LOMA vs MLM vs CX Stock Comparison

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima, Martin Marietta Materials and Cemex Sab De Cv Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CX Cemex Sab De Cv
$10.55 +8.8% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.31B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.38B
Div. yield
0.95%
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLOMAMLMCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.09B $30.25B $15.31B MLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 66.9x 12.3x 24.4x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 27.4x 12.9x CX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +14.8% +10.5% MLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 36.7% 3.6% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.66% 0.95% CX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% -18.3% +12.7% CX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr +5.1%/yr +9.8%/yr CX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 28.7% 37.6% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 34/100 52/100 CX

Percentile Scorecard

LOMAMLMCX

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

AxisLOMAMLMCX
Valuation 44 #6 of 10 11 #9 of 10 100 #1 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability – 86 #2 of 8 43 #5 of 8
Financial Health 100 #1 of 9 38 #6 of 9 –
Shareholder Returns – 0 #8 of 8 14 #7 of 8
Overall – 34 52
  • LOMA ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • MLM 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

PeriodLOMAMLMCXSPY
1 month -0.5%+4.0%+8.8% -0.2%
3 months -18.6%-13.8%-12.0% +3.9%
6 months -16.2%-18.0%-13.0% +8.2%
Year to date -28.1%-19.1%-8.2% +12.9%
1 year -10.1%-18.3%+12.7% +12.3%
3 years +54.7%+26.2%+77.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.7%+8.1%+21.1% +23.3%
5 years +36.5%+28.0%+59.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%+5.1%+9.8% +10.9%
10 years —+184.7%+22.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.0%+2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLOMAMLMCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%28.7%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%31.1%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.851.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.640.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-33.4%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-28.9%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $13.12$708.11$13.55 $779.14
52-week low $9.06$471.33$9.36 $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.

MultipleLOMAMLMCX
P/E now vs peer median 66.9xmedian 20.3x 12.3xmedian 20.3x 24.4xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 4.5xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 17.5xmedian 9.5x 5.2xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 628.1xmedian 31.6x 37.3xmedian 31.6x —median 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.85 0.32median 2.85 3.85median 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 monthsLOMAMLMCX
Revenue – $6.69B $17.38B
Gross profit – $1.88B $5.93B
Operating income – $1.38B $1.60B
Net income – $2.46B $2.34B
Free cash flow – $810.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $40.81 $0.43
Cash & equivalents – $112.00M –
Total debt $205.24M $5.95B –
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 60.20M 1.47B
Enterprise value $1.09B $29.74B $15.31B

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
MetricLOMAMLMCX
P/E 66.9x 12.3x 24.4x
P/FCF 628.1x 37.3x –
P/Operating cash flow – 19.9x –
P/S 1.9x 4.5x 0.9x
P/B 1.5x 2.6x –
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.8x –
EV/EBITDA – 17.5x 5.2x
EV/EBIT – 26.1x 9.6x
EV/Revenue – 5.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 44.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.32 3.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOMAMLMCX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 14.8% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.8% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 3.2% 5.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 123.2% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 37.3% 63.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 123.9% -54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -15.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOMAMLMCX
Gross margin – 28.2% 34.1%
EBITDA margin – 30.9% 16.9%
Operating margin – 20.6% 9.2%
Pretax margin – 17.4% 7.0%
Net margin – 36.7% 3.6%
FCF margin – 12.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 22.7% –
Return on equity – 21.5% –
Return on assets – 11.8% 105.3%
Return on invested capital – 6.5% –
Return on capital employed – 7.2% 323.9%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 28.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOMAMLMCX
Debt / assets 15.7% 27.9% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF – 7.3x –
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 45.8% 34.4%
Equity / assets 56.2% 54.2% –
Interest coverage – 5.9x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 2.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOMAMLMCX
Dividend yield – 0.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.3% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –

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.

ConsensusLOMAMLMCX
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $18.36FY2026 $0.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.9%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.1% +17.5% +23.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.36MFY2026 $8.03BFY2026 $18.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +26.6% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOMAMLMCX
Held by institutions 17.5% 98.5% 37.1%
Institutions holding 58 1,072 318
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% +1.4% +6.4%
Institutions buying 26 469 154
Institutions selling 17 392 100
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.20 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.

LOMAMLMCX
LOMA 1.00 0.28 0.46
MLM 0.28 1.00 0.49
CX 0.46 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOMA, MLM and CX?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.09B, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.25B, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) $15.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOMA, MLM and CX?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 66.9x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.3x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) is cheapest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 18.3x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.4x, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 12.9x). 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: Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 3.6%).

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%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -18.3%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +12.7%. Over five years, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) compounded fastest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +6.4%/yr, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +5.1%/yr, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) has the highest dividend yield: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 0.00%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.66%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 0.95%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 43.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%, Cemex Sab De Cv (CX) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOMA, MLM 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, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 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.