CX vs EXP
Cemex SAB de CV and Eagle Materials Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CX | EXP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.2B | $2.3B |
| Net income | $939.0M | $423.8M |
| Gross margin | 33.6% | 28.3% |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 18.4% |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 28.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.02 | $13.16 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.00 |
| Payout ratio | 9.6% | 7.6% |
| Free cash flow | $894.0M | $197.4M |
| Equity | $12.2B | $1.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.38× | 0.99× |
| Current ratio | 0.82× | 3.66× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.6% | 7.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 45.7% | 4.5% |
CX bills 7.0× the revenue of EXP, and EXP keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (18.4% 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.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CX | EXP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $16.2B | $2.3B |
| FY2023 | $16.6B | $2.3B |
| FY2022 | $14.7B | $2.1B |
| FY2021 | $14.4B | $1.9B |
| FY2020 | $12.7B | $1.6B |
| FY2019 | $13.0B | $1.4B |
| FY2018 | $13.5B | $1.3B |
| FY2017 | $12.9B | $1.4B |
| FY2016 | · | $1.2B |
| FY2015 | · | $1.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CX | EXP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $939.0M | $463.4M |
| FY2023 | $182.0M | $477.6M |
| FY2022 | $858.0M | $461.5M |
| FY2021 | $753.0M | $374.2M |
| FY2020 | $-1.5B | $339.4M |
| FY2019 | $143.0M | $70.9M |
| FY2018 | $528.0M | $68.9M |
| FY2017 | $792.0M | $256.6M |
| FY2016 | · | $198.2M |
| FY2015 | · | $152.6M |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | +$13,939,492,000 | CX |
| FY2023 | +$14,294,703,000 | CX |
| FY2022 | +$12,557,931,000 | CX |
| FY2021 | +$12,517,478,000 | CX |
| FY2020 | +$11,046,358,000 | CX |
| FY2019 | +$11,554,967,000 | CX |
| FY2018 | +$12,220,746,000 | CX |
| FY2017 | +$11,539,480,000 | CX |
CX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 8 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | −14.6 pp | EXP |
| FY2023 | −19.9 pp | EXP |
| FY2022 | −15.5 pp | EXP |
| FY2021 | −14.7 pp | EXP |
| FY2020 | −32.3 pp | EXP |
| FY2019 | −3.7 pp | EXP |
| FY2018 | −1.0 pp | EXP |
| FY2017 | −11.8 pp | EXP |
| FY2016 | −10.3 pp | EXP |
| FY2015 | −12.4 pp | EXP |
EXP has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 10 fiscal years.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
EXP's net margin has been more volatile than CX's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 6.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.1.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
EXP led in net margin in every one of the 10 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
10 of 18 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 EXP's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 55.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 12.1.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CX and EXP over these 9 fiscal years — CX led in 2 and EXP in 7.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.