Commercial Metals Company (CMC) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of February 2026: 1.79x

Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.79x as of February 2026. Operating cash flow of $166.27 Million exceeds net income of $93.03 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Commercial Metals Company cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.79x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$166.27 Million
USD

Net Income

$93.03 Million
USD

Data as of

Feb 2026
Most recent filing

Commercial Metals Company Cash Flow Quality Index (1989–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Commercial Metals Company across 35 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CMC cash generation efficiency.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Commercial Metals Company (1989–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Commercial Metals Company.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 4.71x $715.07 Million $151.78 Million ▲ +154.2%
2024 1.85x $899.71 Million $485.49 Million ▲ +18.5%
2023 1.56x $1.34 Billion $859.76 Million ▲ +171.7%
2022 0.58x $700.31 Million $1.22 Billion ▲ +4.0%
2021 0.55x $228.47 Million $412.87 Million ▼ -80.5%
2020 2.83x $791.20 Million $279.50 Million ▲ +1415.4%
2019 0.19x $37.00 Million $198.09 Million ▼ -83.7%
2018 1.15x $158.68 Million $138.51 Million ▼ -69.6%
2017 3.77x $174.47 Million $46.33 Million ▼ -64.9%
2016 10.72x $586.87 Million $54.76 Million ▲ +171.6%
2015 3.95x $313.46 Million $79.44 Million ▲ +226.3%
2014 1.21x $136.94 Million $113.24 Million ▼ -36.7%
2013 1.91x $147.73 Million $77.32 Million ▲ +102.3%
2012 0.94x $195.99 Million $207.49 Million ▼ -97.6%
2009 38.77x $806.54 Million $20.80 Million ▲ +20796.3%
2008 -0.19x $-43.46 Million $231.97 Million ▼ -114.4%
2007 1.30x $461.29 Million $355.43 Million ▲ +98.2%
2006 0.65x $233.38 Million $356.35 Million ▼ -6.7%
2005 0.70x $200.59 Million $285.78 Million ▲ +86.5%
2004 0.38x $49.69 Million $132.02 Million ▼ -50.3%
2003 0.76x $14.31 Million $18.90 Million ▲ +9.1%
2002 0.69x $28.11 Million $40.52 Million ▼ -91.3%
2001 7.93x $192.95 Million $24.34 Million ▲ +4154.8%
2000 0.19x $8.62 Million $46.26 Million ▼ -94.5%
1999 3.36x $158.30 Million $47.10 Million ▲ +255.2%
1998 0.95x $40.40 Million $42.70 Million ▼ -35.7%
1997 1.47x $56.80 Million $38.60 Million ▼ -21.8%
1996 1.88x $86.60 Million $46.00 Million ▼ -1.4%
1995 1.91x $72.90 Million $38.20 Million ▲ +363.0%
1994 0.41x $10.80 Million $26.20 Million ▼ -84.7%
1993 2.70x $58.50 Million $21.70 Million ▲ +574.0%
1992 0.40x $5.00 Million $12.50 Million ▼ -47.3%
1991 0.76x $9.10 Million $12.00 Million ▼ -67.7%
1990 2.35x $60.90 Million $25.90 Million ▲ +76.4%
1989 1.33x $38.00 Million $28.50 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.