CPAC vs VMC vs CRH Stock Comparison

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa, Vulcan Materials and Crh Public Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VMC Vulcan Materials CO
$262.55 +7.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$33.97B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
0.78%
Aggregates Basic Materials
5 wins
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$85.79 +0.9% 1M -29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.13B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.63B
Div. yield
1.80%
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Vulcan Materials leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vulcan Materials 5, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa 4, Crh Public 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPACVMCCRHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.08B $33.97B $57.13B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 30.5x 14.9x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 28.0x 14.9x CPAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.9% +6.3% VMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.7% 9.9% VMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% 9.7% VMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 1.9x VMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.78% 0.78% 1.80% CPAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +73.0% -10.1% -29.1% CPAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +6.8%/yr +12.3%/yr CPAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 29.0% 32.4% VMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 46/100 61/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

CPACVMCCRH

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

AxisCPACVMCCRH
Valuation 33 #7 of 10 0 #10 of 10 78 #3 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability – 64 #3 of 8 29 #6 of 8
Financial Health 0 #9 of 9 75 #3 of 9 50 #5 of 9
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 8 43 #5 of 8 86 #2 of 8
Overall 44 46 61
  • CPAC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • VMC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPACVMCCRHSPY
1 month +4.7%+7.2%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months +5.5%-9.1%-17.0% +3.9%
6 months +18.7%-9.9%-25.0% +8.2%
Year to date +22.6%-7.9%-31.3% +12.9%
1 year +73.0%-10.1%-29.1% +12.3%
3 years +158.5%+35.6%+63.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +37.3%+10.7%+17.9% +23.3%
5 years +107.0%+39.0%+78.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.7%+6.8%+12.3% +10.9%
10 years +35.4%+134.8%+159.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.1%+8.9%+10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCPACVMCCRHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%29.0%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%32.0%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.811.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.38-0.35-0.90 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-32.8%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-20.5%-34.7% -1.2%
52-week high $12.77$330.37$131.38 $779.14
52-week low $6.38$240.82$79.20 $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.

MultipleCPACVMCCRH
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 20.3x 30.5xmedian 20.3x 14.9xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 16.1xmedian 9.5x 9.2xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 31.6x 33.1xmedian 31.6x 20.7xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 4.0xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.85 1.86median 2.85 —median 2.85

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 monthsCPACVMCCRH
Revenue – $8.12B $38.63B
Gross profit – $2.23B $14.00B
Operating income – $1.64B $5.53B
Net income – $1.12B $3.89B
Free cash flow – $1.03B $2.77B
EPS (diluted) – $8.56 $5.74
Cash & equivalents $15.93M $194.20M $3.03B
Total debt $261.69M $4.36B $17.93B
Shares (diluted) – 130.30M 668.80M
Enterprise value $866.26M $33.29B $43.63B

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
MetricCPACVMCCRH
P/E 25.1x 30.5x 14.9x
P/FCF 14.9x 33.1x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.8x 10.5x
P/S 1.8x 4.2x 1.5x
P/B 3.1x 4.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 4.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 16.1x 9.2x
EV/EBIT – 23.2x 13.0x
EV/Revenue – 4.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 37.1x 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.1x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPACVMCCRH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.9% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.7% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.5% 10.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 17.4% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 19.7% 17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.8% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.5% 26.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPACVMCCRH
Gross margin – 27.5% 36.2%
EBITDA margin – 29.2% 20.2%
Operating margin – 20.2% 14.3%
Pretax margin – 17.6% 13.3%
Net margin – 13.7% 9.9%
FCF margin – 12.7% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.2% 14.0%
Return on equity – 13.2% 15.8%
Return on assets – 6.8% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – 9.9% 9.7%
Return on capital employed – 10.7% 11.4%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPACVMCCRH
Debt / assets 28.4% 26.5% 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 4.2x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.6% 48.4% 57.1%
Equity / assets 38.4% 51.6% 42.9%
Interest coverage – 7.2x 6.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.93 2.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPACVMCCRH
Dividend yield 4.8% 0.8% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – 2.4% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 3.1% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 23.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –

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.

ConsensusCPACVMCCRH
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.91FY2026 $9.37FY2026 $5.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +68.5%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.5% +11.5% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $680.11MFY2026 $8.31BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% -1.9% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPACVMCCRH
Held by institutions 1.4% 98.5% 84.4%
Institutions holding 26 1,060 1,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +76.6% +3.6% +1.7%
Institutions buying 17 526 554
Institutions selling 4 363 355
Buyers to sellers 4.25 1.45 1.56

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.

CPACVMCCRH
CPAC 1.00 -0.01 0.04
VMC -0.01 1.00 0.75
CRH 0.04 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAC, VMC and CRH?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) $1.08B, Vulcan Materials (VMC) $33.97B, Crh Public (CRH) $57.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAC, VMC and CRH?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 25.1x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 30.5x, Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) is cheapest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 14.0x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 28.0x, Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.9%, Crh Public (CRH) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) has the highest net margin (Vulcan Materials (VMC) 13.7%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.9%). On return on invested capital, Vulcan Materials (VMC) leads (Vulcan Materials (VMC) 9.9%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) returned the most: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +73.0%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) -10.1%, Crh Public (CRH) -29.1%. Over five years, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) compounded fastest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +15.7%/yr, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.8%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) has the highest dividend yield: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 4.78%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 0.78%, Crh Public (CRH) 1.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vulcan Materials (VMC) has been the steadiest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 52.9%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.0%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAC, VMC and CRH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vulcan Materials (VMC) leads on 5. 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.