AMRZ vs AXTA vs CX Stock Comparison

Amrize, Axalta Coating Systems and Cemex Sab De Cv Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMRZ Amrize Ltd
$39.24 +2.6% 1M -20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.20B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.19B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins
CX Cemex Sab De Cv
$10.16 +4.7% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.33B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.38B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amrize leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Amrize 4, Axalta Coating Systems 4, Cemex Sab De Cv 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRZAXTACXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.20B $7.39B $15.33B AMRZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 21.2x 24.5x AMRZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 12.6x 12.4x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% -0.9% +10.5% CX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 6.8% 3.6% AMRZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 8.2% — AXTA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.5x — AMRZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.8% +17.7% +8.5% AXTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.9%/yr +8.5%/yr CX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 32.2% 37.5% AXTA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 61/100 52/100 AXTA

Percentile Scorecard

AMRZAXTACX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMRZAXTACX
Valuation 56 #5 of 10 69 #30 of 94 100 #1 of 10
Growth – 64 #34 of 92 –
Profitability 14 #7 of 8 77 #21 of 89 43 #5 of 8
Financial Health 63 #4 of 9 35 #63 of 97 –
Shareholder Returns 71 #3 of 8 – 14 #7 of 8
Overall 51 61 52
  • AMRZ ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • AXTA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CX ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMRZAXTACXSPY
1 month +2.6%+4.0%+4.7% -0.8%
3 months -21.5%+1.3%-16.7% +3.5%
6 months -32.5%+16.2%-17.0% +7.0%
Year to date -27.4%+5.8%-11.6% +12.2%
1 year -20.8%+17.7%+8.5% +13.0%
3 years —+34.5%+70.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+10.4%+19.5% +23.1%
5 years —+9.7%+50.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+1.9%+8.5% +11.0%
10 years —+34.8%+17.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+3.0%+1.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMRZAXTACXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%32.2%37.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%29.6%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.091.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.550.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-38.4%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.4%-10.5%-25.0% -1.8%
52-week high $65.86$38.19$13.55 $779.14
52-week low $36.09$25.44$9.36 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMRZAXTACX
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 19.6x 21.0xmedian 21.6x 23.5xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.3x 9.9xmedian 12.4x 5.0xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 31.4x 14.8xmedian 15.8x —median 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 1.6x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.78 1.27median 1.66 3.71median 2.78

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMRZAXTACX
Revenue $12.19B $5.15B $17.38B
Gross profit $3.05B $1.75B $5.93B
Operating income $1.89B $679.00M $1.60B
Net income $1.22B $350.00M $2.34B
Free cash flow $1.31B $495.00M –
R&D – $70.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $1.63 $0.43
Cash & equivalents $729.00M $633.00M –
Total debt $6.00B $3.07B –
Shares (diluted) 553.60M 214.70M 1.47B
Enterprise value $17.63B $4.89B $15.33B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMRZAXTACX
P/E 17.8x 21.0x 23.5x
P/FCF 16.4x 14.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 10.4x –
P/S 1.8x 1.4x 0.8x
P/B 1.7x 2.8x –
P/Tangible book 1.9x 4.9x –
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 9.9x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 14.4x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF 20.4x 19.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 13.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.27 3.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRZAXTACX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% -0.9% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% -2.6% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.9% -9.3% 5.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.5% -21.9% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% -20.4% -54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 17.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 19.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRZAXTACX
Gross margin 25.0% 34.0% 34.1%
EBITDA margin 23.5% 19.2% 16.9%
Operating margin 15.5% 13.2% 9.2%
Pretax margin 12.7% 10.0% 7.0%
Net margin 10.0% 6.8% 3.6%
FCF margin 10.8% 9.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 13.6% –
Return on equity 9.4% 13.9% –
Return on assets 5.0% 4.6% 105.3%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 8.2% –
Return on capital employed 9.3% 12.0% 323.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 28.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRZAXTACX
Debt / assets 24.4% 39.8% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 6.2x –
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 66.6% 34.4%
Equity / assets 52.3% 33.4% –
Interest coverage – 4.2x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 1.93 2.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRZAXTACX
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.7% – 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMRZAXTACX
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.28FY2026 $2.71FY2026 $0.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +1.1% +23.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.11BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026 $18.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% -2.9% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRZAXTACX
Held by institutions 46.6% 100.0% 37.1%
Institutions holding 462 358 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +1.0% +6.4%
Institutions buying 289 162 154
Institutions selling 128 144 100
Buyers to sellers 2.26 1.13 1.54

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMRZAXTACX
AMRZ 1.00 0.51 0.52
AXTA 0.51 1.00 0.39
CX 0.52 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRZ, AXTA and CX?

Amrize (AMRZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amrize (AMRZ) $22.20B, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) $7.39B, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRZ, AXTA and CX?

Amrize (AMRZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amrize (AMRZ) 18.3x, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 21.2x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Amrize (AMRZ) 17.2x, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 12.6x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amrize (AMRZ) +5.1%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) -0.9%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amrize (AMRZ) has the highest net margin (Amrize (AMRZ) 10.0%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 6.8%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) leads (Amrize (AMRZ) 7.7%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) returned the most: Amrize (AMRZ) -20.8%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) +17.7%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +8.5%. Over five years, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) compounded fastest (Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) +1.9%/yr, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) has been the steadiest (Amrize (AMRZ) 37.1%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 32.2%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRZ, AXTA and CX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amrize (AMRZ) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.