Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Steel & Aluminum
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 10.59 | 8.83 | 12.27 | 22.08 | 10.09 | 10.68 | 15.96 | 55.05 | — | 14.89 | 13.80 | 18.49 | 7.61 | 9.02 | 5.40 | 8.57 | 5.59 | 4.22 | 3.91 | 3.09 | 4.07 |
| — | -17.3% | -23.1% | -59.9% | — | -28.3% | +15.6% | +197.7% | — | +65.0% | +155.7% | +115.8% | +36.0% | +113.8% | +38.0% | +177.4% | +37.6% | -35.8% | -46.8% | -73.0% | -56.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.86 | 0.96 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.65 | 0.79 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 0.48 |
| — | -7.9% | +30.9% | +21.9% | -8.4% | -1.2% | -17.1% | -7.9% | +37.6% | +3.0% | +46.5% | +12.8% | +1.9% | +49.1% | +11.3% | +29.1% | +37.3% | +3.1% | -7.0% | +12.6% | +10.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.48 | 1.60 | 1.88 | 1.86 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 1.29 | 1.38 | 1.75 | 1.44 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 1.26 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.48 | 1.55 | 1.65 | 1.53 |
| — | +3.4% | +45.5% | +34.9% | -5.3% | +7.3% | -16.3% | -8.0% | +38.2% | -10.8% | +22.6% | -7.5% | -22.3% | +9.1% | -19.0% | -1.6% | +7.0% | -14.6% | -12.9% | +8.3% | +22.4% | |
| P/FCF | 14.38 | 6.71 | 27.86 | 47.14 | 22.73 | 7.88 | 20.36 | — | 18.55 | 5.75 | 14.18 | — | 6.91 | 6.88 | 5.62 | 50.63 | 6.11 | 4.03 | 14.42 | — | — |
| — | -14.8% | +36.8% | — | +22.5% | +37.1% | +43.6% | — | +168.4% | -16.5% | +152.5% | — | +13.0% | +70.9% | -61.0% | — | — | -68.7% | -20.0% | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.50 | 6.60 | 8.34 | 10.77 | 8.35 | 5.95 | 7.30 | 12.20 | 9.19 | 7.17 | 7.27 | 8.71 | 4.84 | 5.77 | 3.84 | 5.82 | 4.10 | 3.54 | 3.24 | 4.37 | 3.54 |
| — | +10.9% | +14.2% | -11.8% | -9.2% | -17.1% | +0.4% | +40.0% | +90.0% | +24.3% | +89.4% | +49.8% | +18.0% | +62.9% | +18.4% | +33.3% | +15.9% | -22.6% | -36.7% | -27.6% | -32.2% | |
| EV / EBIT | 11.11 | 9.49 | 12.40 | 18.39 | 11.42 | 8.29 | 11.93 | 31.65 | — | 11.21 | 10.25 | 13.33 | 6.15 | 7.35 | 4.50 | 7.03 | 4.70 | 4.05 | 3.59 | 2.57 | 4.07 |
| — | +14.5% | +3.9% | -41.9% | — | -26.1% | +16.3% | +137.3% | — | +52.5% | +127.7% | +89.6% | +30.9% | +81.7% | +25.5% | +173.7% | +15.3% | -27.5% | -42.1% | -72.1% | -46.4% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 18.6% | 18.9% | 18.3% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 18.6% | 14.8% | 12.5% | 16.1% | 16.2% | 16.4% | 16.0% | 19.7% | 19.2% | 20.6% | 19.6% | 22.8% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 19.6% | 20.0% |
| — | +1.6% | +23.4% | +45.4% | +19.1% | +14.8% | -9.3% | -21.9% | -18.2% | -15.9% | -20.4% | -18.4% | -13.6% | -8.8% | -7.4% | +0.1% | +14.3% | +24.7% | +31.8% | +22.6% | +28.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 9.1% | 10.2% | 9.4% | 7.3% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 11.4% | 13.6% | 12.2% | 15.8% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 13.2% | 13.8% |
| — | +0.7% | +52.5% | +144.9% | +46.5% | +29.4% | -25.9% | -57.5% | -41.1% | -31.6% | -39.0% | -42.7% | -26.8% | -22.3% | -18.5% | -8.1% | +14.7% | +44.4% | +74.0% | +71.2% | +85.4% | |
| Net Margin | 7.0% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 4.4% | 8.4% | 7.2% | 4.1% | 1.5% | -9.2% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 19.1% | 11.8% |
| — | +11.4% | +69.3% | +200.5% | +190.9% | +37.9% | -28.4% | -68.7% | -204.6% | -37.5% | -42.4% | -47.9% | -25.1% | -30.5% | -19.7% | -53.3% | +0.0% | +59.9% | +75.7% | +320.5% | +155.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 14.8% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 0.6% | -4.2% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 14.3% | 9.7% |
| — | +25.8% | +88.8% | +236.3% | +198.6% | +50.8% | -27.2% | -68.8% | -200.1% | -46.3% | -53.0% | -58.4% | -44.6% | -49.6% | -42.3% | -65.9% | -21.8% | +31.2% | +66.0% | +325.4% | +190.6% | |
| ROA | 7.5% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.4% | -2.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 5.0% |
| — | -1.1% | +47.1% | +161.5% | +183.5% | +39.5% | -32.0% | -70.6% | -197.8% | -45.1% | -50.4% | -54.4% | -36.8% | -40.2% | -33.2% | -62.4% | -15.9% | +38.7% | +74.5% | +356.3% | +214.2% | |
| ROIC | 10.9% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 6.0% | 6.8% |
| — | -21.9% | +15.2% | +88.1% | +31.0% | +42.2% | -23.9% | -56.7% | -41.4% | -38.2% | -47.4% | -50.6% | -40.6% | -36.3% | -36.2% | -31.1% | -8.5% | +15.4% | +67.0% | +85.5% | +119.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.43 |
| — | +122.9% | +128.7% | +156.2% | +162.9% | +16.7% | +16.4% | +8.2% | +8.3% | -1.3% | -2.2% | -23.7% | -26.6% | -38.7% | -41.2% | -29.7% | -13.2% | -1.9% | -1.9% | -0.2% | -23.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.70 | 8.81 | 9.99 | 13.07 | 11.79 | 4.73 | 6.84 | 9.75 | 5.92 | 5.21 | 4.94 | 5.89 | 3.84 | 3.68 | 3.10 | 4.60 | 3.31 | 3.73 | 3.32 | 4.80 | 3.39 |
| — | +86.2% | +46.1% | +34.1% | +99.1% | -9.3% | +38.5% | +65.4% | +54.2% | +41.7% | +59.4% | +28.2% | +16.1% | -1.2% | -6.7% | -4.1% | -2.4% | -13.2% | -32.5% | -28.2% | -54.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.38 | 4.47 | 2.78 | 2.86 | 2.82 | 2.76 | 3.94 | 4.24 | 4.19 | 4.12 | 3.73 | 3.68 | 3.07 | 2.99 | 2.54 | 2.48 | 4.23 | 3.12 |
| — | -15.8% | -18.6% | -15.5% | +62.0% | -29.6% | -32.5% | -32.8% | -33.0% | +5.8% | +15.0% | +36.4% | +37.8% | +46.9% | +48.8% | -27.3% | -4.2% | -9.1% | -16.1% | +29.3% | -11.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.54 | 1.55 | 3.70 | 2.03 | 2.00 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 2.78 | 2.83 | 2.69 | 2.81 | 2.50 | 2.34 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.67 | 1.51 | 2.85 | 1.92 |
| — | -18.4% | -23.2% | -20.1% | +91.0% | -26.8% | -29.2% | -27.8% | -31.2% | +11.2% | +20.9% | +34.2% | +43.0% | +49.3% | +55.2% | -29.7% | +2.4% | -8.9% | -23.6% | +34.2% | -22.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 5.96 | 7.14 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 8.36 | 16.91 | 11.08 | 4.23 | -19.43 | 12.02 | 14.23 | 10.84 | 20.11 | 29.81 | 35.93 | 24.68 | 26.95 | 24.80 | 31.15 | 43.44 | 24.72 |
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Commercial Metals Company's current P/E is 10.6x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 13.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Commercial Metals Company's current operating margin is 9.1%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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