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Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.
CX Basic Materials Building Materials
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $16.1 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 12.2%, EPS grew 9.09%, free cash flow fell 33.7% and total debt rose 10.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 3.37 | 7.10 | 4.47 | 2.82 | 1.55 | 5.13 | 3.20 | 4.08 | 5.00 | 4.89 |
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| High | 8.99 | 10.37 | 8.51 | 5.63 | 5.72 | 9.09 | 6.93 | 8.46 | 9.27 | 12.04 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 41,853 | 40,878 | 42,024 | 40,640 | 41,663 | 46,210 | 43,853 | 46,497 | 45,649 | 39,886 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.40 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 13,449 | 13,681 | 13,531 | 13,130 | 12,814 | 14,379 | 15,577 | 16,554 | 16,063 | 16,132 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 35.48 | 34.32 | 34.60 | 32.79 | 32.17 | 32.24 | 30.96 | 33.68 | 33.67 | 32.92 | |||||
| EBT | 926 | 724 | 717 | 253 | (1,302) | 954 | 770 | 1,323 | 991 | 789 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 6.89 | 5.29 | 5.30 | 1.93 | (10.16) | 6.63 | 4.94 | 7.99 | 6.17 | 4.89 | |||||
| Net income | 760 | 696 | 493 | 91 | (1,347) | 817 | 561 | 119 | 924 | 404 | |||||
| Depreciation | 865 | 848 | 982 | 1,045 | 1,110 | 1,120 | 1,120 | 1,190 | 1,234 | 1,291 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 9.04 | 9.02 | 8.77 | 8.68 | 8.71 | 9.78 | 10.73 | 11.41 | 11.10 | 11.12 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.36 | 0.12 | (0.98) | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.12 | 0.64 | 0.65 | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.41 | 1.09 | 1.02 | 0.89 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 1.02 | 1.53 | 1.37 | 1.36 | |||||
| Capex | (0.21) | (0.43) | (0.51) | (0.51) | (0.40) | (0.66) | (0.73) | (0.74) | (0.89) | (0.84) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.19 | 0.66 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.70 | 0.59 | 0.29 | 0.79 | 0.48 | 0.53 | |||||
| Book value | 7.09 | 7.35 | 7.17 | 7.15 | 6.09 | 6.98 | 7.51 | 8.35 | 8.62 | 9.40 | |||||
| Shares, m | 1,488 | 1,517 | 1,543 | 1,513 | 1,471 | 1,471 | 1,452 | 1,450 | 1,447 | 1,451 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 14.95 | 14.05 | 13.77 | 37.80 | 0.00 | 13.84 | 6.98 | 63.42 | 8.95 | 17.41 | ||||
| P/S | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 1.03 | |||||
| P/B | 1.07 | 1.05 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 0.85 | 0.97 | 0.55 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 1.22 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.89 | 1.68 | 1.40 | 1.27 | 1.39 | 1.28 | 0.92 | 1.13 | 0.94 | 1.43 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 10.15 | 6.43 | 5.32 | 14.43 | 18.40 | 18.14 | (21.93) | (71.95) | 11.54 | 26.40 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 2,094 | 1,649 | 1,567 | 1,353 | 1,613 | 1,843 | 1,475 | 2,222 | 1,979 | 1,975 | ||||
| Capex | (318) | (655) | (788) | (767) | (589) | (968) | (1,060) | (1,072) | (1,283) | (1,212) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1,776 | 994 | 779 | 586 | 1,024 | 875 | 415 | 1,150 | 696 | 763 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 531 | (2,163) | (1,374) | (830) | (1,117) | (1,155) | (1,020) | (1,781) | (1,076) | (1,250) | ||||
| Total debt | 14,679 | 11,989 | 11,758 | 11,790 | 11,185 | 9,157 | 8,825 | 8,342 | 7,848 | 8,194 | |||||
| Net debt | 14,060 | 11,261 | 11,449 | 11,002 | 10,235 | 8,544 | 8,330 | 7,718 | 6,984 | 6,372 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 10,544 | 11,152 | 11,053 | 10,824 | 8,952 | 10,271 | 10,909 | 12,116 | 12,477 | 13,638 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 2.27 | 2.59 | 1.78 | 0.49 | (5.17) | 2.79 | 3.23 | 0.66 | 3.37 | 3.41 | ||||
| ROIC | 4.58 | 4.25 | 3.91 | 2.82 | (1.49) | 5.44 | 3.55 | 5.51 | 5.85 | 3.14 | |||||
| ROE | 7.20 | 7.44 | 4.76 | 1.31 | (14.84) | 7.83 | 8.10 | 1.58 | 7.64 | 7.35 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. vs peers in Building Materials (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRH CRH PLC | $54.5B | 14.3× | 17.7× | +5.59% (above 0%: growing) | +13.85% (above 0%: growing) | −25.90% (below 0%: shrinking) | 39.84% | 18.81% | Compare |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | $34.2B | 11.7× | 30.7× | +21.01% (above 0%: growing) | −23.16% (below 0%: shrinking) | −107.69% (below 0%: shrinking) | 25.42% | 19.11% | Compare |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company | $31.9B | 28.7× | 30.5× | +2.54% (above 0%: growing) | +2.47% (above 0%: growing) | −30.88% (below 0%: shrinking) | 29.01% | 21.13% | Compare |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd | $20.0B | 16.5× | 20.6× | +8.58% (above 0%: growing) | +11.54% (above 0%: growing) | −4.55% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.42% | 20.32% | Compare |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. | $14.6B | 100× | 22.4× | +63.86% (above 0%: growing) | +20.00% (above 0%: growing) | +145.13% (above 0%: growing) | 37.21% | 14.76% | Compare |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. | $14.5B | 27.3× | 12.1× | +12.24% (above 0%: growing) | +9.09% (above 0%: growing) | −33.65% (below 0%: shrinking) | 35.22% | 13.74% | |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc | $5.1B | 13.0× | 16.3× | +2.56% (above 0%: growing) | −12.70% (below 0%: shrinking) | −44.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 24.77% | 22.10% | Compare |
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | $3.1B | 23.2× | 24.3× | +8.31% (above 0%: growing) | +11.11% (above 0%: growing) | +0.98% (above 0%: growing) | 47.13% | 41.01% | Compare |
| KNF Knife River Corporation | $3.0B | 20.2× | 22.4× | +12.57% (above 0%: growing) | −13.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | +19.76% (above 0%: growing) | 17.34% | 8.64% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $17.3B | 18.4× | 22.4× | +8.45% | +6.79% | −15.22% | 28.72% | 19.72% |
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $404.0 million, or $0.65 per share (basic), a net margin of 5.95%.
- Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) is a Building Materials company in the Basic Materials sector, traded in the US as an ADR.
- Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $16.1 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024.
- As of October 9, 2026, CX traded at $9.56, a market capitalization of $14.5 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 27.3× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 0.8× sales; its P/E is higher than 77% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share, a yield of 1.12%, with a payout ratio of 31.6%.
- Return on equity was 7.35% and debt-to-equity 0.44.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.57 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.