CMT
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CMT's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 29x earnings, about twice its usual 15x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
CMT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
CMT's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is weak.
CMT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.1x | $7.36 | -69% |
| Fair | 15x | $11.81 | -49% |
| Forward | 17x | $23.38 | — |
| Expensive | 27x | $21.60 | -7.6% |
| Current | 29x | $23.38 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CMT's PE is in its expensive range at 29x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
CMT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CMT, with profitability improving.
CMT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.40 | +73% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.81 | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.86 | -20% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.12 | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.30 | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.94 | -47% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.08 | -43% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.34 | -36% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.52 | -34% |
CMT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.81 over the past year, against $2.63 in late 2023.
CMT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $90.2M | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $62.7M | -21% |
| Q1 2026 | $58.6M | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $74.7M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $58.4M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $79.2M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $62.5M | -15% |
CMT's revenue is growing: $90M last quarter, up 54% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.8% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.7% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.8% | +3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.6% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6% | -1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4% | -2 points |
CMT's operating margin was 1.8% last quarter, down 2.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CMT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$11.3M | -$11M |
| Q2 2026 | $8M | +809% |
| Q1 2026 | -$13M | -401% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.9M | -678% |
| Q3 2025 | -$346K | -105% |
| Q2 2025 | $880K | -93% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $509K | -92% |
CMT's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$19M over the past year.
CMT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +18K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +39K shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -115K shares |
| 5 years | +8.4% | +674K shares |
| Available history | +11% | +897K shares |
CMT has 9M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $155,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $457,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.6M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $316,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $916,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5M |
CMT spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 17% from the year before.
CMT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
CMT has more cash than debt.
CMT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.0 | Neutral |
CMT's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (neutral).
CMT PE vs Basic Materials Sector
| Metric | CMT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 19x | 55% above |
| PE % | 88 | 40 | 48 pts above |
CMT is trading at 29x earnings, a 55% premium to the Basic Materials sector's median of 19x.
CMT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.9 | 2.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.9 | 2.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $22.7 | 3.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.7 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $19.4 | 20% above |
CMT's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 20% above its 200-week average.
CMT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.13 | $13.3 | +323% |
| 2021 | $13.3 | $8.64 | -35% |
| 2022 | $8.64 | $12.6 | +46% |
| 2023 | $12.6 | $18.5 | +47% |
| 2024 | $18.5 | $16.5 | -11% |
| 2025 | $16.5 | $21.3 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.3 | $23.4 | +9.9% |
CMT has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 9.9% so far in 2026.