CX vs GVA vs MLM Stock Comparison

Cemex Sab De Cv, Granite Construction and Martin Marietta Materials Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CX Cemex Sab De Cv
$10.55 +8.8% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.31B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.38B
Div. yield
0.95%
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$110.49 -4.1% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.47%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Granite Construction leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Granite Construction 5, Martin Marietta Materials 4, Cemex Sab De Cv 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXGVAMLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.31B $4.84B $30.25B MLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x -29.3x 12.3x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x — 27.4x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +21.8% +14.8% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% -3.3% 36.7% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% 6.5% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 2.8x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.95% 0.47% 0.66% CX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.7% +6.4% -18.3% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr +23.9%/yr +5.1%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 33.1% 28.7% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 57/100 34/100 GVA

Percentile Scorecard

CXGVAMLM

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

AxisCXGVAMLM
Valuation 100 #1 of 10 84 #9 of 52 11 #9 of 10
Growth – 50 #19 of 37 –
Profitability 43 #5 of 8 50 #19 of 37 86 #2 of 8
Financial Health – 36 #37 of 57 38 #6 of 9
Shareholder Returns 14 #7 of 8 65 #10 of 27 0 #8 of 8
Overall 52 57 34
  • CX ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MLM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXGVAMLMSPY
1 month +8.8%-4.1%+4.0% -0.2%
3 months -12.0%-8.9%-13.8% +3.9%
6 months -13.0%-11.5%-18.0% +8.2%
Year to date -8.2%-4.2%-19.1% +12.9%
1 year +12.7%+6.4%-18.3% +12.3%
3 years +77.3%+222.4%+26.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.1%+47.8%+8.1% +23.3%
5 years +59.8%+192.0%+28.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.8%+23.9%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +22.4%+158.7%+184.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.0%+10.0%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXGVAMLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%33.1%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%33.6%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.970.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.19-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-40.4%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-31.1%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $13.55$160.39$708.11 $779.14
52-week low $9.36$98.50$471.33 $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.

MultipleCXGVAMLM
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 20.3x -29.3xmedian 26.7x 12.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x 4.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 9.5x 10.8xmedian 13.1x 17.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 31.6x 10.2xmedian 23.0x 37.3xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 6.0xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.85median 2.85 0.40median 0.57 0.32median 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 monthsCXGVAMLM
Revenue $17.38B $4.97B $6.69B
Gross profit $5.93B $776.94M $1.88B
Operating income $1.60B $314.31M $1.38B
Net income $2.34B -$151.53M $2.46B
Free cash flow – $471.91M $810.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.43 $-3.77 $40.81
Cash & equivalents – $877.12M $112.00M
Total debt – $1.56B $5.95B
Shares (diluted) 1.47B 43.75M 60.20M
Enterprise value $15.31B $2.51B $29.74B

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
MetricCXGVAMLM
P/E 24.4x -29.3x 12.3x
P/FCF – 10.2x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.0x 19.9x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x 4.5x
P/B – 6.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book – 8.1x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 10.8x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 17.4x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.1x 5.4x
EV/FCF – 11.6x 44.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.1x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.85 0.40 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXGVAMLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 21.8% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 15.1% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% 22.0% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 30.8% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.6% 37.5% 3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 76.7% 1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.2% -185.3% 123.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 63.7% -85.3% 37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.1% -225.5% 123.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -73.5% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 37.6% -19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 147.4% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 52.7% -15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 94.5% 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXGVAMLM
Gross margin 34.1% 15.6% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 16.9% 10.2% 30.9%
Operating margin 9.2% 6.3% 20.6%
Pretax margin 7.0% -1.3% 17.4%
Net margin 3.6% -3.3% 36.7%
FCF margin – 9.5% 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.2% 22.7%
Return on equity – -14.8% 21.5%
Return on assets 105.3% -3.3% 11.8%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 323.9% 16.9% 7.2%
Asset turnover 28.6x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -4.0x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXGVAMLM
Debt / assets – 32.6% 27.9%
Debt / equity – 1.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 3.3x 7.3x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 83.1% 45.8%
Equity / assets – 16.9% 54.2%
Interest coverage 2.1x 4.5x 5.9x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.12 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXGVAMLM
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 1.5% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -15.0% 8.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% 24.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.1% 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 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.

ConsensusCXGVAMLM
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 – 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.82FY2026 $-3.74FY2026 $18.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% – +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.03BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026 $8.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +12.2% +26.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXGVAMLM
Held by institutions 37.1% 100.0% 98.5%
Institutions holding 318 445 1,072
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% -3.0% +1.4%
Institutions buying 154 239 469
Institutions selling 100 151 392
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.58 1.20

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.

CXGVAMLM
CX 1.00 0.43 0.49
GVA 0.43 1.00 0.38
MLM 0.49 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CX, GVA and MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.31B, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.84B, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, CX, GVA and MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.4x, Granite Construction (GVA) -29.3x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.9x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.5%, Granite Construction (GVA) +21.8%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%, Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Granite Construction (GVA) 13.4%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +12.7%, Granite Construction (GVA) +6.4%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -18.3%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +9.8%/yr, Granite Construction (GVA) +23.9%/yr, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) has the highest dividend yield: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 0.95%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.47%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 37.6%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CX, GVA and MLM?

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