Cemex (CX) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$9.53−0.18 (−1.9%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Cemex shares this week were shaped mainly by insider activity, with director Rogelio Zambrano Lozano acquiring 400,800 Ordinary Participation Certificates on 25 September at a weighted-average price of $17.2812 MXN, a purchase made indirectly through his spouse that brought the reported position to 10,000,000 certificates. Separately, Fortune again recognized Cemex as a company changing the world, while a lobbying disclosure showed the company spent $270,000 on lobbying activity in 2026 through subsidiaries.

CX closed at $9.53, down 1.9%, and sits below both its 50-day average of $11.02 and its 200-day average of $11.86, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Shares are down 12.8% over one month, 21.5% over three months, and 11.3% over six months, though still up 6.1% over one year. The GekkoIndex reads 71.5, placing the stock in the Buying zone, and price stands 44.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $17.14.

Cemex next reports earnings on 26 October 2026, 27 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter's EPS of $0.24 missed the $0.30 estimate and drew a -5.2% reaction, with an average absolute reaction of 6.7% across recent quarters. Over the last 90 days, one open-market insider purchase valued at $6,926,305 has been recorded, alongside zero billionaire holders currently shown. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -2% over 5 years, rising in 2 of those years. Consensus among 7 analysts stands at 5 buy and 2 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $14.81.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Cemex price vs fair value

▲$17.14$9.53Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $9.53200-day averageGekko Fair Value $17.14

Cemex quick facts

Market cap
$13.83B
P/E ratio
27.7
Forward P/E
10.7
EPS, TTM
$0.35
Revenue, TTM
$17.04B
Profit margin
2.8%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.83
Volume
13.42M avg 6.96M
1-year return
+6.1%
Typical daily move
±3%
Typical 20-day move
±8.3%
50-day average
$11.02
200-day average
$11.86
Next earnings
Oct 26
Shares outstanding
1.44B
52-week range
$8.73$13.67

Cemex swing-trade checklist

Cemex scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 3 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive0 mixed3 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $9.53 is below the 50-day ($11.02) and 200-day ($11.86) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    71.5, Buying

    Reading 71.5 is in the Buying zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    44.4% below

    Price is 44.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: 1 open-market insider purchase.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 27 days

    Reports on Oct 26, 2026, 27 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −2.0% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Cemex stock chart and price history

Cemex closed at $9.53 on Sep 28, 2026, +6.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $8.73 to $13.67.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Cemex share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$8$10$12NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep9.53

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−12.8%
3 months
−21.5%
6 months
−11.3%
1 year
+6.1%
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About Cemex

Cemex produces and distributes core materials used in construction, including cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates. It is known for supplying these basic commodities alongside a wide range of building materials used in residential, road, and infrastructure work. Its offerings extend to items such as asphalt paving products, masonry blocks, roofing tiles, custom architectural pieces, and concrete piping for drainage and wastewater systems, as well as precast goods like railway components, flooring, culverts, bridge parts, and traffic barriers.

Beyond manufacturing materials, Cemex provides construction-related services, including solutions for residential building, paving, and sustainable construction practices. It also handles maritime shipping for cement and offers information technology services connected to its operations. The company runs a large retail presence, with roughly 2,000 stores through which it reaches customers and construction projects.

Cemex was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico. Its shares trade under the short name Cemex, listed under the ticker CX.

Sector
Non-energy minerals
Website
cemex.com

Cemex GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Cemex’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 71.5, in the Buying zone, up 0.7 points over five sessions.

010071.5Buying

Up 0.7 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying (current zone)37+0.4%+1.4%+6.0%+9.0%
Accumulation193−0.2%−0.4%−1.5%−1.4%
Neutral360+0.3%+0.8%+2.0%+5.2%
Distribution35+0.8%+0.1%+0.5%+11.1%
Selling0Not available

Average CX share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →

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Is Cemex stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Cemex trades 44.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $17.14, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Cemex shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$17.14

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

44.4% Undervalued

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Cemex insider and Congress trading

Insiders filed 1 open-market purchase in Cemex worth $6.93M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

$6.93Min 1 open-market purchase

FiledInsiderTypeSharesValue
Sep 25Zambrano Lozano Rogelio
director
Purchase400,800$6.93M

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in CX were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Cemex has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$290K
As a share of market cap
0.00%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold CX.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Cemex earnings: next date and track record

Cemex reports on Oct 26, 2026 (27 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.7%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−12.2%Oct ’24+11.9%Feb ’25+2.9%Apr ’25+5.5%Jul ’25+9.7%Oct ’25+0.8%Feb ’26+5.0%Apr ’26−5.2%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 23, 2026 AI summary

What they said
CEMEX reported Q2 2026 consolidated EBITDA exceeding $1 billion, including a $42 million one-off European settlement. Adjusting for the one-off, sales grew 11%, EBITDA expanded 19%, and EBIT grew 29%. Free cash flow from operations reached a Q2 record of $651 million, up $400 million year-on-year. Project Cutting Edge delivered $60 million in efficiencies. EBITDA margin expanded 1.4 percentage points to 21.4% on an adjusted basis.
Guidance
Management expects to close the Colombia asset sale by year-end. Full-year guidance was updated with continued confidence in Project Cutting Edge savings compounding. Trailing 12-month free cash flow conversion rate reached 60%, signaling sustained earnings quality improvement.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 23, 2026$0.24
est $0.30
−20.0%$4.59B
est $4.46B
+3.0%−5.2%
Apr 23, 2026$0.17
est $0.11
+54.5%$4.02B
est $3.85B
+4.3%+5.0%
Feb 5, 2026$0.24
est $0.19
+26.3%$4.18B
est $4.03B
+3.8%+0.8%
Oct 28, 2025$0.18
est $0.25
−28.0%$231.0M
est $4.04B
−94.3%+9.7%
Jul 24, 2025$0.22
est $0.18
+22.2%$221.4M
est $4.20B
−94.7%+5.5%
Apr 28, 2025$0.50
est $0.05
+900.0%$3.65B
est $4.20B
−13.1%+2.9%
Feb 6, 2025$0.03
est $0.04
−25.0%$3.81B
est $3.85B
−1.1%+11.9%
Oct 28, 2024$0.14
est $0.19
−26.3%$4.09B
est $4.07B
+0.5%−12.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Cemex stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Cemex is $14.81, +55.4% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$14.81consensus 12-month target, +55.4% from the last close
Low $13High $16
Buy5
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 2J.P. MorganBuy, reiterated$15+57.4%
Aug 4Goldman SachsBuy, reiterated$15.50+62.6%
Jul 24ScotiabankBuy, maintained$14.50+52.2%
Jul 24Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, reiterated$15+57.4%
Jul 24BarclaysBuy, maintained$16+67.9%
+6.0%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
−2.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Cemex seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Cemex averaged −2.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−4.9%2021+3.8%2022−8.5%2023−10.5%2024+3.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−3.2%1 of 5
Next 10 trading days−1.8%1 of 5
Next 15 trading days−1.2%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−2.0%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+7.2%3 of 5

For scale, CX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.3%.

Cemex market cap and key statistics

Cemex’s market cap is $13.83B, with a P/E ratio of 27.7 and revenue of $17.04B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$13.83B
P/E ratio
27.7
Forward P/E
10.7
EPS, TTM
$0.35
Gekko Fair Value
$17.14

Trading

Volume
13.42M
Avg volume, 20 days
6.96M
52-week high
$13.67
52-week low
$8.73
Shares outstanding
1.44B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$17.04B
Profit margin
2.8%
Return on equity
4%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.83
Typical daily move
±3%
Typical 20-day move
±8.3%

Cemex stock news this week

Coverage of Cemex this week reads positive: 2 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

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Cemex stock FAQ

What is Cemex’s market cap?

Cemex’s market cap is $13.83B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $9.53, with 1.44B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 27.7.

What is the Cemex stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Cemex is $14.81, +55.4% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Cemex stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Cemex is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $9.53 is 44.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $17.14. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Cemex report earnings next?

Cemex is expected to report on Oct 26, 2026 (27 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.25 per share on revenue of $4.47B. Cemex beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.7% on average across the report.

What is Cemex’s 52-week high and low?

Cemex’s 52-week high is $13.67 and its 52-week low is $8.73; it closed at $9.53 on Sep 28, 2026, +6.1% over the past year.

Is Cemex stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and smart money) and 3 as headwinds (trend, earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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