Exhibit 1

 

Cemex accelerates strategic transformation,

reports record Net Income in first half of 2025

 

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Project Cutting Edge 2025 expected EBITDA savings raised to US$200 million

 

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2Q25 Net Income increasing by 38% vs. last year

 

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Resilient EBITDA margin in second quarter at 20%, despite volume dynamics

 

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2025 EBITDA guidance for flat performance with potential upside

 

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EMEA region delivered strongest first-half EBITDA in recent history

Monterrey, Mexico. July 24, 2025 – Cemex announced today its results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting strong net income growth and rapid execution of its transformation strategy. The company raised its 2025 EBITDA savings target under Project Cutting Edge to US$200 million, up from US$150 million previously, reflecting faster progress in organizational streamlining and cost reduction. Cemex now expects to reach a run rate of US$400 million in savings by 2027. Included in these estimates are approximately $200 million dollars of corporate headcount reduction, on an annualized basis.

Net Income reached US$318 million for the quarter, with net sales of US$4.1 billion and EBITDA of US$823 million. Consolidated EBITDA margin remained resilient at 20%, with relatively stable to improved performance in three of Cemex’s four regions, supported mainly by higher pricing and lower costs. EMEA region posted its highest first-half EBITDA in recent history, driven by continued recovery, margin expansion, and favorable pricing trend.

“As we began the implementation of our strategic framework, we moved quickly in the second quarter to transform our corporate structure introducing a new operating model to streamline overhead, foster agility and empower our regional teams to drive results,” said Jaime Muguiro, CEO of Cemex. “This process entailed difficult decisions, but necessary ones to support the company’s long-term growth and competitiveness. I am confident that this transformation will help us advance towards our goals of achieving operational excellence and sustainable best-in-class shareholder return.”

In Mexico, results for the quarter continued to be challenged by the difficult prior year comparison driven by pre-election social and infrastructure spending and FX level, as well as the first year of a new administration. The company expects volumes to improve in the second half of 2025 as the difficult prior-year comparison base is lapped, and the current government accelerates its infrastructure and social housing plans.

Cemex provided full-year EBITDA guidance for flat performance vs. 2024 with potential upside. The company expects free cash flow to accelerate in the second half, supported by improved profitability and seasonal recovery of working capital investment.

Cemex’s Consolidated 2025 Second Quarter Highlights

 

		January - June														Second Quarter
		2025				2024				% var		l-t-l % var				2025				2024				% var		l-t-l % var
Sales			7,775				8,299			(6%)			(3	%)			4,126				4,357			(5%)			(4	%)
Operating EBITDA			1,424				1,651			(14%)			(9	%)			823				920			(11%)			(9	%)
Operating EBITDA margin			18.3	%			19.9	%		(1.6pp)							20.0	%			21.1	%		(1.1pp)
Controlling interest net income (loss)			1,052				485			117%							318				230			38%

In millions of U.S. dollars, except percentages.

 

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Regional 2025 Second Quarter Highlights

 

		January - June														Second Quarter
		2025				2024				% var		l-t-l % var				2025				2024				% var		l-t-l % var
Mexico
Sales			2,041				2,695			(24%)			(12	%)			1,060				1,381			(23%)			(15	%)
Operating EBITDA			655				874			(25%)			(12	%)			347				454			(24%)			(15	%)
Operating EBITDA margin			32.1	%			32.4	%		(0.3pp)							32.7	%			32.9	%		(0.2pp)
United States
Sales			2,496				2,626			(5%)			(5	%)			1,306				1,392			(6%)			(6	%)
Operating EBITDA			468				534			(12%)			(12	%)			279				297			(6%)			(6	%)
Operating EBITDA margin			18.8	%			20.4	%		(1.6pp)							21.3	%			21.4	%		(0.1pp)
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Sales			2,411				2,233			8%			6	%			1,341				1,188			13%			6	%
Operating EBITDA			346				258			34%			32	%			229				175			31%			23	%
Operating EBITDA margin			14.4	%			11.6	%		2.8pp							17.1	%			14.7	%		2.4pp
South, Central America and the Caribbean
Sales			631				632			(0%)			2	%			318				326			(2%)			(1	%)
Operating EBITDA			112				129			(13%)			(11	%)			51				65			(22%)			(21	%)
Operating EBITDA margin			17.8	%			20.3	%		(2.5pp)							16.0	%			20.0	%		(4.0pp)

In millions of U.S. dollars, except percentages.

Note: All references to EBITDA mean Operating EBITDA.

About Cemex

Cemex is a global construction materials company that is building a better future through sustainable products and solutions. Cemex is committed to achieving carbon neutrality through relentless innovation and industry-leading research and development. Cemex is at the forefront of the circular economy in the construction value chain and is pioneering ways to increase the use of waste and residues as alternative raw materials and fuels in its operations with the help of new technologies. Cemex offers cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and urbanization solutions in growing markets around the world, powered by a multinational workforce focused on providing a superior customer experience enabled by digital technologies. For more information, please visit: www.cemex.com

Contact information

Analyst and Investor Relations

Patricio Treviño Garza

+52 (81) 8888-4327

ir@cemex.com

Media Relations

Jorge Pérez

+52 (81) 8259-6666

jorgeluis.perez@cemex.com

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Although Cemex believes that its expectations are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct, and actual results may vary, including materially, from historical results or those anticipated by forward-looking statements due to various factors. Among others, such risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other important factors that could cause results and any guidance presented in this press release to differ, or that otherwise could have an impact on us, include those discussed in Cemex’s most recent annual report and those detailed from time to time in Cemex’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores) and the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores), which factors are incorporated herein by reference, including, but not limited to: changes in general economic, political and social conditions, including new governments and decisions implemented by such new governments, changes in laws or regulations in the countries in which we do business, elections, changes in inflation, interest and foreign exchange rates, employment levels, population growth, any slowdown in the flow of remittances into countries where we operate, consumer confidence and the liquidity of the financial and capital markets in Mexico, the United States of America, the European Union (the “EU”), the United Kingdom, or other countries in which we operate; the cyclical activity of the construction sector and reduced construction activity in our end markets or reduced use in our end markets for our products; our exposure to sectors that impact our and our clients’ businesses, particularly those operating in the commercial and residential construction sectors, and the public and private infrastructure and energy sectors; volatility in pension plan asset values and liabilities, which may require cash or other contributions to the pension plans; changes in spending levels for residential and commercial construction and general infrastructure projects; the availability of short-term credit lines or working capital facilities, which can assist us in connection with market cycles; any impact of not maintaining investment grade debt rating or not obtaining investment grade debt ratings from additional rating agencies on our cost of capital and on the cost of the products and services we purchase; availability of raw materials and related fluctuating prices of raw materials, as well as of goods and services in general, in particular increases in prices of raw materials, good and services, as a result of inflation, trade barriers, measures imposed by governments or as a result of conflicts between countries that disrupt supply chains; our ability to maintain and expand our distribution network and maintain favorable relationships with third parties who supply us with equipment, services and essential suppliers; competition in the markets in which we offer our products and services; the impact of environmental cleanup costs and other remedial actions, and other environmental, climate and related liabilities relating to existing and/or divested businesses, assets and/or operations; our ability to secure and permit aggregates reserves in strategically located areas in amounts that our operations require to operate or operate in a cost-efficient manner; the timing and amount of federal, state, and local funding for infrastructure; changes in our effective tax rate; our ability to comply with regulations and implement technologies and other initiatives that aim to reduce and/or capture CO2 emissions and comply with related carbon emissions regulations in place in the jurisdictions where we have operations; the legal and regulatory environment, including environmental, climate, trade, energy, tax, antitrust, sanctions, export controls, construction, human rights and labor welfare, and acquisition-related rules and regulations in the countries and regions in which we have operations; the effects of currency fluctuations on our results of operations and financial condition; our ability to satisfy our obligations under our debt agreements, the indentures that govern our outstanding notes, and our other debt instruments and financial obligations, and also regarding our subordinated notes with no fixed maturity and other financial obligations; adverse legal or regulatory proceedings or disputes, such as class actions or enforcement or other proceedings brought by third parties, government and regulatory agencies, including antitrust investigations and claims; our ability to protect our reputation and intellectual property; our ability to consummate asset sales or consummate asset sales in terms favorable to Cemex, fully integrate newly acquired businesses, achieve cost-savings from our cost-reduction initiatives, implement our pricing and commercial initiatives for our products and services, and generally meet our business strategy’s goals; the increasing reliance on information technology infrastructure for our sales, invoicing, procurement, financial statements, and other processes that can adversely affect our sales and operations in the event that the infrastructure does not work as intended, experiences technical difficulties, or is subjected to invasion, disruption, or damage caused by circumstances beyond our control, including cyber-attacks, catastrophic events, power outages, natural disasters, computer system or network failures, or other security breaches; the effects of climate change, in particular reflected in weather conditions, including but not limited to excessive rain and snow, shortage of usable water, wildfires and natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, that could affect our facilities or the markets in which we offer our products and services or from where we source our raw materials; trade barriers, including but not limited to tariffs or import taxes, including those imposed by the United States to key

 

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markets in which we operate, in particular, Mexico and the EU, and changes in existing trade policies or changes to, or withdrawals from, free trade agreements, including the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (the “USMCA”), and the overall impact that the imposition or threat of trade barriers may cause on the overall economy of the countries in which we do business or that are part of our global supply chain; availability and cost of trucks, railcars, barges, and ships, terminals, warehouses, as well as their licensed operators, drivers, staff and workers for transport, loading and unloading of our materials or that are otherwise a part of our supply chain; labor shortages and constraints; our ability to hire, effectively compensate and retain our key personnel and maintain satisfactory labor relations; our ability to detect and prevent money laundering, terrorism financing and corruption, as well as other illegal activities; defaults, losses or disruptions in agreements, financial transactions or operations resulting from sanctions or restrictions imposed on any financial institution, including but not limited to banks, trustees, payment processors, paying agents or other financial intermediaries, or any related parties; terrorist and organized criminal activities, social unrest, as well as geopolitical events, such as hostilities, war, and armed conflicts, including the current war between Russia and Ukraine, conflicts in the Middle East and any insecurity and hostilities in Mexico related to illegal activities or organized crime and any actions any government takes to prevent these illegal activities and organized crime; the impact of pandemics, epidemics, or outbreaks of infectious diseases and the response of governments and other third parties, which could adversely affect, among other matters, the ability of our operating facilities to operate at full or any capacity, supply chains, international operations, availability of liquidity, investor confidence and consumer spending, as well as the availability of, and demand for, our products and services; changes in the economy that affect demand for consumer goods, consequently affecting demand for our products and services; the depth and duration of an economic slowdown or recession, instability in the business landscape and lack of availability of credit; declarations of insolvency or bankruptcy, or becoming subject to similar proceedings; natural disasters and other unforeseen events (including global health hazards such as COVID-19); and our ability to implement our “Future in Action” climate action program and achieve our sustainability goals and objectives.

Many factors could cause Cemex’s expectations, expected results, and/or projections expressed in this press release not being reached and/or not producing the expected benefits and/or results, as any such benefits or results are subject to uncertainties, costs, performance, and rate of success and/or implementation of technologies, some of which are not yet proven, among other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from historical results, performance, or achievements and/or results, performance or achievements expressly or implicitly anticipated by the forward-looking statements, or otherwise could have an impact on us or our consolidated entities. Forward-looking statements should not be considered guarantees of future performance, nor the results or developments are indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. Actual results of Cemex’s operations and the development of market conditions in which Cemex operates, or other circumstances that may materialize, may differ materially from those described in, or suggested by, the forward-looking statements contained in the information disclosed in this press release. Any or all of Cemex’s forward-looking statements may turn out to be inaccurate and the factors identified above are not exhaustive. Accordingly, undue reliance on forward-looking statements should not be placed, as such forward-looking statements speak only as of the dates on which they are made. The forward-looking statements and the information contained in this press release are made and stated as of the dates specified in this press release and are subject to change without notice, and except to the extent legally required, we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or correct the information contained in this press release or revise any forward-looking statements in this press release, whether to reflect new information, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated future events or circumstances, any change in our expectations regarding those forward-looking statements, any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, or otherwise. Readers should review future reports filed or furnished by us with the SEC, the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores) and the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores). Market data used in this press release not attributed to a specific source are estimates of Cemex and have not been independently verified. Certain financial and statistical information contained in this press release is subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, any discrepancies between the totals and the sums of the amounts listed are due to rounding. Unless otherwise specified, all references to records are internal records.

This press release includes certain non-International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) financial measures that differ from financial information presented by Cemex in accordance with IFRS in its financial statements and reports containing financial information. The aforementioned non-IFRS financial measures include “Operating EBITDA” (operating earnings before other expenses, net plus depreciation and amortization) and “Operating EBITDA Margin” (Operating EBITDA for the period divided by our revenues as reported in our financial statements). The closest IFRS financial measure to Operating EBITDA is “Operating earnings before other expenses, net”, as Operating EBITDA adds depreciation and amortization to the IFRS financial measure. Our Operating EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing our Operating EBITDA for the period by our revenues as reported in our financial statements. We believe there is no close IFRS financial measure to compare Operating EBITDA Margin. These non-IFRS financial measures are designed to complement and should not be considered superior to financial measures calculated in accordance with IFRS. Although Operating EBITDA and Operating EBITDA Margin are not measures of operating performance, an alternative to cash flows or a measure of financial position under IFRS, Operating EBITDA is the financial measure used by Cemex’s management to review operating performance and profitability, for decision-making purposes and to allocate resources. Moreover, our Operating EBITDA is a measure used by Cemex’s creditors to

 

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review our ability to internally fund capital expenditures, service or incur debt and comply with financial covenants under our financing agreements. Furthermore, Cemex’s management regularly reviews our Operating EBITDA Margin by reportable segment and on a consolidated basis as a measure of performance and profitability. These non-IFRS financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Non-IFRS financial measures presented in the press release are being provided for informative purposes only and shall not be construed as investment, financial, or other advice.

Also, this press release includes statistical data regarding the production, distribution, marketing and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, clinker, aggregates, and Urbanization Solutions. Cemex generated some of this data internally, and some was obtained from independent industry publications and reports that Cemex believes to be reliable sources. Cemex has not independently verified this data nor sought the consent of any organization to refer to their reports in this press release. Cemex acts in strict compliance of antitrust laws and as such, among other measures, maintains an independent pricing policy that has been independently developed and its core element is to price Cemex’s products and services based upon their quality and characteristics as well as their value to Cemex’s customers. Cemex does not accept any communications or agreements of any type with competitors regarding the determination of Cemex’s prices for Cemex’s products and services. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to pricing initiatives, price increases or decreases, refer to Cemex’s prices for Cemex’s products.

The information, statements, and opinions contained in this press release do not constitute a public offer under any applicable legislation, an offer to sell, or solicitation of any offer to buy any securities or financial instruments, or any advice or recommendation with respect to such securities or other financial instruments.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) and Sustainability-Related Data, Metrics, and Methodologies

This press release includes non-financial metrics, estimates, or other information related to ESG and sustainability matters that are subject to significant uncertainties, which may include the methodology, collection, and verification of data, various estimates, and assumptions, and/or underlying data that is obtained from third parties, some of which cannot be independently verified.

The preparation of certain information on ESG and sustainability matters contained in the press release requires the application of a number of key judgments, assumptions, and estimates. The reported measures reflect good faith estimates, assumptions, and judgments at the given point in time. There is a risk that these judgments, estimates, or assumptions may subsequently prove to be incorrect and/or, to the extent legally required, may need to be restated or changed. In addition, the underlying data, systems, and controls that support non-financial reporting are generally considerably less sophisticated than the systems and internal control for financial reporting and rely on manual processes. This may result in non-comparable information between organizations and/or between reporting periods within organizations as methodologies continue to develop and/or be socialized. The further development of or changes to accounting and/or reporting standards could materially impact the performance metrics, data points, and targets contained in the press release, and the reader may not be able to compare non-financial information performance metrics, data points, or targets between reporting periods on a direct like-for-like basis.

Additionally, the information disclosed in this press release contains references to “green,” “social,” “sustainable,” or equivalent-labelled activities, products, assets, or projects. There is currently no single globally recognized or accepted, consistent, and comparable set of definitions or standards (legal, regulatory, or otherwise) of, nor widespread cross-market consensus i) as to what constitutes, a “green”, “social”, or “sustainable” or having equivalent-labelled activity, product, or asset; or ii) as to what precise attributes are required for a particular activity, product, or asset to be defined as “green”, “social”, or “sustainable” or such other equivalent label; or iii) as to climate and sustainable funding and financing activities and their classification and reporting. Therefore, there is little certainty, and no assurance or representation is given that our activities, products, or assets and/or reporting of such activities and/or reporting of those activities, products, or assets will meet any present or future expectations or requirements for describing or classifying such activities, products, or assets as “green”, “social”, or “sustainable” or attributing similar labels. We expect policies, regulatory requirements, standards, and definitions to be developed and continuously evolve over time.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking ESG or Sustainability Statements

Certain sections in the press release contain ESG- or sustainability-related forward-looking statements, such as aims, ambitions, estimates, forecasts, plans, projections, targets, goals and other metrics, including but not limited to: climate and emissions, Business and Human Rights, corporate governance, Research and Development (“R&D”) and partnerships, development of products and services that intend to address sustainability-related concerns and sustainability related targets/ ambitions when finalized, including the implementation of technologies and other initiatives that aim to reduce and/or capture CO2 emissions. These forward-looking statements also include references to specific programs, such as our “Future in Action” climate action program, as well various ESG-related indicators, objectives or metrics disclosed previously or that may be

 

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disclosed in the future, none of which are guarantees and any and all of which may ultimately not be achieved or may be abandoned at any time, whether in part, in full, or within any specific timeframe. There are many significant uncertainties, assumptions, judgements, opinions, estimates, forecasts and statements made of future expectations underlying these forward-looking statements which could cause actual results, performance, outcomes or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements, which include, but are not limited to: the extent and pace of climate change, including the timing and manifestation of physical and transition risks; the macroeconomic environment; uncertainty around future climate-related policy, including the timely implementation and integration of adequate government policies; the effectiveness of actions of governments, legislators, regulators, businesses, investors, customers, and other stakeholders to mitigate the impact of climate and sustainability-related risks; changes in customer behavior and demand, changes in the available technology for mitigation and the effectiveness of any such technologies, as some of these new technologies may be unproven; the roll-out of low carbon infrastructure; the availability and adoption of renewable energy within in our value chain; the development of carbon capture, circular utilization, and sequestration technologies, including the adoption of cost-effective carbon-related technologies such as carbon capture, utilization, and storage (“CCUS”); the availability of accurate, verifiable, reliable, consistent, and comparable climate-related data; lack of transparency and comparability of climate-related forward-looking methodologies; variation in approaches and outcomes, as variations in methodologies may lead to under or overestimates and consequently present exaggerated indication of climate-related risk; and reliance on assumptions and future uncertainty (calculations of forward-looking metrics are complex and require many methodological choices and assumptions).

Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, changing national and international standards, industry and scientific practices, regulatory requirements, and market expectations regarding climate change, which remain under continuous development, are subject to different interpretations.

There can be no assurance that these standards, practices, requirements, and expectations will not be interpreted differently than our understanding when defining sustainability-related ambitions and targets or change in a manner that substantially increases the cost or effort for us to achieve such ambitions and targets.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL FIGURES ARE PRESENTED IN DOLLARS, BASED ON INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS, AS APPLICABLE

 

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