CRH Plc (CRH) is undervalued and Cemex SAB de CV ADR (CX) is slightly overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, CRH trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +21%, against -15% for CX.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 10.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $112.05; the price of $88.04 is 21% below that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 53/100 on 6 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 9.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $8.94; the price of $10.24 is 15% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | CRH | CX |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Slightly overvalued |
| Price | $88.04 | $10.24 |
| Intrinsic value | $112.05 | $8.94 |
| Margin of safety | +21% | -15% |
| Leak Score | 53/100 (6/12) | 14/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $58.6B | $15.5B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 6.3% | 4.7% |
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 12.3% |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 16.4% | 4.0% |
| Debt to equity | 0.82 | 0.55 |
| P/E | 15.5x | 31.1x |
| Forward P/E | 13.4x | 10.8x |
| P/B | 2.3x | 1.2x |
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | 1.3% |