Commercial Metals Company Common Stock (CMC)

FairStock Score: 71/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I start with the business and the price. Commercial Metals manufactures, recycles, and fabricates steel and metal products; it is an up-and-down industrial, not a steady consumer franchise. The numbers show that. In fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended May 31, 2026, revenue was $2.5B, net income $173.0M, and diluted EPS $1.55. In fiscal Q3 2025, the quarter ended May 31, 2025, revenue was $2.0B, net income $83.1M, and diluted EPS $0.73. But the longer record is uneven: in fiscal year 2023, ended August 31, 2023, revenue was $8.8B and net income $859.8M; in fiscal year 2024, ended August 31, 2024, revenue was $7.9B and net income $485.5M; and in fiscal year 2025, ended August 31, 2025, revenue was $7.8B and net income $84.7M. FairStock's computed Lynch category is SLOW GROWER — Shrinking, with profit -21.2% a year over five years and revenue 7.3%. So I would not pay up for growth. At the October 13, 2026 close of $64.77, FairStock calculations show P/E 12.24, P/B 1.58, FCF yield 5.7%, EV/EBITDA 8.72, and Graham Number $69.81 with a 7.22% margin of safety. ROE is 13.79%, but ROCE is only 6.32%, and D/E is 0.80. Piotroski F-Score 8/9 is a positive financial-health signal, while Altman Z-Score 2.09 is in the gray zone. The FairStock Score is 71/100. This looks like a cyclical, asset-heavy business with modest valuation support and a recent earnings recovery, but no obvious wide moat. The price is not demanding, yet the five-year profit shrinkage and low ROCE argue for caution. I would want proof that current margins persist before calling it a durable bargain.

In plain English: Commercial Metals makes, recycles, and sells steel and metal products, with operations in the United States, Poland, China, and other places. Recent quarterly results improved sharply, but profits over the past five years have shrunk, so the business looks up-and-down rather than steadily strong. Based on the supplied numbers, the price looks close to fair or modestly cheap, not clearly expensive.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-05-31) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-02-28) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-11-30) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-05-31) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-08-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-08-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-08-31)

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