EXP vs CRH vs CX Stock Comparison

Eagle Materials, Crh Public and Cemex Sab De Cv Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$181.91 +4.9% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.64B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement 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
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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Crh Public leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Crh Public 4, Cemex Sab De Cv 3, Eagle Materials 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPCRHCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.64B $60.22B $15.53B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 16.8x 24.8x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 15.8x 13.2x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +5.6% +10.5% CX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% — 3.6% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.0% -23.5% +5.6% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +13.6%/yr +11.0%/yr CRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 32.8% 36.5% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 67/100 — CRH

Percentile Scorecard

EXPCRHCX

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

AxisEXPCRHCX
Valuation 22 #8 of 10 78 #3 of 10 100 #1 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability – – –
Financial Health 13 #8 of 9 38 #6 of 9 –
Shareholder Returns 43 #5 of 8 86 #2 of 8 14 #7 of 8
Overall 26 67 –
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CX ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPCRHCXSPY
1 month +4.9%+7.2%+12.2% +0.7%
3 months -11.5%-5.7%-9.2% +3.7%
6 months -13.4%-23.5%-11.9% +7.1%
Year to date -12.0%-27.4%-5.7% +12.8%
1 year -22.0%-23.5%+5.6% +11.9%
3 years +18.9%+69.4%+82.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.9%+19.2%+22.2% +22.8%
5 years +22.6%+88.7%+68.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.2%+13.6%+11.0% +10.9%
10 years +126.0%+173.8%+29.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%+10.6%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXPCRHCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%32.8%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%33.0%34.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.291.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.720.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-42.1%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-31.0%-20.0% -1.2%
52-week high $240.24$131.38$13.55 $779.14
52-week low $163.37$79.20$9.40 $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.

MultipleEXPCRHCX
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 20.7x 16.9xmedian 20.7x 25.1xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 5.4xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 32.9x 20.4xmedian 32.9x —median 32.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -11.45median 3.42 —median 3.42 3.95median 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 monthsEXPCRHCX
Revenue $2.32B $38.96B $17.38B
Gross profit $628.19M $14.12B $5.93B
Operating income $539.59M $5.34B $1.60B
Net income $402.57M $3.55B $2.34B
Free cash flow $170.51M – –
EPS (diluted) $12.95 $5.35 $0.43
Cash & equivalents $233.54M $5.11B –
Total debt $6.57B – –
Shares (diluted) 31.09M 668.80M 1.47B
Enterprise value $4.66B $60.22B $15.53B

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
MetricEXPCRHCX
P/E 14.0x 16.9x 25.1x
P/FCF 32.9x 20.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 11.6x –
P/S 2.4x 1.5x 0.9x
P/B 3.8x 2.3x –
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.5x –
EV/EBITDA 10.1x – 5.4x
EV/EBIT 13.2x – 9.8x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 41.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 11.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.45 – 3.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPCRHCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 5.6% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 5.9% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.0% 4.0% 5.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% 2.6% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – 63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% 5.4% -54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.2% – 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% -4.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPCRHCX
Gross margin 27.0% – 34.1%
EBITDA margin 30.3% – 16.9%
Operating margin 23.2% – 9.2%
Pretax margin 21.5% – 7.0%
Net margin 17.3% – 3.6%
FCF margin 7.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 13.3% –
Return on equity 26.1% 13.9% –
Return on assets 10.0% 5.9% 105.3%
Return on invested capital 12.9% – –
Return on capital employed 15.0% – 323.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 28.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPCRHCX
Debt / assets 45.0% – –
Debt / equity 1.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x – –
Debt / FCF 10.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 62.0% 56.9% 34.4%
Equity / assets 38.0% 42.4% –
Interest coverage 11.3x – 2.1x
Current ratio 3.2x 1.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x – –
Cash ratio 0.8x – –
Altman Z-score 3.17 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPCRHCX
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 6.9% – –
Shareholder yield 7.4% 1.7% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -4.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -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.

ConsensusEXPCRHCX
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.26FY2026 $5.74FY2026 $0.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +13.9% +23.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026 $18.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -3.2% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPCRHCX
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.4% 37.1%
Institutions holding 530 1,030 319
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +1.7% +6.4%
Institutions buying 273 555 155
Institutions selling 167 355 100
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.56 1.55

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.

EXPCRHCX
EXP 1.00 0.69 0.48
CRH 0.69 1.00 0.59
CX 0.48 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXP, CRH and CX?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.64B, Crh Public (CRH) $60.22B, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXP, CRH and CX?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.0x, Crh Public (CRH) 16.8x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.8x, Crh Public (CRH) 15.8x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Eagle Materials (EXP) -22.0%, Crh Public (CRH) -23.5%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +5.6%. Over five years, Crh Public (CRH) compounded fastest (Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.2%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +13.6%/yr, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) and Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.8%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.8%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.