NYSE$CMC

Commercial Metals Co · Q3 2026 earnings

Q3 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Commercial Metals Co reported strong Q3 2026 results with net earnings of $173 million and core EBITDA growth of 78.6% year-over-year.

CMC achieved consolidated net sales of $2.48 billion and net earnings of $173.0 million, or $1.55 per diluted share. Core EBITDA rose 78.6% to $353.6 million with margin expansion to 14.2%, driven by metal margin gains, TAG initiatives, and precast acquisitions. Adjusted earnings reached $193.0 million or $1.73 per diluted share.

  • Net earnings increased 108.1% YoY to $173.0 million with diluted EPS of $1.55.
  • Core EBITDA grew 78.6% YoY to $353.6 million, achieving a 14.2% margin (up 440 bps).
  • Construction Solutions Group net sales doubled YoY to $394.6 million with adjusted EBITDA up 138.1%.
  • Net leverage adjusted for acquisitions improved to 2.1x with $563.2 million in cash and nearly $1.8 billion liquidity.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.48B

Previous: $2.02B+22.9%
EPS (adj)

$1.73

Previous: $0.73+137.0%
Core EBITDA

$354M

No prior period
Core EBITDA Margin

14.2%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$404M

Previous: -$294M-37.6%
Free Cash Flow

$199M

Previous: -$211M+194.3%
Net Income

$173M

Previous: $83.1M+108.1%
Operating Income

-$2.26B

Previous: -$1.93B-16.9%
Gross Profit

$455M

Previous: $300M+51.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$560M

No prior period
Total Assets

$9.8B

Previous: $6.99B+40.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Commercial Metals · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.48B

Q3 2026+22.9%vs Q3 2025
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Commercial Metals · $2.48B total across 4 segments · Q3 2026

  • North America Steel Group
    $1.79B
  • Construction Solutions Group
    $395M
  • Europe Steel Group
    $291M
  • Corporate and Other
    $8.06M

Forward guidance

Core EBITDA expected to increase sequentially in Q4 2026 driven by healthy demand, absence of mill outage headwinds, and growth in CSG and Europe segments.

Tailwinds

  • Healthy domestic demand and strong backlogs
  • Stronger North America Steel Group adjusted EBITDA
  • Mid-teens adjusted EBITDA growth in Construction Solutions Group
  • Modestly higher Europe Steel Group adjusted EBITDA

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

-0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.6%

Avg return

30 days after

44%

31 / 70 earnings

Positive

+14.1%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-14.4%

Q2 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026
Q2 2026-0.6%-0.3%
Q1 2026-3.7%+1.4%+13.3%
Q4 2025-7.3%+4.0%-1.2%
Q3 2025-1.8%+1.6%+10.2%
Q2 2025+1.1%+3.6%-9.7%
Q1 2025+0.0%-4.1%-0.4%
Q4 2024+4.5%-0.4%+10.6%
Q3 2024+7.3%+5.8%+13.5%
Q2 2024+3.3%+2.3%-1.4%
Q1 2024+2.3%+3.9%+10.1%
Q4 2023-10.7%-11.7%-6.5%
Q3 2023+8.1%+7.3%+15.4%
Q2 2023+4.5%+4.5%+6.6%
Q1 2023+5.3%+10.8%+11.1%
Q4 2022+4.0%+9.0%+16.3%
Q3 2022-2.2%-1.9%-7.7%
Q2 2022-1.4%-0.3%+8.1%
Q1 2022+1.0%+6.5%+1.2%
Q4 2021-2.4%-2.6%+5.4%
Q3 2021-4.7%-2.4%-4.0%
Q2 2021+1.5%-4.2%+3.5%
Q1 2021+0.6%-5.6%-2.3%
Q4 2020-5.7%-9.1%-9.0%
Q3 2020+4.5%+5.8%+4.8%
Q2 2020+14.1%+23.8%+39.5%
Q1 2020+2.1%+1.9%-2.3%
Q4 2019+0.5%+2.2%+8.7%
Q3 2019+7.6%+5.5%+14.9%
Q2 2019+3.7%+4.3%+9.5%
Q1 2019-6.9%-7.2%+1.7%
Q4 2018+2.7%+4.8%+10.4%
Q3 2018-1.3%-6.6%-7.9%
Q2 2018-14.4%-15.9%-9.4%
Q1 2018+7.5%+11.0%+2.9%
Q4 2017-9.1%-10.0%-12.8%
Q3 2017+4.0%+0.0%+8.9%
Q2 2017-1.1%+3.5%+0.9%
Q1 2017-5.8%-9.8%-7.1%
Q4 2016-5.9%-5.2%+35.4%
Q3 2016-5.1%-3.9%-2.0%
Q2 2016+3.2%
Q1 2016+4.7%
Q4 2015-10.1%
Q3 2015+4.0%
Q2 2015+2.6%
Q1 2015-7.8%
Q4 2014-2.2%
Q3 2014-4.3%
Q2 2014-2.2%
Q1 2014+2.6%
Q4 2013+4.7%
Q3 2013+6.3%
Q2 2013-5.8%
Q1 2013-1.7%
Q4 2012-2.3%
Q3 2012+3.3%
Q2 2012+1.2%
Q1 2012+1.5%
Q4 2011-8.8%
Q4 2009-8.8%
Q2 2009-8.8%
Q3 2009-8.8%
Q1 2009-8.8%
Q3 2010-3.6%
Q3 2011-3.6%
Q2 2011-5.0%
Q1 2011-0.6%
Q1 2010-0.6%
Q2 2010-0.6%
Q4 2010-0.6%

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