CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
0.580.520.42N/A
Price/Sales ratio
0.670.640.610.58
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$14.93$16.70$20.32N/A

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-27.54107.9116.9515.1413.9662.85-5.7313.2410.4861.75-26.5262.85
Price/Sales ratio
0.880.570.940.890.520.430.580.680.370.642.060.52
Price/Book Value ratio
1.420.901.411.280.770.610.941.010.551.0114.470.77
Price/Cash Flow ratio
15.576.786.097.415.504.224.815.373.985.2092.165.50
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
37.6913.917.1812.2912.949.767.7011.5614.1611.42178.6412.94
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.59-0.940.011.16-0.42-0.750.00-0.08-0.44-0.92-0.74-0.75
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.62%0.31%0.24%0.86%N/A0.05%2.62%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
32.03%33.38%35.48%34.32%33.91%32.78%32.22%32.12%30.95%32.46%31.97%32.78%
Operating Profit Margin
8.12%10.50%13.39%11.14%9.88%10.23%9.96%16.38%0.48%10.63%14.75%9.88%
Pretax Profit Margin
-0.78%1.52%6.88%5.29%5.60%1.92%-9.82%6.40%4.94%8.33%6.08%5.60%
Net Profit Margin
-3.22%0.53%5.59%5.89%3.78%0.69%-10.22%5.17%3.60%1.04%-7.82%0.69%
Effective Tax Rate
-242.78%66.12%17.91%3.80%28.79%64.03%-4.08%15.45%27.14%86.26%232.08%28.79%
Return on Assets
-1.31%0.22%2.33%2.68%1.89%0.30%-4.83%2.82%2.12%0.61%-23.57%0.30%
Return On Equity
-5.17%0.83%8.36%8.47%5.54%0.97%-16.42%7.66%5.34%1.64%-55.68%0.97%
Return on Capital Employed
3.92%5.05%6.49%6.31%5.91%5.61%5.85%11.20%0.35%8.10%56.78%5.91%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.881.011.120.630.740.840.79N/AN/AN/A0.980.74
Quick Ratio
0.650.770.900.460.510.660.600.550.510.470.720.51
Cash ratio
0.150.210.140.120.060.140.170.110.080.090.060.06
Days of Sales Outstanding
46.7545.0143.8543.2338.5542.2843.1441.3242.6236.7511.3542.28
Days of Inventory outstanding
46.2143.0040.2740.5842.3840.9040.3146.6056.6455.609.9140.90
Operating Cycle
92.9688.0184.1283.8280.9483.1883.4587.9399.2692.3621.2783.18
Days of Payables Outstanding
61.9369.6890.9599.9199.46104.47106.74102.08100.6596.63N/A104.47
Cash Conversion Cycle
31.0218.33-6.82-16.09-18.52-21.28-23.29-14.15-1.39-4.2721.27-18.52
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.470.490.450.890.370.350.360.290.280.23N/A0.35
Debt Equity Ratio
1.841.851.622.841.081.121.220.810.720.62N/A1.12
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.620.630.600.490.500.490.530.420.390.35N/A0.49
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.640.640.610.730.520.520.550.440.420.38N/A0.52
Interest Coverage Ratio
1.031.351.641.682.631.871.72N/AN/AN/A22.722.63
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.040.070.140.060.120.120.150.230.190.31N/A0.12
Company Equity Multiplier
3.923.773.573.162.923.153.392.712.512.672.313.15
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.050.080.150.120.090.100.120.120.090.120.020.10
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.410.480.840.600.420.430.620.460.280.450.510.42
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.040.070.140.060.120.120.150.230.190.31N/A0.12
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.461.223.100.092.031.142.062.742.023.07N/A1.14
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A164.83%-1.81%3.18%9.09%N/A-1.81%164.83%