AMRZ vs KNF vs CX Stock Comparison

Amrize, Knife River and Cemex Sab De Cv Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMRZ Amrize Ltd
$40.05 +5.3% 1M -20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.02B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.19B
Div. yield
1.65%
Cement Basic Materials
6 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$54.25 +1.7% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.08B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
1 win
CX Cemex Sab De Cv
$10.52 +10.7% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.27B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.38B
Div. yield
0.95%
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amrize leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amrize 6, Cemex Sab De Cv 4, Knife River 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRZKNFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.02B $3.08B $15.27B AMRZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 22.0x 24.4x AMRZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 20.3x 12.8x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +12.1% +10.5% KNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 4.2% 3.6% AMRZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 6.5% — AMRZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x — AMRZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.65% — 0.95% AMRZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.6% -11.3% +2.2% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +10.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 51.1% 36.4% CX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 26/100 52/100 CX

Percentile Scorecard

AMRZKNFCX

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

AxisAMRZKNFCX
Valuation 56 #5 of 10 67 #4 of 10 100 #1 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability 14 #7 of 8 0 #8 of 8 43 #5 of 8
Financial Health 63 #4 of 9 13 #8 of 9 –
Shareholder Returns 71 #3 of 8 – 14 #7 of 8
Overall 51 26 52
  • AMRZ ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • 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

PeriodAMRZKNFCXSPY
1 month +5.3%+1.7%+10.7% +0.9%
3 months -19.0%-28.8%-10.2% +5.9%
6 months -29.5%-39.5%-13.6% +8.5%
Year to date -25.9%-22.9%-8.4% +13.3%
1 year -20.6%-11.3%+2.2% +12.4%
3 years —+13.0%+76.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+4.2%+20.9% +23.5%
5 years ——+63.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year ——+10.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+25.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+2.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMRZKNFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%51.1%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%51.4%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.311.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.220.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-55.3%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-42.3%-22.4% -0.9%
52-week high $65.86$93.97$13.55 $779.14
52-week low $36.09$47.97$9.40 $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.

MultipleAMRZKNFCX
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 20.1x 22.0xmedian 20.1x 24.4xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 9.4x 9.3xmedian 9.4x 5.2xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 31.4x 71.5xmedian 31.4x —median 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.86 14.83median 2.86 3.84median 2.86

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 monthsAMRZKNFCX
Revenue $12.19B $3.31B $17.38B
Gross profit $3.05B $589.67M $5.93B
Operating income $1.89B $275.33M $1.60B
Net income $1.22B $139.89M $2.34B
Free cash flow $1.31B $43.06M –
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $2.46 $0.43
Cash & equivalents $729.00M $102.03M –
Total debt $6.00B $1.62B –
Shares (diluted) 553.60M 56.88M 1.47B
Enterprise value $17.43B $2.70B $15.27B

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
MetricAMRZKNFCX
P/E 18.2x 22.0x 24.4x
P/FCF 16.8x 71.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 9.8x –
P/S 1.8x 0.9x 0.9x
P/B 1.7x 1.9x –
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.0x –
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 9.3x 5.2x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 16.7x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 20.8x 106.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 14.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 14.83 3.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRZKNFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 12.1% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.3% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.9% 6.5% 5.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.5% -8.7% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% -8.7% -54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 28.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 181.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRZKNFCX
Gross margin 25.0% 17.8% 34.1%
EBITDA margin 23.5% 14.9% 16.9%
Operating margin 15.5% 8.3% 9.2%
Pretax margin 12.7% 5.8% 7.0%
Net margin 10.0% 4.2% 3.6%
FCF margin 10.8% 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 9.5% –
Return on equity 9.4% 8.8% –
Return on assets 5.0% 3.5% 105.3%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 6.5% –
Return on capital employed 9.3% 7.8% 323.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 28.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRZKNFCX
Debt / assets 24.4% 38.7% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 37.6x –
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 61.6% 34.4%
Equity / assets 52.3% 38.4% –
Interest coverage – 3.1x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.95 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRZKNFCX
Dividend yield 1.6% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% – 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.

ConsensusAMRZKNFCX
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.28FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $0.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +10.5% +23.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.11BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026 $18.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% +3.1% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRZKNFCX
Held by institutions 46.6% 96.7% 37.1%
Institutions holding 462 391 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +1.0% +6.4%
Institutions buying 289 168 154
Institutions selling 128 137 100
Buyers to sellers 2.26 1.23 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.

AMRZKNFCX
AMRZ 1.00 0.45 0.52
KNF 0.45 1.00 0.39
CX 0.52 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRZ, KNF and CX?

Amrize (AMRZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amrize (AMRZ) $22.02B, Knife River (KNF) $3.08B, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRZ, KNF and CX?

Amrize (AMRZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amrize (AMRZ) 18.2x, Knife River (KNF) 22.0x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Amrize (AMRZ) 17.6x, Knife River (KNF) 20.3x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Knife River (KNF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amrize (AMRZ) +5.1%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amrize (AMRZ) has the highest net margin (Amrize (AMRZ) 10.0%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Amrize (AMRZ) leads (Amrize (AMRZ) 7.7%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Amrize (AMRZ) -20.6%, Knife River (KNF) -11.3%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +2.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amrize (AMRZ) has the highest dividend yield: Amrize (AMRZ) 1.65%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 0.95%. Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) has been the steadiest (Amrize (AMRZ) 37.1%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRZ, KNF 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 6. 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.