LOMA vs CX vs VMC Stock Comparison

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima, Cemex Sab De Cv and Vulcan Materials Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CX Cemex Sab De Cv
$10.55 +8.8% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.22B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.38B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
6 wins
VMC Vulcan Materials CO
$262.55 +7.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$34.16B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
0.01%
Aggregates Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionLOMACXVMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.08B $15.22B $34.16B VMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 66.9x 24.3x 30.6x CX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 12.9x 28.0x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.5% +6.9% CX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.6% 13.7% VMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +12.7% -10.1% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr +9.8%/yr +6.8%/yr CX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 37.6% 29.0% VMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 52/100 46/100 CX

Percentile Scorecard

LOMACXVMC

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

AxisLOMACXVMC
Valuation 44 #6 of 10 100 #1 of 10 0 #10 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability – 43 #5 of 8 64 #3 of 8
Financial Health 100 #1 of 9 – 75 #3 of 9
Shareholder Returns – 14 #7 of 8 43 #5 of 8
Overall – 52 46
  • LOMA ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CX ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • VMC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOMACXVMCSPY
1 month -0.5%+8.8%+7.2% -0.2%
3 months -18.6%-12.0%-9.1% +3.9%
6 months -16.2%-13.0%-9.9% +8.2%
Year to date -28.1%-8.2%-7.9% +12.9%
1 year -10.1%+12.7%-10.1% +12.3%
3 years +54.7%+77.3%+35.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.7%+21.1%+10.7% +23.3%
5 years +36.5%+59.8%+39.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%+9.8%+6.8% +10.9%
10 years —+22.4%+134.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+2.0%+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLOMACXVMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%37.6%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%34.6%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.580.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.34-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-54.1%-32.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-22.1%-20.5% -1.2%
52-week high $13.12$13.55$330.37 $779.14
52-week low $9.06$9.36$240.82 $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.

MultipleLOMACXVMC
P/E now vs peer median 66.9xmedian 20.3x 24.4xmedian 20.3x 30.5xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 5.2xmedian 9.5x 16.1xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 628.1xmedian 31.6x —median 31.6x 33.1xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 4.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.85 3.85median 2.85 1.86median 2.85

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 monthsLOMACXVMC
Revenue – $17.38B $8.12B
Gross profit – $5.93B $2.23B
Operating income – $1.60B $1.64B
Net income – $2.34B $1.12B
Free cash flow – – $1.03B
EPS (diluted) – $0.43 $8.56
Cash & equivalents – – $194.20M
Total debt $205.24M – $4.36B
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 1.47B 130.30M
Enterprise value $1.08B $15.22B $33.45B

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
MetricLOMACXVMC
P/E 66.9x 24.4x 30.5x
P/FCF 628.1x – 33.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 18.8x
P/S 1.9x 0.9x 4.2x
P/B 1.5x – 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x – 4.8x
EV/EBITDA – 5.2x 16.1x
EV/EBIT – 9.6x 23.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 4.7x
EV/FCF – – 37.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.85 1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOMACXVMC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.5% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.8% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.6% 14.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 13.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.2% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 63.7% 15.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – -54.1% 19.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 16.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 10.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 16.3%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOMACXVMC
Debt / assets 15.7% – 26.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 34.4% 48.4%
Equity / assets 56.2% – 51.6%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 7.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio – – 1.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOMACXVMC
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusLOMACXVMC
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $0.82FY2026 $9.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.9%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.1% +23.2% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.36MFY2026 $18.03BFY2026 $8.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +8.2% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOMACXVMC
Held by institutions 17.5% 37.1% 98.5%
Institutions holding 58 318 1,060
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% +6.4% +3.6%
Institutions buying 26 154 526
Institutions selling 17 100 363
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.54 1.45

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.

LOMACXVMC
LOMA 1.00 0.46 0.27
CX 0.46 1.00 0.45
VMC 0.27 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOMA, CX and VMC?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.08B, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.22B, Vulcan Materials (VMC) $34.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOMA, CX and VMC?

Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 66.9x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.3x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 18.3x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.9x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 28.0x). 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: Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.5%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.9%.

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%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) returned the most: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) -10.1%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +12.7%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) -10.1%. Over five years, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) compounded fastest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +6.4%/yr, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +9.8%/yr, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 0.00%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 0.00%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 0.01%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) and Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vulcan Materials (VMC) has been the steadiest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 43.1%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 37.6%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.