CMC — what changed in the latest 10-K
A section-by-section comparison of CMC's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-K · 2026-10-16 vs the prior 10-K · 2025-10-16
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Text added/removed | +29 | −19 | ~23 | 37 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | +31 | −20 | ~26 | 73 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | +2 | −2 | ~2 | 3 |
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +51 | −44 | ~31 | 40 |
| Market risk (Item 7A) | Text added/removed | +2 | −1 | ~5 | 2 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
Business
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-10-16
Founded in 1915 as a single scrap yard in Dallas, Texas, CMC provides early-stage construction solutions that support the site preparation through foundational phases of modern infrastructure and building projects. Through an extensive manufacturing network primarily located in the United States ("U…
During the first quarter of 2026, we announced the acquisitions of Foley Products Company, LLC ("Foley" and such acquisition, the "Foley Acquisition") and Concrete Pipe & Precast, LLC ("CP&P" and such acquisition the "CP&P Acquisition"), which resulted in the creation of our precast platform. Follow…
At CMC, we believe "it’s what’s inside that counts." This reflects the nature of our products, which are found in critical infrastructure worldwide, and also applies to our culture and employees. We operate under the guiding principles of placing the customer at the core of all we do, staying commit…
Our focus on safety and talent development allows us to run a great company and achieve operational and commercial excellence across our business. We provide differentiating value for our customers through our industry-leading customer service with a low cost, high-quality production process. Furthe…
We maintain our corporate office at 6565 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 800, Irving, Texas 75039. Our telephone number is (214) 689-4300, and our website is https://www.cmc.com. Our fiscal year ends August 31st, and any reference in this Annual Report to a year refers to the fiscal year ended Augu…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-10-16
Founded in 1915 as a single scrap yard in Dallas, Texas, CMC has become an innovative solutions provider helping build a stronger, safer and more sustainable world. Today, through an extensive manufacturing network principally located in the United States ("U.S.") and Central Europe, we offer produc…
At CMC, we believe "it’s what’s inside that counts." This reflects the nature of our products, which are found in critical infrastructure worldwide, and also applies to our culture and employees. We operate under the guiding principles of placing the customer at the core of all we do, staying commit…
Our focus on safety and talent development allows us to run a great company and achieve operational and commercial excellence across our business. We provide differentiating value for our customers through our industry-leading customer service with a low cost, high-quality production process. Furthe…
We maintain our corporate office at 6565 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 800, Irving, Texas 75039. Our telephone number is (214) 689-4300, and our website is http://www.cmc.com. Our fiscal year ends August 31st, and any reference in this Annual Report to a year refers to the fiscal year ended Augus…
The Company has three reportable segments that represent the primary businesses reported in our consolidated financial statements: North America Steel Group, Emerging Businesses Group and Europe Steel Group. The following chart summarizes net sales to external customers by major product category wit…
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-10-16
The purchase prices for automobile bodies and various other grades of obsolete and industrial scrap, as well as the selling prices for processed and recycled scrap metals we utilize in our own manufacturing process or resell to others, are highly volatile. A prolonged period of low scrap prices or a…
occurrences. Prolonged substantial increases in energy costs would have an adverse effect on the costs of operating our mills and would negatively impact our profitability unless we were able to fully pass through the additional expense to our customers. Further, our finished steel products are typi…
Adverse macroeconomic conditions, including sustained inflation, recession or prolonged periods of economic stagnation, have the potential to adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Inflation has the potential to increase our overall cost structure, particularly…
Although we have successfully commissioned and operated similar facilities, there are technological, operational, market and start-up risks associated with the commissioning of our micro mills and other capital investments. While we believe these facilities should be capable of consistently producin…
We rely on computers, information and communications technology and related systems and networks to operate our business, including to store sensitive data such as intellectual property, our own proprietary business information and that of our customers, suppliers and business partners, as well as p…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-10-16
The purchase prices for automobile bodies and various other grades of obsolete and industrial scrap, as well as the selling prices for processed and recycled scrap metals we utilize in our own manufacturing process or resell to others, are highly volatile. A prolonged period of low scrap prices or a…
recycled material, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our ability to respond to changing recycled metal selling prices may be limited by competitive or other factors during periods of low scrap prices, when the supply of scrap m…
Inflation has the potential to adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations by increasing our overall cost structure, particularly if we are unable to achieve commensurate increases in the prices we charge our customers. Other inflationary pressures could affect wages…
Although we have successfully commissioned and operated similar facilities, there are technological, operational, market and start-up risks associated with the continued ramp up of our third micro mill and the construction and commissioning of our fourth micro mill. Construction of our micro mills i…
We rely on computers, information and communications technology and related systems and networks to operate our business, including to store sensitive data such as intellectual property, our own proprietary business information and that of our customers, suppliers and business partners, as well as p…
Legal proceedings
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-10-16
On March 13, 2022, PSG filed a second suit in the San Diego County Superior Court of California alleging that CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc., CMC Steel US, LLC, and CMC Rebar West (which later merged into CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc.) violated
California state antitrust and unfair competition laws by bidding below their costs for rebar furnish-and-install projects in California to hamper PSG's ability to win jobs and reduce PSG’s profitability. These allegations were initially brought in PSG's lawsuit in the Northern District Court, but w…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-10-16
On March 13, 2022, PSG filed a second suit in the San Diego County Superior Court of California alleging that CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc., CMC Steel US, LLC, and CMC Rebar West (which later merged into CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc.) violated California state antitrust and unfair competition laws by bi…
expert discovery are substantially complete. On November 12, 2024, CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc., CMC Steel US, LLC and CMC Rebar West filed a motion for summary judgment, which was subsequently denied on September 29, 2025. This ruling does not represent a determination on the merits of the case. As …
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-10-16
CMC is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Irving, Texas, and a leading provider of early-stage construction solutions that support the foundational phases of modern infrastructure and building projects. Founded in 1915, CMC has grown from a
single-site recycling operation to one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of steel reinforcing bar ("rebar"), a leading producer of subgrade soil stabilization and foundation enhancement solutions and a major supplier of concrete pipe and precast products.
Through an extensive manufacturing network primarily located in the United States and Central Europe, with strategic operations in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia, CMC serves infrastructure, non-residential, residential, industrial and energy markets. While often unseen, CMC’s products are essen…
Adjusted EBITDA is used by management to compare and evaluate the period-over-period underlying business operational performance of our reportable segments. Adjusted EBITDA is equal to earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, impairment expense and unrea…
On December 15, 2025, we completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of the holding companies that owned Foley Products Company, LLC ("Foley" and such transaction, the “Foley Acquisition”), one of the largest regional suppliers of precast concrete solutions in th…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-10-16
CMC has grown into an innovative solutions provider helping build a stronger, safer and more sustainable world. Today, through an extensive manufacturing network principally located in the U.S. and Central Europe, the Company offers products and technologies to meet the critical reinforcement needs …
construction across a wide variety of applications, including infrastructure, non-residential, residential, industrial and energy generation and transmission. Our operations are conducted through three reportable segments: North America Steel Group, Emerging Businesses Group and Europe Steel Group. …
Adjusted EBITDA is used by management to compare and evaluate the period-over-period underlying business operational performance of our reportable segments. Adjusted EBITDA is the sum of the Company's earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, impairment e…
On September 17, 2025, we entered into the CP&P Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which we will acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of CP&P (the "CP&P Acquisition"). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the CP&P Purchase Agreement, at the closing of the CP&P Acquisition, we …
On October 15, 2025, we entered into the Foley Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which we will acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of entities that own Foley (the "Foley Acquisition"). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Foley Purchase Agreement, at the closing of the F…
Market risk (Item 7A)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-10-16
(2) The range or amount of hedge rates per unit are quoted per 100 pounds.
(3) There is no exchange for the electricity derivatives as they are bilateral agreements with a counterparty.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-10-16
(2) There is no exchange for the electricity derivatives as they are bilateral agreements with a counterparty.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice