Commercial Metals Company (CMC) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Jul 26, 2026

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Q1 core EBITDA up ~52% YoY with margin expansion, $2.5B CP&P/Foley acquisitions, strong liquidity and trade protection news, plus ~14% 21‑day price gain put CMC in a technically strong, earnings‑backed uptrend ahead of further integration and TAG‑savings updates.

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Idea window: 2/11/2026 – 2/18/2026Sector: Basic Materials

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$67.92
Market Cap
$7.89B
1D Return
-3.62%
YTD Return
-1.01%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
15.6
P/B
1.8
P/S
0.9
EV/EBITDA
12.4
Div Yield
1.04%

Price Behavior

6.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Higher lows • Resistance zone • Support hold Support Level: $66-$67 Resistance Level: $70-$74 CMC has rebounded from about $60 to the high-$68s over the last month, but it still needs to hold $66-$67 and break $70-$74 to confirm a more durable recovery.

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Sentiment & News

7.5

Key News Insights: • Earnings beat • Stronger Q4 • Insider buying Commercial Metals posted a strong Q3 beat with sharp EBITDA and margin growth, guided to a better Q4, and drew supportive insider/institutional buying that reinforces a constructive outlook.

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AI Summary

7.6
Positive

CMC is increasingly a higher-quality earnings story rather than just a steel-spread trade, with TAG savings, precast backlog growth, and falling leverage lifting the earnings floor, but the upside case depends on proving these gains are durable through cyclicality and on the stock breaking decisively above the $70–$74 resistance zone.

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Description

Commercial Metals Company operates integrated steel and metal recycling, fabrication, and manufacturing businesses across the United States, Poland, China and other markets. It processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap for mills and refineries and produces finished and semi-finished long products and fabricated reinforcement used in construction, infrastructure, transportation and industrial applications; it also sells and rents construction-related equipment. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Feb 11Feb 18CMCCommercial Metals Company
Q1 core EBITDA up ~52% YoY with margin expansion, $2.5B CP&P/Foley acquisitions, strong liquidity and trade protection news, plus ~14% 21‑day price gain put CMC in a technically strong, earnings‑backed uptrend ahead of further integration and TAG‑savings updates.
Closed-5.4%
Jan 1Jan 8CMCCommercial Metals Company
Commercial Metals Company benefits from accretive acquisitions increasing margins, strong steel demand, and positive regulatory tailwinds (anti-dumping ruling). The stock has steady price appreciation with positive technical momentum, underpinned by improved earnings and cash flow outlook, making it a solid hot idea for near-term gains.
Closed+2.0%
Dec 17Dec 24CMCCommercial Metals Company
Strong near-term growth driven by strategic acquisitions closed in December 2025 adding $250M EBITDA, operational improvements, sector tailwinds from infrastructure spending, and positive technical momentum with an 11% stock gain and technical breakout signals.
Closed+1.1%
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