Overview

• Cemex reported net income of $318 million in the second quarter of 2025, a 38 percent increase from the prior year, on consolidated sales of $4.126 billion.
• Operating cash flow declined 9 percent year-on-year to $823 million as tough comparatives and volume dynamics weighed on liquidity.
• Management forecasts a 2 percent sequential improvement in Mexican cement volumes in the second half of 2025 driven by social housing and rail infrastructure projects.
• The company sees rising U.S. industrial demand supported by data centers, chip manufacturing expansions and spaceport works at Cape Canaveral.
• Cemex plans to restructure or divest underperforming assets to optimize its portfolio and enhance free cash flow conversion.