Cemex SAB de CV vs Eagle Materials
CX and EXP side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CX and EXP compare
Eagle Materials grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.6% versus 0.43% for Cemex SAB de CV).
Eagle Materials keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.1% compared with 6.0% at Cemex SAB de CV.
Eagle Materials pays a dividend yielding 0.54%; Cemex SAB de CV does not pay one.
Eagle Materials scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 5 for Cemex SAB de CV), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CX | EXP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $5.7B |
| Share price | $10.64 | $184.24 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.8% | −10.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 72.7% | 14.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.26 | 1.12 |
| Employees | 40K | 2,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 15.3× |
| P/S | – | 2.4× |
| P/B | – | 3.7× |
| P/FCF | – | 36.3× |
| PEG | – | 8.32 |
| FCF yield | – | 2.8% |
| Fair value | – | $197.12 |
| Margin of safety | – | 6.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.43% | 1.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.0% | 7.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.2% (better) | −15.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.3% (better) | −11.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 10.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.9% (better) | 25.8% |
| Operating margin | 6.2% | – |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 16.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.4% | 6.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 7.5% | 24.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 3.0% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.42 (better) | 1.14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.66 | – |
| Current ratio | 0.83 | 3.29 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.71 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.54% |
| Payout ratio | 13.2% | 8.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 58.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | 6.4% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 6.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 3.7% | 108% |
| Held by insiders | 2.7% | 1.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.7M | −$1.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- CX stock overview
- CX income statement
- CX valuation and score
- EXP stock overview
- EXP income statement
- EXP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.