CX vs. VALE: CEMEX vs. Vale Stock Comparison

Company Profile

CEMEX (CX) and Vale (VALE) both fall under the Materials industry group, but CX is classified in Construction Materials while VALE is classified in Metals & Mining.

Both CEMEX (CX) and Vale (VALE) trade as ADRs — their core financials are comparable, but keep FX, depositary-program fees, and dividend withholding in view for each.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

CEMEX (CX) has an aggressive beta of 1.57, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Vale (VALE) is defensive at 0.48 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both CEMEX (CX) at 5.17% and Vale (VALE) at 0.26% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Both CEMEX (CX) at 3.60% and Vale (VALE) at 1.01% keep about the typical share of revenue as profit for their industries — neither bottom line stands out from peers.

Both CEMEX (CX) at 14.77% and Vale (VALE) at 19.31% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both CEMEX (CX) at 0.43% and Vale (VALE) at 0.91% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Both CEMEX (CX) at 2.35% and Vale (VALE) at -61.81% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Both CEMEX (CX) at 0.95 and Vale (VALE) at 1.10 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

Both CEMEX (CX) at 0.46 and Vale (VALE) at 0.55 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

CEMEX (CX) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Vale (VALE) reports a yield of 49.02%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Vale (VALE) reports payout ratio above 100% at 526.96%, meaning dividends exceeded current-period earnings and sustainability needs extra context. Meanwhile CEMEX (CX) reports 67.86%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Both CEMEX (CX) at 67.00 and Vale (VALE) at 72.44 trade above their industries’ P/E ratio peer ranges, pointing to unusually expensive trailing earnings relative to peers.

Vale (VALE) at 0.23 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while CEMEX (CX) at 0.89 prices around its industry’s middle — VALE costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

CEMEX (CX) at 1.20 sits in the lower P/B ratio quartile against book while Vale (VALE) at 1.27 is valued near its industry’s middle — CX is cheaper on assets, though weigh it against ROE and asset quality.

Valuation Metrics