CPAC vs MLM vs SND Stock Comparison

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa, Martin Marietta Materials and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.95 -5.9% 1M +123.0% 1Y
Market cap
$192.84M
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.05%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 6, Martin Marietta Materials 5, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPACMLMSNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.08B $30.65B $192.84M MLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 12.5x 18.5x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 27.8x — CPAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +14.8% +26.5% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 36.7% 2.7% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.5% 3.1% MLM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 0.1x SND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.78% 0.65% 5.05% SND
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.1% -17.3% +123.0% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +5.4%/yr +16.8%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 28.7% 70.7% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 34/100 73/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

CPACMLMSND

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

AxisCPACMLMSND
Valuation 33 #7 of 10 11 #9 of 10 96 #7 of 162
Growth – – 76 #36 of 147
Profitability – 86 #2 of 8 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 0 #9 of 9 38 #6 of 9 44 #92 of 164
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 8 0 #8 of 8 94 #7 of 107
Overall 44 34 73
  • CPAC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • MLM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPACMLMSNDSPY
1 month +4.9%+4.0%-5.9% +0.9%
3 months +5.6%-10.5%+19.0% +5.9%
6 months +19.7%-16.7%-7.3% +8.5%
Year to date +22.6%-18.0%+23.8% +13.3%
1 year +76.1%-17.3%+123.0% +12.4%
3 years +158.5%+27.9%+145.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +37.3%+8.6%+34.8% +23.5%
5 years +107.6%+29.9%+117.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.7%+5.4%+16.8% +11.0%
10 years +33.9%+181.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.0%+10.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCPACMLMSNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%28.7%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%31.1%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.85-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.44-0.601.74 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-33.4%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-27.9%-14.9% -0.9%
52-week high $12.77$708.11$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $6.38$471.33$2.09 $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.

MultipleCPACMLMSND
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 20.1x 12.5xmedian 20.1x 18.5xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 4.6xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x 17.7xmedian 9.4x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 31.4x 37.8xmedian 31.4x 5.6xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.86 0.32median 2.86 2.95median 0.31

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 monthsCPACMLMSND
Revenue – $6.69B $386.99M
Gross profit – $1.88B $52.09M
Operating income – $1.38B $7.85M
Net income – $2.46B $10.49M
Free cash flow – $810.00M $34.63M
EPS (diluted) – $40.81 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $15.93M $112.00M $10.20M
Total debt $261.69M $5.95B $14.66M
Shares (diluted) – 60.20M 41.37M
Enterprise value $866.26M $30.14B $135.56M

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
MetricCPACMLMSND
P/E 25.1x 12.5x 18.5x
P/FCF 14.9x 37.8x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.2x 4.1x
P/S 1.8x 4.6x 0.5x
P/B 3.1x 2.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 17.7x 5.1x
EV/EBIT – 26.4x 25.2x
EV/Revenue – 5.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 45.0x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.0x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.32 2.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPACMLMSND
Revenue growth (1Y) – 14.8% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.8% 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 3.2% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 123.2% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 37.3% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 123.9% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.7% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -15.9% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPACMLMSND
Gross margin – 28.2% 13.5%
EBITDA margin – 30.9% 10.0%
Operating margin – 20.6% 2.0%
Pretax margin – 17.4% 1.9%
Net margin – 36.7% 2.7%
FCF margin – 12.1% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.7% 12.1%
Return on equity – 21.5% 4.4%
Return on assets – 11.8% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.5% 3.1%
Return on capital employed – 7.2% 2.7%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.6x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPACMLMSND
Debt / assets 28.4% 27.9% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – 7.3x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.6% 45.8% 31.4%
Equity / assets 38.4% 54.2% 68.6%
Interest coverage – 5.9x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.97 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPACMLMSND
Dividend yield 4.8% 0.7% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 1.3% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –

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.

ConsensusCPACMLMSND
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 27.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.91FY2026 $18.36FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +68.5%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.5% +17.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $680.11MFY2026 $8.03BFY2026 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% +26.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPACMLMSND
Held by institutions 1.4% 98.5% 49.7%
Institutions holding 26 1,072 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +76.6% +1.4% +12.9%
Institutions buying 17 469 69
Institutions selling 4 392 17
Buyers to sellers 4.25 1.20 4.06

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.

CPACMLMSND
CPAC 1.00 0.03 -0.14
MLM 0.03 1.00 -0.09
SND -0.14 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAC, MLM and SND?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) $1.08B, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.65B, Smart Sand (SND) $192.84M.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAC, MLM and SND?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 25.1x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.5x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) is cheapest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 14.0x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) leads (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 6.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +76.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -17.3%, Smart Sand (SND) +123.0%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +15.7%/yr, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +5.4%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest dividend yield: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 4.78%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.65%, Smart Sand (SND) 5.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 52.9%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAC, MLM and SND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smart Sand (SND) 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.