Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR is a depositary receipt representing ownership in CEMEX, a global construction materials company. The business supplies cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, clinker, and related building solutions used across residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects. Its operations serve construction markets through production, distribution, and marketing capabilities that connect raw materials with builders, contractors, and industrial customers. Cemex also provides urbanization solutions and other construction services that support large-scale development and modernization projects. As a widely recognized name in the building materials industry, Cemex plays an important role in supplying essential inputs for the construction sector across multiple regions and end markets.
$10.39
+$0.12 (+1.17%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
11.09% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 4.55%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue declined 0.4% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
At 32x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. ROIC dropped from 8.49% to 4.55%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
32.5x earnings, 9.4x FCF. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$17.04B
▼ -0.4% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$501M
▲ +1.0% YoY
Op. Margin
12.55%
▼ -0.2pp YoY
ROIC
4.55%
▼ -3.9pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$1.62B
▲ +27.6% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$2.65B
▼ -44.1% YoY
Net Debt
$4.96B
Cash & Equiv.
$1.82B
3Y CAGR: +1.2%
3Y CAGR: +22.5%
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Is Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR (CX) overvalued?
At a P/E of 32.5 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 9.4, Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR (CX) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $33.91 per share, so at $10.39 the stock looks undervalued (226.4% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR scores 63/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.5%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $33.91 per share for CX, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $25.43. At today's $10.39, that puts the stock about 226.4% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR a high-quality business?+
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR scores 63 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 12.5% operating margin and a 4.6% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR (CX) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR pays a regular dividend of about $0.05 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.5% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 15.8% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For CX's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. CX currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 63/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 0.5%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
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