Commercial Metals Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Commercial Metals free cash flow
In the quarter ended May 31, 2026, Commercial Metals generated $232.6 million of operating cash flow and spent $156.1 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $76.4 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 3.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 17.7% from the prior year's $65.0 million.
Commercial Metals returned $41.1 million to shareholders: $22.2 million in dividends and $18.9 million in share repurchases, equal to 54% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.4 times.
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Commercial Metals cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q3 20262026-05-31 | Q2 20262026-02-28 | Q1 20262025-11-30 | Q4 20252025-08-31 | Q3 20252025-05-31 | Q2 20252025-02-28 | Q1 20252024-11-30 | Q4 20242024-08-31 | Q3 20242024-05-31 | Q2 20242024-02-29 | Q1 20242023-11-30 | Q4 20232023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 173.01M | 93.03M | 177.28M | 151.78M | 83.13M | 25.47M | -175.72M | 103.93M | 119.44M | 85.85M | 176.27M | 184.17M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +108.14% | +265.22% | — | +46.04% | -30.40% | -70.33% | -199.69% | -43.57% | -48.95% | -52.27% | -32.66% | -36.19% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 107.42M | 102.57M | 72.72M | 72.48M | 72.38M | 70.58M | 70.44M | 72.19M | 70.69M | 68.30M | 69.19M | 61.30M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 11.40M | 14.80M | 11.24M | 9.24M | 9.50M | 8.10M | 10.23M | 9.17M | 12.85M | 14.99M | 10.20M | 16.53M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 232.57M | 166.27M | 204.19M | 315.20M | 154.40M | 32.44M | 213.02M | 351.82M | 197.87M | 88.96M | 261.06M | 409.42M |
| Capital Expenditures | -156.14M | -122.69M | -125.44M | -108.92M | -89.45M | -86.27M | -118.19M | -81.47M | -82.03M | -93.78M | -66.99M | -166.92M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -152.62M | -2.64B | -118.00M | -84.15M | -87.48M | -61.66M | -113.49M | -82.06M | -82.49M | -91.99M | -66.47M | -230.06M |
| Dividends Paid | -22.16M | -19.97M | -20.00M | -20.13M | -20.32M | -20.43M | -20.55M | -20.68M | -20.82M | -18.63M | -18.75M | -18.68M |
| Share Repurchases | -18.90M | -18.30M | -38.90M | -49.97M | -50.42M | -48.02M | -50.42M | -54.77M | -51.82M | -47.94M | -28.41M | -18.57M |
| Debt Issued | 0 | -15.00M | 2.00B | 0 | 147.72M | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -13.00M | -11.32M | -9.88M | -11.08M | -10.16M | -9.30M | -10.94M | -8.86M | -10.29M | -7.92M | -9.28M | -9.06M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -20.16M | -59.19M | 1.90B | -80.47M | 66.97M | -68.44M | -101.51M | -111.10M | -54.90M | -63.74M | -84.02M | -62.43M |
| Net Change in Cash | 59.59M | -2.53B | 1.99B | 150.78M | 135.70M | -97.46M | -2.67M | 159.04M | 60.61M | -67.21M | 111.39M | 117.03M |
| Free Cash Flow | 76.43M | 43.57M | 78.75M | 206.29M | 64.95M | -53.83M | 94.84M | 270.35M | 115.84M | -4.82M | 194.07M | 242.50M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Commercial Metals's cash flow statement, from Q3 2026 back to Q4 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CMC's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?