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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.

CX · NYSE

Market closed$12.97$-0.130000 (-0.99%)After hours $13.02 · +0.39%

Key statistics

Previous close$13.10
Open$12.84
Day high$13.02
Day low$12.77
52-week high$13.67
52-week low$7.64
Market cap18.82B
Volume3.63M
Average volume5.05M
P/E ratio36.03
Forward P/E—
EPS0.36
Dividend yield+0.77%

Market context

Why it moved

Cemex (CX) edged lower amid broader market caution, with a technical analysis report highlighting a significant short setup targeting notable downside, weighing on investor sentiment and contributing to the stock's modest decline.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

July 18, 2026CEMEX shares closed modestly lower as investors position ahead of the company's Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled for July 23, where analysts expect revenue of $4.44B (up ~7.6% YoY) and EPS of $0.255 (up ~15.7% YoY). Scotiabank reiterated its Sector Outperform rating on the stock this week, and the most recent analyst consensus carries a Buy rating with a $15.00 price target — a meaningful premium to current levels. The broader basic materials sector faced headwinds in Q2, with Morningstar noting most of the sector is now fairly valued to overvalued.

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July 17, 2026CEMEX shares closed essentially flat, edging up modestly, as Scotiabank reiterated its Sector Outperform rating and raised its price target to $14.50, signaling analyst confidence in the cement giant's outlook. The constructive analyst view comes amid a mixed backdrop for construction materials, with cooling U.S. inflation reviving rate-cut hopes that could support construction demand, while sector peers like CRH outperformed and broader basic materials stocks remain largely fairly valued heading into Q3 per Morningstar.

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July 16, 2026CEMEX shares rose roughly 2% on above-average volume, supported by a Scotiabank reaffirmation of its Sector Outperform rating with a raised price target of $14.50, implying meaningful upside from current levels. The move came amid a broadly constructive macro backdrop—a cooler-than-expected U.S. June CPI report eased inflation fears and lifted risk appetite—while the construction materials sector navigated mixed signals, including tighter lending conditions and a sharp profit warning from China National Building Material, which contrasted with resilient demand dynamics in the Americas where CEMEX operates.

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July 15, 2026CEMEX shares rose nearly 3% in regular trading, outperforming cement peers, after Scotiabank raised its price target to $14.50 from $14.10 while maintaining a Sector Outperform rating — implying roughly 13% upside from the prior close. The analyst upgrade came on a constructive day for markets broadly, with a softer-than-expected CPI reading of 3.5% lifting rate-cut optimism and fueling a broad rally. However, shares are giving back those gains sharply in after-hours, falling over 4% to around $12.27, suggesting investors may be cautious ahead of upcoming macro and geopolitical catalysts.

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July 14, 2026CEMEX shares closed essentially flat but slipped further in after-hours trading, declining about 2%, as the broader Basic Materials sector faced headwinds after being the worst-performing sector last week (down 2.46%). Investors are navigating a complex backdrop for construction materials names, with infrastructure spending supporting demand but elevated mortgage rates and a challenged housing market — highlighted by KB Home's steep Q1 revenue decline — weighing on the outlook. Morningstar notes the sector is largely fairly valued to overvalued, while rising U.S.-Iran tensions and inflation uncertainty ahead of key CPI and PPI data this week add to near-term caution.

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July 11, 2026CEMEX edged higher on July 10, closing up modestly, as analysts maintained a bullish stance on the stock while broader infrastructure spending tailwinds offered support. The gain came despite headwinds facing the wider construction materials sector — Basic Materials was the worst-performing sector for the week per Morningstar, weighed down by higher-for-longer rate concerns under a hawkish Fed and residual fallout from geopolitical volatility after Trump's Iran ceasefire collapse sent crude and bond yields surging on July 9, pressuring energy-intensive cement producers. In after-hours trading, shares slipped back, reflecting lingering macro caution around rising input costs and construction demand uncertainty.

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July 9, 2026CEMEX shares closed up over 1.6% in regular trading and are extending gains in after-hours, outperforming several construction materials peers that were pressured by Trump's declaration that the Iran ceasefire was 'over,' which sent crude oil surging and raised input cost concerns for energy-intensive cement producers. While peers like Vulcan Materials and Martin Marietta fell sharply on the dual headwinds of rising energy costs and higher bond yields dampening construction demand, CEMEX's relative resilience comes amid bullish analyst sentiment and recognition of its global demand footprint, though the company faces its own distinct risk from potential US tariffs on Mexican exports that could pressure margins on cross-border flows.

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July 8, 2026CEMEX shares edged up modestly on the regular session but slipped in after-hours trading, as a broad risk-off move swept construction materials stocks after President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire 'over' and threatened further strikes, sending oil prices surging over 5% and raising concerns about elevated input costs for cement and concrete producers. Analysts remain broadly bullish on CX per recent commentary, and the stock has gained ~6.5% over the past six months, though it lags peer Monarch Cement's 13% advance; the geopolitical flare-up adds near-term uncertainty for a company with significant U.S. and emerging-market construction exposure.

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Quiver Quantitative · July 17, 2026Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 14.5% but Net Income Falls 68.1%Stock Titan · July 16, 2026Cemex (NYSE: CX) to report second-quarter 2026 results and July 23 callMoomoo · July 15, 2026Cemex SAB De CV Is Maintained at Sector Outperform by ScotiabankMoomoo · July 7, 2026BofA Securities Maintains Cemex(CX.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $14.75Stock Titan · June 3, 2026Cemex to issue $1.5B in 5.75% 2036 notes for debt repaymentBusiness Wire · June 3, 2026Cemex Announces Pricing of U.S.$1.5 Billion of 5.750% Senior Notes Due 2036Investing.com · May 6, 2026Cemex stock hits 52-week high at $13.36 amid robust annual growthwww.marketscreener.com · March 26, 2026CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.'s Equity Buyback announced on February 11, 2026, has expired.
Benzinga · July 14, 2026Scotiabank Maintains Sector Outperform on Cemex, Raises Price Target to $14.5
Benzinga · June 3, 2026Cemex Prices $1.5B Senior Notes Offering, To Use New Debt Offering for General Corporate Purposes
Mt Newswire · June 3, 2026Cemex Prices $1.5 Billion Debt Offering
Benzinga · April 24, 2026JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Cemex, Raises Price Target to $14.5
Mt Newswire · April 24, 2026RBC Raises Price Target on Cemex to $12.75 From $11.25, Keeps Sector Perform Rating
Mt Newswire · April 23, 2026Cemex's Q1 Earnings Decline, Sales Increase
Mt Newswire · April 23, 2026Earnings Flash (CX) Cemex Posts Q1 Sales $4.02B
Benzinga · April 23, 2026Cemex Q1 EPS $0.16 Beats $0.11 Estimate, Sales $4.019B Beat $3.768B Estimate.

Peers

S&P 500SPX · $7,457.69-1.01%Holcim LtdHOLN.SW · 75.20+0.78%Heidelberg Materials AGHDLMY · $39.67+0.33%Buzzi S.p.A.BZU.MI · €42.38-3.24%Eagle Materials Inc.EXP · $205.93-3.77%Knife River CorporationKNF · $81.71-2.24%United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.USLM · $104.97-3.76%Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad AnónimaLOMA · $11.25-0.79%CRH plcCRH · $102.92-2.53%Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.MLM · $562.59-2.49%Vulcan Materials CompanyVMC · $288.33-1.75%James Hardie Industries plcJHX · $25.82-4.23%