Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 ·
Decision snapshot: CX stock price vs DRI: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at DRI's multiple
Needs DRI P/E.
Implied fair value · at CX's multiple
Needs CX P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: CX FY 2024 (ended Dec 31, 2024) · DRI FY 2026 (ended May 31, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Seven fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 55% equity / 45% debt · EV / Revenue 1.75x · EV / EBITDA 29.61x
Capital structure 91% equity / 9% debt · EV / Revenue 2.03x · EV / EBITDA 17.10x
CX carries the larger enterprise value at $28.42B against $26.86B; CX trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.75x vs 2.03x); DRI on the lower EV / EBITDA (17.10x vs 29.61x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
CEMEX SAB DE CV · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
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1.06x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
12.94x
1.34x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$864.00M
$219.50M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$13.29B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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