CX vs VMC vs SID Stock Comparison

Cemex Sab De Cv, Vulcan Materials and National Steel 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
$15.33B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.38B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
VMC Vulcan Materials CO
$261.43 +6.7% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$34.10B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
0.01%
Aggregates Basic Materials
3 wins
SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cemex Sab De Cv leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cemex Sab De Cv 5, Vulcan Materials 3, National Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXVMCSIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.33B $34.10B $1.15B VMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 30.6x -3.5x CX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 27.9x — CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +6.9% +23.4% SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 13.7% -1.8% VMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -1.0x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.5% -10.7% -44.8% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +7.2%/yr -27.2%/yr CX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 29.1% 69.5% VMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 46/100 45/100 CX

Percentile Scorecard

CXVMCSID

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

AxisCXVMCSID
Valuation 100 #1 of 10 0 #10 of 10 63 #61 of 162
Growth – – 27 #108 of 147
Profitability 43 #5 of 8 64 #3 of 8 43 #70 of 122
Financial Health – 75 #3 of 9 76 #41 of 165
Shareholder Returns 14 #7 of 8 43 #5 of 8 18 #88 of 107
Overall 52 46 45
  • CX ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • VMC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXVMCSIDSPY
1 month +4.7%+6.7%-18.9% -0.8%
3 months -16.7%-8.1%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months -17.0%-10.3%-30.2% +7.0%
Year to date -11.6%-8.3%-43.8% +12.2%
1 year +8.5%-10.7%-44.8% +13.0%
3 years +70.8%+35.0%-59.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.5%+10.5%-26.2% +23.1%
5 years +50.3%+41.3%-79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.5%+7.2%-27.2% +11.0%
10 years +17.1%+133.0%-73.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.6%+8.8%-12.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCXVMCSIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%29.1%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%32.0%78.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.570.811.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.23-0.37-0.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-32.8%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-20.9%-57.5% -1.8%
52-week high $13.55$330.37$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $9.36$240.82$0.87 $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.

MultipleCXVMCSID
P/E now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 19.6x 30.4xmedian 19.6x -3.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 9.3x 16.1xmedian 9.3x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 31.4x 32.9xmedian 31.4x 1.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 4.0xmedian 2.3x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.71median 2.78 1.85median 2.78 0.09median 0.29

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 monthsCXVMCSID
Revenue $17.38B $8.12B $18.30B
Gross profit $5.93B $2.23B $2.18B
Operating income $1.60B $1.64B $813.51M
Net income $2.34B $1.12B -$703.42M
Free cash flow – $1.03B $1.06B
EPS (diluted) $0.43 $8.56 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents – $194.20M $2.63B
Total debt – $4.36B $28.10B
Shares (diluted) 1.47B 130.30M 161.19M
Enterprise value $15.33B $33.39B -$6.95B

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
MetricCXVMCSID
P/E 23.5x 30.4x -3.6x
P/FCF – 32.9x 1.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.7x -1.5x
P/S 0.8x 4.2x 0.1x
P/B – 4.0x –
P/Tangible book – 4.8x –
EV/EBITDA 5.0x 16.1x -0.5x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 23.1x -1.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.7x -0.1x
EV/FCF – 37.0x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.1x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.71 1.85 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXVMCSID
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 6.9% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.3% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% 6.7% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 8.9% -20.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.6% 14.5% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 13.1% -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.2% 17.4% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 63.7% 15.5% -11.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.1% 19.7% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 16.4% -42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.8% -200.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.7% -65.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.5% -56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXVMCSID
Gross margin 34.1% 27.5% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 16.9% 29.2% 13.2%
Operating margin 9.2% 20.2% 4.4%
Pretax margin 7.0% 17.6% -3.2%
Net margin 3.6% 13.7% -1.8%
FCF margin – 12.7% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.2% -4.3%
Return on equity – 13.2% –
Return on assets 105.3% 6.8% -4.5%
Return on invested capital – 9.9% –
Return on capital employed 323.9% 10.7% –
Asset turnover 28.6x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXVMCSID
Debt / assets – 26.5% 1.9%
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – 4.2x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 48.4% –
Equity / assets – 51.6% –
Interest coverage 2.1x 7.2x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 3.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXVMCSID
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 2.4% -17.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 3.1% -17.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 23.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –

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.

ConsensusCXVMCSID
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 27.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.82FY2026 $9.37FY2026 $-0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% +11.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.03BFY2026 $8.31BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% -1.9% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXVMCSID
Held by institutions 37.1% 98.5% 2.1%
Institutions holding 318 1,060 66
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +3.6% -22.1%
Institutions buying 154 526 27
Institutions selling 100 363 24
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.45 1.13

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.

CXVMCSID
CX 1.00 0.46 0.35
VMC 0.46 1.00 0.08
SID 0.35 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CX, VMC and SID?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.33B, Vulcan Materials (VMC) $34.10B, National Steel (SID) $1.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, CX, VMC and SID?

Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.5x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 30.6x, National Steel (SID) -3.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.4x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.5%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.9%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) has the highest net margin (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 13.7%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +8.5%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) -10.7%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%. Over five years, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) compounded fastest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +8.5%/yr, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +7.2%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.2%/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%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 0.01%, National Steel (SID) 0.00%. Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) and National Steel (SID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vulcan Materials (VMC) has been the steadiest (Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 37.5%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.1%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CX, VMC and SID?

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.