Holcim Ltd
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
13.82
Price/Sales ratio
N/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.20

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
3.69-3.253.62-3.903.182.883.462.451.732.452.512.88
Price/Sales ratio
0.240.200.240.250.170.240.250.210.190.271.450.17
Price/Book Value ratio
0.270.150.210.230.170.220.220.200.190.280.370.17
Price/Cash Flow ratio
1.901.941.962.151.601.341.271.111.251.371.771.60
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
8.9813.334.264.303.031.961.671.601.901.8912.353.03
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-1.520.01-0.010.02-0.010.06-0.130.060.03-0.840.00-0.01
Dividend Yield
8.90%8.85%14.01%18.52%24.90%4.96%20.80%21.67%23.20%18.80%3.55%4.96%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
44.79%30.07%41.89%29.78%42.04%42.21%41.87%42.98%39.78%42.57%43.61%42.04%
Operating Profit Margin
12.12%-3.13%10.54%-1.82%12.05%14.34%14.56%16.40%11.03%16.94%17.10%12.05%
Pretax Profit Margin
11.54%-2.90%10.71%-4.51%8.64%12.42%11.74%13.57%15.60%15.45%15.01%8.64%
Net Profit Margin
6.73%-6.22%6.65%-6.41%5.46%8.40%7.33%8.56%11.33%11.32%11.57%5.46%
Effective Tax Rate
26.64%-114.18%28.97%-45.42%27.62%24.28%26.36%26.42%22.54%23.90%23.90%24.28%
Return on Assets
3.24%-2.00%2.57%-2.63%2.51%3.85%3.18%3.83%5.74%5.80%7.30%2.51%
Return On Equity
7.38%-4.68%5.81%-6.02%5.57%7.86%6.50%8.30%11.53%11.77%14.93%5.57%
Return on Capital Employed
7.07%-1.26%4.96%-0.91%6.76%7.79%7.48%8.77%6.60%10.45%13.10%6.76%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.22N/A
Quick Ratio
0.780.690.940.840.791.061.081.131.571.120.890.79
Cash ratio
0.310.290.390.360.230.450.630.681.100.680.370.23
Days of Sales Outstanding
41.6152.7438.3346.6542.9139.2136.3536.4133.4336.7941.2441.24
Days of Inventory outstanding
64.4667.7361.7557.0970.6458.9553.8062.2259.3966.0560.8058.95
Operating Cycle
106.07120.47100.09103.75113.5598.1690.1698.6392.83102.85102.05102.05
Days of Payables Outstanding
73.4981.7471.1668.2964.6377.3883.3589.3482.9295.6584.0164.63
Cash Conversion Cycle
32.5838.7328.9235.4548.9120.776.809.289.907.1918.0320.77
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.290.290.280.290.260.210.230.250.250.240.230.21
Debt Equity Ratio
0.670.690.630.670.590.440.470.560.510.490.480.44
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.340.320.320.340.320.270.290.320.310.300.290.27
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.400.400.390.400.370.300.320.350.340.330.320.30
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8.74N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.210.110.160.160.180.370.370.320.300.420.430.18
Company Equity Multiplier
2.272.332.252.292.212.042.042.162.002.022.032.04
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.130.100.120.110.100.180.190.180.150.200.160.10
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.210.140.460.490.520.680.750.690.660.720.710.52
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.210.110.160.160.180.370.370.320.300.420.430.18
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.990.350.660.791.002.732.592.363.314.103.191.00
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.94%-28.86%50.75%-72.35%79.36%14.33%72.12%53.17%40.20%46.20%41.06%14.33%