Mexico HQ Cemex announced its results for the second quarter of 2026, with strong growth across all metrics, driven by the progress made towards its transformation goals. EBITDA reached a record US$1 billion, increasing 24% year-over-year driven by project cutting edge efficiencies and organic growth in most regions. EBITDA margin expanded by 2.1 percentage points to 22.2% with 36.8% operating EBITDA growth in Mexico, 22.0% in Other Latin America, 17.5% in the United States, despite challenging weather conditions, and 16.6% in Europe, Middle East, Africa (chart). In the 2Q, in South, Central America and the Caribbean, EBITDA grew 34%, reflecting strong cost discipline.