CX vs KNF vs CRH Stock Comparison

Cemex Sab De Cv, Knife River and Crh Public Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$57.56 +9.2% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
2 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Crh Public leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Crh Public 4, Cemex Sab De Cv 2, Knife River 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXKNFCRHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.53B $3.24B $60.22B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 23.2x 16.8x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 21.6x 15.8x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +12.1% +5.6% KNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 4.2% — KNF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.6% -5.1% -23.5% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.0%/yr — +13.6%/yr CRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 51.4% 32.8% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 67/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

CXKNFCRH

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

AxisCXKNFCRH
Valuation 100 #1 of 10 67 #4 of 10 78 #3 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability – – –
Financial Health – 25 #7 of 9 38 #6 of 9
Shareholder Returns 14 #7 of 8 – 86 #2 of 8
Overall – – 67
  • CX ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF 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

PeriodCXKNFCRHSPY
1 month +12.2%+9.2%+7.2% +0.7%
3 months -9.2%-21.2%-5.7% +3.7%
6 months -11.9%-37.8%-23.5% +7.1%
Year to date -5.7%-18.2%-27.4% +12.8%
1 year +5.6%-5.1%-23.5% +11.9%
3 years +82.5%+17.3%+69.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.2%+5.5%+19.2% +22.8%
5 years +68.6%—+88.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.0%—+13.6% +10.9%
10 years +29.5%—+173.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.6%—+10.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXKNFCRHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%51.4%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%51.6%33.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.551.291.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.10-0.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-55.3%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-38.7%-31.0% -1.2%
52-week high $13.55$93.97$131.38 $779.14
52-week low $9.40$47.97$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.

MultipleCXKNFCRH
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 20.7x 23.4xmedian 20.7x 16.9xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 9.7x 9.7xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 32.9x 75.9xmedian 32.9x 20.4xmedian 32.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.95median 3.42 15.73median 3.42 —median 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 monthsCXKNFCRH
Revenue $17.38B $3.31B $38.96B
Gross profit $5.93B $589.67M $14.12B
Operating income $1.60B $275.33M $5.34B
Net income $2.34B $139.89M $3.55B
Free cash flow – $43.06M –
EPS (diluted) $0.43 $2.46 $5.35
Cash & equivalents – $102.03M $5.11B
Total debt – $1.62B –
Shares (diluted) 1.47B 56.88M 668.80M
Enterprise value $15.53B $2.86B $60.22B

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
MetricCXKNFCRH
P/E 25.1x 23.4x 16.9x
P/FCF – 75.9x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.4x 11.6x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x 1.5x
P/B – 2.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book – 2.1x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 9.7x –
EV/EBIT 9.8x 17.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 111.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.3x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.95 15.73 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXKNFCRH
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 12.1% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 8.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% 10.3% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 12.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.6% 6.5% 4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.2% -8.7% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 63.7% 1.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -54.1% -8.7% 5.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 1.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.0% -4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 181.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXKNFCRH
Gross margin 34.1% 17.8% –
EBITDA margin 16.9% 14.9% –
Operating margin 9.2% 8.3% –
Pretax margin 7.0% 5.8% –
Net margin 3.6% 4.2% –
FCF margin – 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 9.5% 13.3%
Return on equity – 8.8% 13.9%
Return on assets 105.3% 3.5% 5.9%
Return on invested capital – 6.5% –
Return on capital employed 323.9% 7.8% –
Asset turnover 28.6x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXKNFCRH
Debt / assets – 38.7% –
Debt / equity – 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x –
Debt / FCF – 37.6x –
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 61.6% 56.9%
Equity / assets – 38.4% 42.4%
Interest coverage 2.1x 3.1x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 1.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 2.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXKNFCRH
Dividend yield 0.9% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.9% – 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCXKNFCRH
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.82FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $5.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% +10.5% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.03BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +3.1% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXKNFCRH
Held by institutions 37.1% 96.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 319 392 1,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +1.0% +1.7%
Institutions buying 155 168 555
Institutions selling 100 138 355
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.22 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.

CXKNFCRH
CX 1.00 0.40 0.59
KNF 0.40 1.00 0.48
CRH 0.59 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CX, KNF and CRH?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.53B, Knife River (KNF) $3.24B, Crh Public (CRH) $60.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, CX, KNF and CRH?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.8x, Knife River (KNF) 23.2x, Crh Public (CRH) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 13.2x, Knife River (KNF) 21.6x, Crh Public (CRH) 15.8x). 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%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Knife River (KNF) has the highest net margin (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +5.6%, Knife River (KNF) -5.1%, Crh Public (CRH) -23.5%. Over five years, Crh Public (CRH) compounded fastest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +11.0%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 36.5%, Knife River (KNF) 51.4%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CX, KNF 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, Crh Public (CRH) leads on 4. 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.