EXP vs KNF vs CX Stock Comparison

Eagle Materials, Knife River and Cemex Sab De Cv Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.66 -1.2% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.60B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$54.25 +1.7% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.29B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
1 win
CX Cemex Sab De Cv
$10.52 +10.7% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.62B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.38B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cemex Sab De Cv leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cemex Sab De Cv 5, Eagle Materials 5, Knife River 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPKNFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.60B $3.29B $15.62B CX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 23.6x 24.9x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 20.3x 12.8x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +12.1% +10.5% KNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 4.2% 3.6% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 6.5% — EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.1x — EXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.7% -11.3% +2.2% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr — +10.4%/yr CX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 51.1% 36.4% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 26/100 52/100 CX

Percentile Scorecard

EXPKNFCX

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

AxisEXPKNFCX
Valuation 22 #8 of 10 67 #4 of 10 100 #1 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability 100 #1 of 8 0 #8 of 8 43 #5 of 8
Financial Health 25 #7 of 9 13 #8 of 9 –
Shareholder Returns 57 #4 of 8 – 14 #7 of 8
Overall 51 26 52
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF 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

PeriodEXPKNFCXSPY
1 month -1.2%+1.7%+10.7% +0.9%
3 months -17.2%-28.8%-10.2% +5.9%
6 months -15.1%-39.5%-13.6% +8.5%
Year to date -16.0%-22.9%-8.4% +13.3%
1 year -24.7%-11.3%+2.2% +12.4%
3 years +17.5%+13.0%+76.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.5%+4.2%+20.9% +23.5%
5 years +17.1%—+63.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.2%—+10.4% +11.0%
10 years +115.8%—+25.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.0%—+2.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEXPKNFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%51.1%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%51.4%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.311.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.220.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-55.3%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.7%-42.3%-22.4% -0.9%
52-week high $240.24$93.97$13.55 $779.14
52-week low $163.37$47.97$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.

MultipleEXPKNFCX
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 20.1x 22.0xmedian 20.1x 24.4xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.4x 9.3xmedian 9.4x 5.2xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 31.4x 71.5xmedian 31.4x —median 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -10.93median 2.86 14.83median 2.86 3.84median 2.86

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 monthsEXPKNFCX
Revenue $2.32B $3.31B $17.38B
Gross profit $628.19M $589.67M $5.93B
Operating income $539.59M $275.33M $1.60B
Net income $402.57M $139.89M $2.34B
Free cash flow $170.51M $43.06M –
EPS (diluted) $12.95 $2.46 $0.43
Cash & equivalents $233.54M $102.03M –
Total debt $6.57B $1.62B –
Shares (diluted) 31.09M 56.88M 1.47B
Enterprise value $4.62B $2.91B $15.62B

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
MetricEXPKNFCX
P/E 13.3x 22.0x 24.4x
P/FCF 31.4x 71.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 9.8x –
P/S 2.3x 0.9x 0.9x
P/B 3.6x 1.9x –
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.0x –
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 9.3x 5.2x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 16.7x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 40.3x 106.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 14.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.93 14.83 3.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPKNFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 12.1% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 8.3% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 10.3% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 12.6% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.0% 6.5% 5.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 6.6% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% -8.7% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 1.7% 63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% -8.7% -54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 1.5% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% 28.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 3.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.7% 181.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -29.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPKNFCX
Gross margin 27.0% 17.8% 34.1%
EBITDA margin 30.3% 14.9% 16.9%
Operating margin 23.2% 8.3% 9.2%
Pretax margin 21.5% 5.8% 7.0%
Net margin 17.3% 4.2% 3.6%
FCF margin 7.3% 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 9.5% –
Return on equity 26.1% 8.8% –
Return on assets 10.0% 3.5% 105.3%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 6.5% –
Return on capital employed 15.0% 7.8% 323.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 28.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPKNFCX
Debt / assets 45.0% 38.7% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 10.3x 37.6x –
Liabilities / assets 62.0% 61.6% 34.4%
Equity / assets 38.0% 38.4% –
Interest coverage 11.3x 3.1x 2.1x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.11 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPKNFCX
Dividend yield 0.6% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 7.2% – –
Shareholder yield 7.8% – 1.0%
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.

ConsensusEXPKNFCX
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.26FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $0.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +10.5% +23.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026 $18.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +3.1% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPKNFCX
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.7% 37.1%
Institutions holding 529 391 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +1.0% +6.4%
Institutions buying 272 168 154
Institutions selling 167 137 100
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.23 1.54

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.

EXPKNFCX
EXP 1.00 0.52 0.47
KNF 0.52 1.00 0.39
CX 0.47 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXP, KNF and CX?

Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.60B, Knife River (KNF) $3.29B, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXP, KNF and CX?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.9x, Knife River (KNF) 23.6x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.2x, Knife River (KNF) 20.3x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.8x). 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: Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, 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%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Eagle Materials (EXP) -24.7%, Knife River (KNF) -11.3%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +2.2%. Over five years, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) compounded fastest (Eagle Materials (EXP) +3.2%/yr, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.4%/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%, Knife River (KNF) 0.00%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 0.00%. Knife River (KNF) and Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXP, KNF 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, 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.