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Commercial Metals CMC Return on invested capital

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11.2%+1.1pp
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-9.1%-0.9pp
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9.7%+0.2pp
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3.7%+2.2pp
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CRHCRH
11.7%-0.5pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.1B+21.5%
Gross profit$387.9M+76.7%
Net income$93.0M+265%
EPS (diluted)$0.83+277%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$503.6M-33.7%
Total debt$3.9B+211%
Total equity$4.4B+9.8%
Total assets$9.6B+42.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$166.3M+413%
CapEx$122.7M+42.2%
Free cash flow$43.6M

Valuation

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Market cap$8.02B+47.7%
Enterprise value$11.38B+91.9%
P/E15.9×-58.4×
P/S+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin17.7%+2.4pp
Net margin6%+5.1pp
FCF margin4.7%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12%+10.2pp
Debt / equity0.9×+0.6×
Current ratio2.4×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Commercial Metals’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Commercial Metals’s 10-Q, filed June 24, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Commercial Metals's return on invested capital?
Commercial Metals (CMC) reported return on invested capital of 1.5% in Q1 2025.
How has Commercial Metals's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Commercial Metals's return on invested capital decreased by 87.8% year-over-year, from 12.5% to 1.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Commercial Metals's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Commercial Metals's return on invested capital has grown at a -3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.2% to 10.5%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.