Commercial Metals Company (CMC) purchases and processes scrap metals for use as raw materials by manufacturers of new metal products. CMC produces finished long steel products, including rebar and merchant bar, as well as semi-finished billets and wire rod.
Operating Margin for Commercial Metals Company (CMC)
Operating Margin as of July 2025 (TTM): 8.02%
According to Commercial Metals Company's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current Operating Margin is 8.02%. At the end of 2024 the company had an Operating Margin of 8.02%.
Operating Margin history for Commercial Metals Company from 2001 to 2025
Operating Margin at the end of each year
| Year | Operating Margin | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.02% | -37.1% |
| 2023 | 12.75% | -24.99% |
| 2022 | 17.00% | 114.22% |
| 2021 | 7.94% | 17.2% |
| 2020 | 6.77% | 47% |
| 2019 | 4.61% | 29.32% |
| 2018 | 3.56% | 109.17% |
| 2017 | 1.70% | -19.41% |
| 2016 | 2.11% | 18.81% |
| 2015 | 1.78% | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 2.43% | -1.44% |
| 2013 | 2.46% | 14.52% |
| 2012 | 2.15% | 531.48% |
| 2011 | 0.34% | -113.26% |
| 2010 | -2.57% | -8620.91% |
| 2009 | 0.03% | -99.06% |
| 2008 | 3.22% | -50.44% |
| 2007 | 6.49% | -17.03% |
| 2006 | 7.83% | 11.09% |
| 2005 | 7.05% | 58.51% |
| 2004 | 4.44% | 320.58% |
| 2003 | 1.06% | -58.49% |
| 2002 | 2.55% | 63.71% |
| 2001 | 1.56% |
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|---|---|---|---|
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What is a company's Operating Margin?
The operating margin is a key indicator to assess the profitability of a company. Higher operating margins are generaly better as they show that a company is able to sell its products or services for much more than their production costs. The operating margin is calculated by dividing a company's earnings by its revenue.