CX vs MLM vs EXP Stock Comparison

Cemex Sab De Cv, Martin Marietta Materials and Eagle Materials 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
3 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$174.71 -2.0% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Martin Marietta Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Martin Marietta Materials 6, Cemex Sab De Cv 3, Eagle Materials 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXMLMEXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.75B $30.32B $5.39B MLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.5x 12.3x 13.4x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 27.5x 13.9x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +14.8% +1.7% MLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 36.7% 17.3% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.5% 12.9% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 2.2x EXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% MLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% -18.1% -25.3% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.7%/yr +5.9%/yr +4.3%/yr CX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 28.7% 34.5% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 34/100 51/100 EXP

Percentile Scorecard

CXMLMEXP

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

AxisCXMLMEXP
Valuation 100 #1 of 10 11 #9 of 10 22 #8 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability 14 #7 of 8 86 #2 of 8 100 #1 of 8
Financial Health – 38 #6 of 9 25 #7 of 9
Shareholder Returns 14 #7 of 8 0 #8 of 8 57 #4 of 8
Overall 43 34 51
  • CX ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • MLM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXMLMEXPSPY
1 month +4.2%+3.4%-2.0% -1.0%
3 months -15.7%-9.4%-18.2% +2.9%
6 months -17.6%-17.6%-16.3% +6.4%
Year to date -11.4%-18.6%-15.5% +11.4%
1 year +9.1%-18.1%-25.3% +13.1%
3 years +71.4%+21.8%+12.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.7%+6.8%+3.9% +21.5%
5 years +51.7%+33.0%+23.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.7%+5.9%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years +15.8%+182.1%+125.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.5%+10.9%+8.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCXMLMEXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%28.7%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%31.2%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.550.841.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.63-0.74 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-33.4%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-28.4%-27.3% -2.5%
52-week high $13.55$708.11$240.24 $779.14
52-week low $9.33$471.33$163.37 $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.

MultipleCXMLMEXP
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 19.7x 12.4xmedian 19.7x 13.4xmedian 19.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x 4.6xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 9.3x 17.6xmedian 9.3x 9.8xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 31.6x 37.6xmedian 31.6x 31.6xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.67median 1.85 0.32median 1.85 -11.00median 1.85

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 monthsCXMLMEXP
Revenue $17.04B $6.69B $2.32B
Gross profit $5.73B $1.88B $628.19M
Operating income $1.37B $1.38B $539.59M
Net income $2.16B $2.46B $402.57M
Free cash flow – $810.00M $170.51M
EPS (diluted) $0.33 $40.81 $12.95
Cash & equivalents – $112.00M $233.54M
Total debt – $22.09B $6.57B
Shares (diluted) 1.47B 60.20M 31.09M
Enterprise value $14.75B $29.81B $4.41B

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
MetricCXMLMEXP
P/E 30.6x 12.4x 13.4x
P/FCF – 37.6x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.0x 8.5x
P/S 0.9x 4.6x 2.3x
P/B – 2.6x 3.6x
P/Tangible book – 2.8x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 17.6x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 10.7x 26.3x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 5.4x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 44.8x 40.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.9x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.67 0.32 -11.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXMLMEXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 14.8% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 1.1% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.9% 7.8% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 3.4% -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 3.2% -9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 1.3% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.0% 123.2% -11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 37.3% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.0% 123.9% -6.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 38.8% -1.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.7% 14.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -15.9% -45.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% -26.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXMLMEXP
Gross margin 33.6% 28.2% 27.0%
EBITDA margin 15.9% 30.9% 30.3%
Operating margin 8.1% 20.6% 23.2%
Pretax margin 5.9% 17.4% 21.5%
Net margin 2.8% 36.7% 17.3%
FCF margin – 12.1% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.7% 27.2%
Return on equity – 21.5% 26.1%
Return on assets 3.5% 11.8% 10.0%
Return on invested capital – 6.5% 12.9%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 7.2% 15.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXMLMEXP
Debt / assets – 27.9% 45.0%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 2.2x
Debt / FCF – 7.3x 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 33.5% 45.8% 62.0%
Equity / assets – 54.2% 38.0%
Interest coverage 1.8x 5.9x 11.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 3.2x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 2.96 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXMLMEXP
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.7% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% 7.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.3% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.2% 8.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.9% 18.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% -4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% -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.

ConsensusCXMLMEXP
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $18.47FY2026 $12.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.8%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.9% +17.2% +4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.05BFY2026 $8.04BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +26.6% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXMLMEXP
Held by institutions 37.1% 98.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 318 1,072 529
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +1.4% +4.2%
Institutions buying 154 469 272
Institutions selling 100 392 167
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.20 1.63

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.

CXMLMEXP
CX 1.00 0.48 0.44
MLM 0.48 1.00 0.68
EXP 0.44 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CX, MLM and EXP?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $14.75B, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.32B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CX, MLM and EXP?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 30.5x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.3x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.3x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.5x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +9.6%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 2.8%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 6.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +9.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -18.1%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.3%. Over five years, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) compounded fastest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +8.7%/yr, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +5.9%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest dividend yield: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 0.00%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.01%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%. Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 37.5%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 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.