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CMC vs GGB

Side-by-side comparison of Commercial Metals Company (CMC) and Gerdau S.A. (GGB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CMC and GGB operate in Steel/Iron Ore (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • GGB is the larger of the two at $9.32B, about 1.3x CMC ($7.35B).
  • Over the past year, CMC is up 26.1% and GGB is up 65.0% - GGB leads by 38.9 points.
  • CMC has hit the wire 16 times in the past 4 weeks while GGB has been quiet.
  • CMC has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 10 for GGB).
PerformanceCMC+26.09%GGB+65.03%
2025-07-18+0.00%2026-07-17
MetricCMCGGB
Company
Commercial Metals Company
Gerdau S.A.
Price
$66.40+0.02%
$4.72+0.00%
Market cap
$7.35B
$9.32B
1M return
-13.45%
+2.28%
1Y return
+26.09%
+65.03%
Industry
Steel/Iron Ore
Steel/Iron Ore
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
16
0
Recent ratings
25
10
CMC

Commercial Metals Company

Commercial Metals Company manufactures, recycles, and fabricates steel and metal products, and related materials and services in the United States, Poland, China, Germany, and internationally. The company processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals to steel mills and foundries, aluminum sheet and ingot manufacturers, brass and bronze ingot makers, copper refineries and mills, secondary lead smelters, specialty steel mills, high temperature alloy manufacturers, and other consumers. It also manufactures and sells finished long steel products, including rebar, merchant bar, light structural, and other special sections, as well as semi-finished billets for re-rolling and forging applications. In addition, the company provides fabricated steel products used to reinforce concrete primarily in the construction of commercial and non-commercial buildings, hospitals, convention centers, industrial plants, power plants, highways, bridges, arenas, stadiums, and dams; sells and rents construction-related products and equipment to concrete installers and other businesses; and manufactures and sells strength bars for the truck trailer industry, special bar steels for the energy market, and armor plates for military vehicles. Further, it manufactures rebars, merchant bars, and wire rods; and sells fabricated rebars, wire meshes, fabricated meshes, assembled rebar cages, and other fabricated rebar by-products to fabricators, manufacturers, distributors, and construction companies. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

GGB

Gerdau S.A.

Gerdau S.A. provides steel products and services. It operates through four segments: Brazil Business, North America Business, South America Business, and Special Steel Business. The company offers semi-finished products, including billets, blooms, and slabs; common long rolled products, such as rebars, wire rods, merchant bars, light shapes, and profiles to the construction and manufacturing industries; finished industrial products, including commercial rolled-steel bars, and light profiles and wires; agricultural products that include stakes and smooth wire products; and drawn products comprises barbed and barbless fence wires, galvanized wires, fences, concrete reinforcing wire meshes, nails, and clamps. It also produces special steel products used in auto parts, light and heavy vehicles, and agricultural machinery, as well as the oil and gas, wind energy, machinery and equipment, mining and rail, and other markets. In addition, the company offers flat products, including hot rolled coils and heavy plates; and resells flat steel products, as well as mines and produces iron ore. It sells its products through independent distributors, direct sales from the mills, and its retail network. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gerdau S.A. is a subsidiary of Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.

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