CRH vs CMC vs CX Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Commercial Metals and Cemex Sab De Cv Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$90.63 +7.2% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.22B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$65.70 +5.8% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.04B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
CX Cemex Sab De Cv
$10.84 +12.2% 1M +5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.53B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.38B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Commercial Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Commercial Metals 6, Crh Public 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHCMCCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.22B $7.04B $15.53B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 10.7x 24.8x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 10.1x 13.2x CMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +20.5% +10.5% CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% 3.6% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -79.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.5% +7.7% +5.6% CMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +15.4%/yr +11.0%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 35.7% 36.5% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 54/100 — CRH

Percentile Scorecard

CRHCMCCX

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

AxisCRHCMCCX
Valuation 78 #3 of 10 75 #42 of 163 100 #1 of 10
Growth – 54 #69 of 148 –
Profitability – 48 #64 of 123 –
Financial Health 38 #6 of 9 17 #136 of 164 –
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 74 #29 of 108 14 #7 of 8
Overall 67 54 –
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodCRHCMCCXSPY
1 month +7.2%+5.8%+12.2% +0.7%
3 months -5.7%-4.0%-9.2% +3.7%
6 months -23.5%-4.7%-11.9% +7.1%
Year to date -27.4%-5.1%-5.7% +12.8%
1 year -23.5%+7.7%+5.6% +11.9%
3 years +69.4%+54.7%+82.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.2%+15.7%+22.2% +22.8%
5 years +88.7%+104.2%+68.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.6%+15.4%+11.0% +10.9%
10 years +173.8%+324.4%+29.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.6%+15.6%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRHCMCCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%35.7%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%35.3%34.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.291.361.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.720.210.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-38.1%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-21.0%-20.0% -1.2%
52-week high $131.38$83.21$13.55 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$56.52$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.

MultipleCRHCMCCX
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 20.7x 11.1xmedian 13.2x 25.1xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 3.1x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x -1.5xmedian 7.2x 5.4xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 32.9x 15.1xmedian 15.2x —median 32.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.2x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 3.42 -1.63median 0.30 3.95median 3.42

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 monthsCRHCMCCX
Revenue $38.96B $9.39B $17.38B
Gross profit $14.12B $1.75B $5.93B
Operating income $5.34B -$6.93B $1.60B
Net income $3.55B $655.85M $2.34B
Free cash flow – $479.12M –
EPS (diluted) $5.35 $5.86 $0.43
Cash & equivalents $5.11B – –
Total debt – $3.41B –
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 111.86M 1.47B
Enterprise value $60.22B $6.27B $15.53B

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
MetricCRHCMCCX
P/E 16.9x 11.1x 25.1x
P/FCF 20.4x 15.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 6.8x –
P/S 1.5x 0.8x 0.9x
P/B 2.3x 1.5x –
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.7x –
EV/EBITDA – -1.5x 5.4x
EV/EBIT – -1.4x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 20.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 9.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.63 3.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHCMCCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 20.5% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.2% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 43.6% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.0% -7.1% 5.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.7% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.6% 674.7% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.4% 690.1% -54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -6.8% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 48.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 53.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHCMCCX
Gross margin – 18.6% 34.1%
EBITDA margin – -69.6% 16.9%
Operating margin – -73.8% 9.2%
Pretax margin – 7.6% 7.0%
Net margin – 7.0% 3.6%
FCF margin – 5.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 11.3% –
Return on equity 13.9% 14.2% –
Return on assets 5.9% 6.5% 105.3%
Return on invested capital – -79.6% –
Return on capital employed – -82.5% 323.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 28.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHCMCCX
Debt / assets – 33.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 7.1x –
Liabilities / assets 56.9% 54.2% 34.4%
Equity / assets 42.4% 45.8% –
Interest coverage – -48.4x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 1.4x –
Cash ratio – 0.5x –
Altman Z-score – 0.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHCMCCX
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.5% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 2.9% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –

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.

ConsensusCRHCMCCX
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 10.1xFY2027 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.74FY2026 $6.49FY2027 $0.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -4.8%FY2027 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +10.9% +23.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.93BFY2026 $9.59BFY2027 $18.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +2.1%FY2027 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +4.9% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHCMCCX
Held by institutions 84.4% 93.1% 37.1%
Institutions holding 1,030 521 319
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.2% +6.4%
Institutions buying 555 263 155
Institutions selling 355 175 100
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.50 1.55

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.

CRHCMCCX
CRH 1.00 0.49 0.59
CMC 0.49 1.00 0.40
CX 0.59 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, CMC and CX?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $60.22B, Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.04B, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, CMC and CX?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 16.8x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.7x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Commercial Metals (CMC) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 15.8x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.1x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Metals (CMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Metals (CMC) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -23.5%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +7.7%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +5.6%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +13.6%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +15.4%/yr, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) and Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 32.8%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.7%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRH, CMC 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, Commercial Metals (CMC) 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.