CX vs KNF vs ROAD Stock Comparison

Cemex Sab De Cv, Knife River and Construction Partners Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CX Cemex Sab De Cv
$10.18 +4.2% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.75B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.04B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$53.14 +3.4% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.00B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCXKNFROADLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.75B $3.00B $4.61B CX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.5x 21.5x 32.4x KNF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 19.9x 26.6x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +12.1% +41.9% ROAD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 4.2% 4.1% KNF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.5% 8.1% ROAD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x 3.6x KNF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% -15.7% -28.4% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.7%/yr — +19.4%/yr ROAD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 51.0% 51.4% CX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 26/100 63/100 ROAD

Percentile Scorecard

CXKNFROAD

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

AxisCXKNFROAD
Valuation 100 #1 of 10 67 #4 of 10 69 #17 of 52
Growth – – 97 #2 of 37
Profitability 14 #7 of 8 0 #8 of 8 69 #12 of 37
Financial Health – 13 #8 of 9 21 #45 of 57
Shareholder Returns 14 #7 of 8 – 58 #12 of 27
Overall 43 26 63
  • CX ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • ROAD ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXKNFROADSPY
1 month +4.2%+3.4%-11.1% -1.0%
3 months -15.7%-31.9%-19.6% +2.9%
6 months -17.6%-40.4%-30.9% +6.4%
Year to date -11.4%-24.5%-23.5% +11.4%
1 year +9.1%-15.7%-28.4% +13.1%
3 years +71.4%+6.8%+113.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.7%+2.2%+28.7% +21.5%
5 years +51.7%—+142.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.7%—+19.4% +10.9%
10 years +15.8%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.5%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCXKNFROADSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%51.0%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%51.2%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.551.281.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.31-0.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-55.3%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-43.5%-40.9% -2.5%
52-week high $13.55$93.97$140.48 $779.14
52-week low $9.33$47.97$80.84 $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.

MultipleCXKNFROAD
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 19.7x 21.6xmedian 19.7x 32.6xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 9.3x 9.2xmedian 9.3x 11.9xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 31.6x 70.0xmedian 31.6x 22.7xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.67median 1.85 14.53median 1.85 0.53median 0.57

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 monthsCXKNFROAD
Revenue $17.04B $3.31B $3.48B
Gross profit $5.73B $589.67M $548.10M
Operating income $1.37B $275.33M $297.95M
Net income $2.16B $139.89M $142.51M
Free cash flow – $43.06M $175.56M
EPS (diluted) $0.33 $2.46 $2.53
Cash & equivalents – $102.03M $94.55M
Total debt – $1.62B $4.22B
Shares (diluted) 1.47B 56.88M 56.27M
Enterprise value $14.75B $2.62B $4.18B

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
MetricCXKNFROAD
P/E 30.6x 21.6x 32.6x
P/FCF – 70.0x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.6x 11.3x
P/S 0.9x 0.9x 1.1x
P/B – 1.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book – 1.9x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 9.2x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 10.7x 16.5x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 105.2x 32.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.5x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.67 14.53 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXKNFROAD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 12.1% 41.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 8.3% 32.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.9% 10.3% 50.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 12.6% 47.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 6.5% 75.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 6.6% 73.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.0% -8.7% 91.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 1.7% 65.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.0% -8.7% 89.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 1.5% 61.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.0% 28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 43.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 181.0% 14.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.0% 91.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXKNFROAD
Gross margin 33.6% 17.8% 15.8%
EBITDA margin 15.9% 14.9% 13.7%
Operating margin 8.1% 8.3% 8.6%
Pretax margin 5.9% 5.8% 5.4%
Net margin 2.8% 4.2% 4.1%
FCF margin – 1.3% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.5% 10.1%
Return on equity – 8.8% 14.1%
Return on assets 3.5% 3.5% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 6.5% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 7.8% 10.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXKNFROAD
Debt / assets – 38.7% 49.5%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x 3.6x
Debt / FCF – 37.6x 10.2x
Liabilities / assets 33.5% 61.6% 71.2%
Equity / assets – 38.4% 28.8%
Interest coverage 1.8x 3.1x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.27 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXKNFROAD
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 1.0% – 0.8%
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.

ConsensusCXKNFROAD
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $3.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.8%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +41.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.9% +10.5% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.05BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026 $3.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +3.1% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXKNFROAD
Held by institutions 37.1% 96.7% 87.7%
Institutions holding 318 391 360
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +1.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 154 168 190
Institutions selling 100 137 111
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.23 1.71

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.

CXKNFROAD
CX 1.00 0.37 0.47
KNF 0.37 1.00 0.49
ROAD 0.47 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CX, KNF and ROAD?

Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $14.75B, Knife River (KNF) $3.00B, Construction Partners (ROAD) $4.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, CX, KNF and ROAD?

Knife River (KNF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 30.5x, Knife River (KNF) 21.5x, Construction Partners (ROAD) 32.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.3x, Knife River (KNF) 19.9x, Construction Partners (ROAD) 26.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Construction Partners (ROAD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +9.6%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, Construction Partners (ROAD) +41.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Knife River (KNF) has the highest net margin (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 2.8%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Construction Partners (ROAD) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Construction Partners (ROAD) leads (Knife River (KNF) 6.5%, Construction Partners (ROAD) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +9.1%, Knife River (KNF) -15.7%, Construction Partners (ROAD) -28.4%. Over five years, Construction Partners (ROAD) compounded fastest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +8.7%/yr, Construction Partners (ROAD) +19.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) has been the steadiest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 37.5%, Knife River (KNF) 51.0%, Construction Partners (ROAD) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.