CRH vs CX
CRH Public Ltd. Co. and Cemex SAB de CV, side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CRH | CX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $37.4B | $16.2B |
| Net income | $3.8B | $939.0M |
| Gross margin | 36.1% | 33.6% |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 5.9% |
| Return on equity | 16.5% | 7.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.51 | $0.02 |
| Dividend / share | $1.48 | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 9.6% |
| Free cash flow | $2.9B | $894.0M |
| Equity | $24.0B | $12.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.56× | 0.38× |
| Current ratio | 1.74× | 0.82× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 4.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 45.7% |
CRH bills 2.3× the revenue of CX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.1% against 5.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CRH | CX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $35.6B | $16.2B |
| FY2023 | $34.9B | $16.6B |
| FY2022 | $32.7B | $14.7B |
| FY2021 | $29.2B | $14.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CRH | CX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $3.5B | $939.0M |
| FY2023 | $3.2B | $182.0M |
| FY2022 | $3.9B | $858.0M |
| FY2021 | $2.6B | $753.0M |
Standard deviation, each side
CX's net margin has been more volatile than CRH's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 2.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.2.
4 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
CRH led in net margin in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CX's return on equity has been more volatile than CRH's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 2.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.0.
4 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
CRH led in return on equity in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.