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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
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Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) Return on invested capital
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 5.73%, up 2.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.14%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.49% (fiscal 2020) to 5.85% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Building Materials industry median of 6.51% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.14% | (2.71) |
| FY2024 | 5.85% | 0.34 |
| FY2023 | 5.51% | 1.96 |
| FY2022 | 3.55% | (1.89) |
| FY2021 | 5.44% | 6.93 |
| FY2020 | −1.49% | (4.31) |
| FY2019 | 2.82% | (1.09) |
| FY2018 | 3.91% | (0.34) |
| FY2017 | 4.25% | (0.33) |
| FY2016 | 4.58% | 1.02 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 33.3% |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 10.8% |
| CRH CRH PLC compare | 8.32% |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare | 8.04% |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 6.51% |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. | 5.73% |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 5.49% |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare | 3.17% |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 2.70% |
| Building Materials industry median | 6.51% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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