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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX)

Basic Materials | Building Materials | San Pedro Garza García, Mexico | NYSE
10.87 USD -0.06 (-0.549%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.77 -0.10 (-0.100%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT

The investment case for CEMEX hinges on a stark divergence between its deteriorating balance sheet and its improving operational reality. While the company recently delivered a stunning EPS beat driven by efficiency gains, the underlying capital structure remains precarious with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 53 and a current ratio below 1.0, indicating liquidity strain. The market appears to be pricing in a recovery, with analysts targeting nearly double the current price and options traders heavily betting on a move toward the $14-$15 range by early 2027. However, this optimism is tempered by the fact that the stock is trading at a premium to its book value despite a history of cyclical volatility. The dividend yield of roughly 0.9% provides a modest cushion but is insufficient to offset the risks associated with the company's high leverage. For investors, the thesis is a turnaround play dependent on sustained operational improvements and successful deleveraging, rather than a defensive income play.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.057539
MSTL0.063836
AutoTheta0.086142
AutoARIMA0.097971

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 2.64
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.412
Excess Kurtosis -0.97
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 53.59
Revenue per Share 11.78
Market Cap 15,684,892,672
Trailing P/E 31.06
Forward P/E 11.82
Beta 0.85
Profit Margins 2.83%
Website https://www.cemex.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes 14.0 and 15.0 for the January 2027 expiration, alongside significant volume at the 15.0 strike. This bullish skew contrasts with put activity concentrated at lower strikes (7.0 and 10.0), suggesting a floor rather than a hard ceiling. Implied volatility remains elevated for near-term expirations, reflecting uncertainty around the recent earnings beat and operational efficiency claims.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.25% 0.46% 0.73% 0.44%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-17 0.031000 0.246032
2026-03-11 0.023000 0.216777
2025-06-17 0.022000 0.323054
2025-03-10 0.021000 0.355932
2024-12-10 0.021000 0.366492
2024-09-13 0.021000 0.349418
2024-06-17 0.021000 0.323077
2019-12-13 0.050000 1.329787
2019-06-17 0.050000 1.219512
2008-05-06 0.634531 2.869414
2007-05-08 0.566139 2.185393
2006-05-05 0.505345 1.897288
2005-05-06 0.446832 3.141028
2004-05-07 0.391358 3.834702
2003-05-07 0.406176 4.958255
2002-05-03 0.407696 3.495115
2001-05-07 0.365520 4.093612
2000-05-04 0.303967 3.867068
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.1
dividendYield 0.9
exDividendDate 2026-06-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.031
lastDividendDate 2026-06-17
dividendDate 2026-06-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.19323146
Address1 Avenida Ricardo Margain Zozaya #325
Address2 Colonia Valle del Campestre
All Time High 31.4302
All Time Low 1.55
Ask 11.0
Ask Size 3,400
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,218,680
Average Daily Volume3 Month 5,861,898
Average Volume 5,861,898
Average Volume10Days 6,218,680
Beta 0.847
Bid 10.75
Bid Size 6,700
Book Value 8.59
City San Pedro Garza García
Country Mexico
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.87
Current Ratio 0.923
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 10.975
Day Low 10.74
Debt To Equity 53.59
Display Name CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V
Dividend Date 1,782,691,200
Dividend Rate 0.1
Dividend Yield 0.9
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,044,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,044,800
Earnings Growth 0.0
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.09
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,017,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,017,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,017,800
Ebitda 3,246,438,912
Ebitda Margins 0.19054002
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.896
Enterprise To Revenue 1.314
Enterprise Value 22,387,138,560
Eps Current Year 0.8275
Eps Forward 0.92
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.35
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,654,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 11.8922
Fifty Day Average Change -1.0222006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.085955545
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 19.323147
Fifty Two Week High 13.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.8000002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2048281
Fifty Two Week Low 8.73
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.1400003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24513178
Fifty Two Week Range 8.73 - 13.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 937,402,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.95
Float Shares 1,411,948,665
Forward Eps 0.92
Forward P E 11.815217
Free Cashflow 1,122,481,408
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 38,495
Fullday Change -0.0600004
Fullday Change Percent -0.548952
Fullday Price 10.77
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.32968
Gross Profits 5,617,015,808
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.002
Held Percent Institutions 0.38024
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,442,952,453
Industry Building Materials
Industry Disp Building Materials
Industry Key building-materials
Ir Website http://www.cemex.com/InvestorCenter.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,654,400
Last Dividend Value 0.031
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,493,769,600
Last Split Factor 104:100
Long Business Summary CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, distribution, and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, urbanization solutions, and other construction materials and services worldwide. It offers gray ordinary portland, white portland, and blended cement products; masonry or mortar products; standard ready-mix, architectural and decorative, rapid-setting, fiber-reinforced, fluid-fill, roller-compacted, self-consolidating, pervious, and antibacterial, and other concrete products; aggregate products, including crushed stone and manufactured sand, gravel, sand, and recycled concrete; and vertua products. The company also provides urbanization solutions for construction chemicals, mortars, concrete products, and asphalt businesses, as well as municipal and industrial waste management solutions; and construction, demolition, and excavation waste solutions. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1906 and is based in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico.
Long Name CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.
Market us_market
Market Cap 15,684,892,672
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_404061
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 513,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 15,771,470,311
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 10.98
Operating Cashflow 2,647,216,128
Operating Margins 0.13738
Payout Ratio 0.2804
Peg Ratio 0.39
Phone 52 81 8888 8888
Post Market Change -0.09999943
Post Market Change Percent -0.91995794
Post Market Price 10.77
Post Market Time 1,787,961,384
Previous Close 10.93
Price Eps Current Year 13.135952
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2654248
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9205961
Profit Margins 0.02831
Quick Ratio 0.553
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0600004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.548952
Regular Market Day High 10.975
Regular Market Day Low 10.74
Regular Market Day Range 10.74 - 10.975
Regular Market Open 10.98
Regular Market Previous Close 10.93
Regular Market Price 10.87
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 3,413,935
Return On Assets 0.04733
Return On Equity 0.040149998
Revenue Growth 0.122
Revenue Per Share 11.78
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Shares Outstanding 1,442,952,453
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0064999997
Shares Short 11,525,821
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 10,020,998
Short Name Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored
Short Ratio 1.29
Source Interval 15
State NL
Symbol CX
Target High Price 20.0
Target Low Price 11.0
Target Mean Price 14.74667
Target Median Price 14.7
Total Cash 653,683,968
Total Cash Per Share 0.448
Total Debt 6,878,801,920
Total Revenue 17,037,756,416
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.35
Trailing P E 31.057142
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.87305
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.0030499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08448123
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,413,935
Website https://www.cemex.com
Zip 66,265