CX vs EXP vs KNF Stock Comparison

Cemex Sab De Cv, Eagle Materials and Knife River Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CX Cemex Sab De Cv
$10.16 +4.7% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.26B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.38B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.40B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$52.89 -3.1% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cemex Sab De Cv leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cemex Sab De Cv 5, Eagle Materials 5, Knife River 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXEXPKNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.26B $5.40B $3.06B CX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 13.4x 21.9x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 14.2x 19.8x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +1.7% +12.1% KNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 17.3% 4.2% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% 6.5% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x 3.1x EXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.5% -25.4% -15.8% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +4.7%/yr — CX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 34.5% 51.1% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 51/100 30/100 CX

Percentile Scorecard

CXEXPKNF

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

AxisCXEXPKNF
Valuation 100 #1 of 10 22 #8 of 10 78 #3 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability 43 #5 of 8 100 #1 of 8 0 #8 of 8
Financial Health – 25 #7 of 9 13 #8 of 9
Shareholder Returns 14 #7 of 8 57 #4 of 8 –
Overall 52 51 30
  • CX ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXEXPKNFSPY
1 month +4.7%-2.6%-3.1% -0.8%
3 months -16.7%-19.8%-32.6% +3.5%
6 months -17.0%-17.1%-40.5% +7.0%
Year to date -11.6%-15.8%-24.8% +12.2%
1 year +8.5%-25.4%-15.8% +13.0%
3 years +70.8%+17.7%+10.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.5%+5.6%+3.3% +23.1%
5 years +50.3%+26.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.5%+4.7%— +11.0%
10 years +17.1%+117.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.6%+8.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCXEXPKNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%34.5%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%32.8%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.571.091.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.23-0.73-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-48.2%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-27.6%-43.7% -1.8%
52-week high $13.55$240.24$93.97 $779.14
52-week low $9.36$163.37$47.97 $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.

MultipleCXEXPKNF
P/E now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 19.6x 13.4xmedian 19.6x 21.5xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 9.3x 9.8xmedian 9.3x 9.2xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 31.4x 31.4xmedian 31.4x 69.7xmedian 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.71median 2.78 -10.95median 2.78 14.46median 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 monthsCXEXPKNF
Revenue $17.38B $2.32B $3.31B
Gross profit $5.93B $628.19M $589.67M
Operating income $1.60B $539.59M $275.33M
Net income $2.34B $402.57M $139.89M
Free cash flow – $170.51M $43.06M
EPS (diluted) $0.43 $12.95 $2.46
Cash & equivalents – $233.54M $102.03M
Total debt – $6.57B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 1.47B 31.09M 56.88M
Enterprise value $15.26B $4.42B $2.68B

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
MetricCXEXPKNF
P/E 23.5x 13.4x 21.5x
P/FCF – 31.4x 69.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.5x 9.6x
P/S 0.8x 2.3x 0.9x
P/B – 3.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book – 3.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.0x 9.8x 9.2x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 12.8x 16.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 40.4x 104.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.9x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.71 -10.95 14.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXEXPKNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 1.7% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.0% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% -6.5% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -1.9% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.6% -9.0% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -4.1% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.2% -11.1% -8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 63.7% -5.5% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.1% -6.2% -8.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -1.2% 1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.4% 28.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.7% 181.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.3% -29.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXEXPKNF
Gross margin 34.1% 27.0% 17.8%
EBITDA margin 16.9% 30.3% 14.9%
Operating margin 9.2% 23.2% 8.3%
Pretax margin 7.0% 21.5% 5.8%
Net margin 3.6% 17.3% 4.2%
FCF margin – 7.3% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 27.2% 9.5%
Return on equity – 26.1% 8.8%
Return on assets 105.3% 10.0% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 323.9% 15.0% 7.8%
Asset turnover 28.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXEXPKNF
Debt / assets – 45.0% 38.7%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x 3.1x
Debt / FCF – 10.3x 37.6x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 62.0% 61.6%
Equity / assets – 38.0% 38.4%
Interest coverage 2.1x 11.3x 3.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 3.2x 2.7x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.11 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXEXPKNF
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 7.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 7.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% –

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.

ConsensusCXEXPKNF
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.82FY2026 $12.26FY2026 $2.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% +3.0% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.03BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +5.5% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXEXPKNF
Held by institutions 37.1% 100.0% 96.7%
Institutions holding 318 529 391
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +4.2% +1.0%
Institutions buying 154 272 168
Institutions selling 100 167 137
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.63 1.23

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.

CXEXPKNF
CX 1.00 0.47 0.39
EXP 0.47 1.00 0.52
KNF 0.39 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CX, EXP and KNF?

Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.26B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.40B, Knife River (KNF) $3.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, CX, EXP and KNF?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.4x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.4x, Knife River (KNF) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.4x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.2x, Knife River (KNF) 19.8x). 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: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +8.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%, Knife River (KNF) -15.8%. Over five years, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) compounded fastest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +8.5%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 0.00%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, Knife River (KNF) 0.00%. Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) and Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 37.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CX, EXP and KNF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 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.