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.

Revenue
+8.13%
EPS
+56.6%
Free cash flow
+1,454.2%
Total debt
−4.76%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

10.74 0.19 −1.74%
Market cap
$16.2B
P/E
23.8×
Fwd P/E
11.9×
Dividend yield
1.00%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
1.57
Beneish M
−2.62
Dividend safety
64/100

Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) Return on equity

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Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 4.62%, down 2.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.35%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.8% (fiscal 2020) to 8.10% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is below the Building Materials industry median of 8.83% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 7.35% (0.29)
FY2024 7.64% 6.06
FY2023 1.58% (6.52)
FY2022 8.10% 0.27
FY2021 7.83% 22.67
FY2020 −14.8% (16.15)
FY2019 1.31% (3.45)
FY2018 4.76% (2.68)
FY2017 7.44% 0.24
FY2016 7.20% 6.49

Against its own ten years

Low −14.8% High 8.10%
Ten-year median 7.20%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare 24.5%
USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare 20.0%
CRH CRH PLC compare 14.2%
VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare 12.8%
AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare 9.62%
KNF Knife River Corporation compare 8.03%
CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. 4.62%
JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare 3.31%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare 0.00%
Building Materials industry median 8.83%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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