About CEMEX SAB DE CV
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, distributes, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, urbanization solutions, and other construction materials worldwide. The company also offers various complementary construction products, including asphalt products; concrete blocks; roof tiles; architectural products; concrete pipes for storm and sanitary sewers applications; and other precast products, such as rail products, concrete floors, box culverts, bridges, drainage basins, barriers, and parking curbs. In addition, it provides building solutions for housing solutions, pavement solutions, and green building services; cement trade maritime services; and information technology solutions.
The company operates approximately 2,000 retail stores. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico.
CX operates in the Construction | Construction Materials | approximately 43,500 employees | led by CEO Fernando Angel González Olivieri.
$32.6 billion 34.7x P/E 2.7x P/B 12.5x EV/EBITDA 7.8% ROE -2.1% rev. growth 1.1% yield
CEMEX SAB DE CV earns a Buy rating from our quantitative model with a composite score of 74/100, ranking #22 among 7,333 U.S. stocks. The model sees a stock with an above-average factor profile — not without risks, but with enough quantitative support to warrant a constructive outlook.
The strongest dimension is value at 87/100, which places CX in the top 13 percent of all stocks on this measure. momentum at 85/100 provides secondary support. No single factor falls below the average threshold, which is a constructive sign.
Within the Construction sector, CX ranks 2nd out of 50 peers, placing it in the 96th percentile. At $32.6 billion, the company is a well-established large cap.
Quality Analysis
CEMEX SAB DE CV's quality score of 81/100 places it among the top profitability performers in the market. The quality factor evaluates margins, return on equity, return on assets, and earnings consistency — the fundamental building blocks of a durable business.
Return on equity of 7.8% trails the sector median of 15.0%. Gross margins of 33.6% are competitive for the sector. Operating margins of 11.2% sit above the 8.0% sector average.
Net margins of 5.9% show the company is profitable, though not with exceptional efficiency.
Valuation Assessment
A value score of 87/100 puts CX in the top 13 percent of all stocks on cheapness — suggesting the market is significantly underpricing the company's fundamentals. Key valuation metrics include a P/E ratio of 34.7x, an EV/EBITDA of 12.5x, a price-to-book of 2.7x, a price-to-sales of 2.0x. Deep value scores like this historically correlate with above-average forward returns, though they can also reflect legitimate concerns about business quality that the value factor does not capture.
Momentum & Timing
CEMEX SAB DE CV's momentum score of 85/100 places it among the strongest trending stocks in the market. The stock has been outperforming roughly 85 percent of all other companies over the relevant measurement window. The academic literature, starting with Jegadeesh and Titman's seminal 1993 research, demonstrates that stocks with this kind of relative strength tend to continue outperforming for three to twelve months.
Revenue growth of -2.1% is declining, which makes the momentum signal more precarious. A beta of 1.29 means CEMEX SAB DE CV moves more aggressively than the market, amplifying both gains and losses.
Our entry timing model currently signals Favorable, which warrants caution despite the price trend.
Risk Factors
No investment comes without risks, and honest analysis requires flagging them clearly:
- Model limitations. Quantitative models measure what is measurable — financial ratios, price trends, leverage — but cannot capture qualitative factors like management quality, competitive positioning, or pending litigation. This analysis should be supplemented with fundamental due diligence.
- Market regime risk. Factor-based strategies perform differently across market regimes. The current factor exposures that support CEMEX SAB DE CV's rating may become headwinds if the macro environment shifts — for example, if interest rates move sharply or if sector rotation accelerates.
Bottom Line
CEMEX SAB DE CV earns a Buy rating with a composite score of 74/100 and 4 out of 5 stars, ranking #22 among 7,333 stocks. The factor profile is constructive — not without blemishes, but with enough quantitative support to position CX above the majority of the market.
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