CX vs JHX
Cemex SAB de CV and James Hardie Industries PLC, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CX | JHX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.2B | $4.8B |
| Net income | $939.0M | $104.0M |
| Gross margin | 33.6% | 35.8% |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 2.2% |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 2.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.02 | $0.19 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 9.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $894.0M | $205.9M |
| Equity | $12.2B | $6.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.38× | 0.66× |
| Current ratio | 0.82× | 1.58× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.6% | 10.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 45.7% | −16.9% |
CX bills 3.4× the revenue of JHX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.9% against 2.2%).
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 | JHX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $16.2B | $3.9B |
| FY2023 | $16.6B | $3.9B |
| FY2022 | $14.7B | $3.8B |
| FY2021 | $14.4B | $3.6B |
| FY2020 | $12.7B | $2.9B |
| FY2019 | $13.0B | $2.6B |
| FY2018 | $13.5B | $2.5B |
| FY2017 | $12.9B | $2.1B |
| FY2016 | · | $1.9B |
| FY2015 | · | $1.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CX | JHX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $939.0M | $424.0M |
| FY2023 | $182.0M | $510.2M |
| FY2022 | $858.0M | $512.0M |
| FY2021 | $753.0M | $459.1M |
| FY2020 | $-1.5B | $262.8M |
| FY2019 | $143.0M | $241.5M |
| FY2018 | $528.0M | $228.8M |
| FY2017 | $792.0M | $146.1M |
| FY2016 | · | $276.5M |
| FY2015 | · | $244.4M |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | +$12,322,500,000 | CX |
| FY2023 | +$12,617,700,000 | CX |
| FY2022 | +$10,928,900,000 | CX |
| FY2021 | +$10,764,300,000 | CX |
| FY2020 | +$9,760,300,000 | CX |
| FY2019 | +$10,352,200,000 | CX |
| FY2018 | +$11,024,400,000 | CX |
| FY2017 | +$10,871,500,000 | 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 | −5.0 pp | JHX |
| FY2023 | −11.8 pp | JHX |
| FY2022 | −7.5 pp | JHX |
| FY2021 | −7.3 pp | JHX |
| FY2020 | −20.4 pp | JHX |
| FY2019 | −7.9 pp | JHX |
| FY2018 | −4.9 pp | JHX |
| FY2017 | −0.4 pp | JHX |
| FY2016 | −8.3 pp | JHX |
| FY2015 | −13.2 pp | JHX |
JHX 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
CX's net margin has been more volatile than JHX's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 5.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
JHX 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 JHX's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 8.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.1.
6 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
JHX led in return on equity in every one of the 6 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
6 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.