 ’25, another insider, McPherson John R, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,722 shares for $58.09 each. As a result, the insider paid 100,037 and bolstered with 6,722 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CMC now has a Market Capitalization of 7731158016 and an Enterprise Value of 8210780160. As of this moment, Commercial’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 91.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.053 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.19.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CMC is 1.47, which has changed by 0.3924806 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13329959 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMC has reached a high of $71.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 30.28%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1075430 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 111.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 110.31M. Insiders hold about 0.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.47% stake in the company. Shares short for CMC as of 1764288000 were 4703488 with a Short Ratio of 4.01, compared to 1761868800 on 4250355. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4703488 and a Short% of Float of 5.5999998.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, CMC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.72, compared to 0.72 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010285715. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.4. The current Payout Ratio is 97.02% for CMC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-05-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The market rating of Commercial Metals Co (CMC) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.26, with high estimates of $1.45 and low estimates of $1.06.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.51 and $5.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.22. EPS for the following year is $6.09, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $7.62 and $5.02.

Revenue Estimates

7 analysts predict $2.06B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.13B to a low estimate of $2B. As of. The current estimate, Commercial Metals Co’s year-ago sales were $1.91BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.03B. There is a high estimate of $2.15B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.94B.

A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.31B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.2B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.69B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.8BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.27B and the low estimate is $8.94B.

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