---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000022444-25-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMC"
cik: "0000022444"
company_name: "COMMERCIAL METALS Co"
filed_at: "2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T11:40:26.699674+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CMC reports Q1 net loss of $175.7M on $265M litigation charge; adjusted EPS $0.78

## Summary
- Q1 net loss $175.7M ($1.54/sh); adjusted earnings $88.5M ($0.78/sh) vs prior year adjusted $176.3M ($1.49/sh).
- Net sales $1.9B, down ~5% YoY from $2.0B; North America finished steel volumes grew on late-season construction.
- Core EBITDA $210.7M (11.0% margin); generated $213M operating cash flow.
- Recorded ~$265M after-tax charge for litigation verdict; no detail on appeal plans.
- Returned $71M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks during the quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000022444-25-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMC
- cik: 0000022444
- company_name: COMMERCIAL METALS Co
- filed_at: 2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22444/000002244425000008/0000022444-25-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/22444/000002244425000008/cmc-20250106.htm

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