# Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. American (CPAC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Construction Materials. Price $12.62, market value $1.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.3×** (5-yr avg 10.5×, 3-yr avg 9.7×). Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. American trades at 17.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 14.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.05**. A PEG of 0.05 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / book: 2.7×**. The shares trade at 2.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 5.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 40.0%**. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. American keeps 40.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 22.9%**. 22.9% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 7.3%**. 7.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.9%**. 12.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 11.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 11.9%.
- **Return on assets: 6.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.0%** (3-yr 0.0%/yr). Revenue grew 7.0% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 291.3%** (3-yr 63.7%/yr, 5-yr 66.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 291.3%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.20**. Debt is 1.20 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Interest coverage: 5.8×**. Operating profit covers interest 5.8× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 1.09** (quick 0.28). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.09 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.04**. A Z-score of 2.04 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.82%** ($0.61 per share, trailing). Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. American yields 4.82%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 114%** (46% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (114% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 11.8%/yr** (1-yr 1.6%). The dividend has compounded at 11.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. American; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $12.79 (+1% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 87.5%** (YTD 21.1%, 3-mo 21.3%). The shares are up 87.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -0.7%** (101.9% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 67**. An RSI of 67 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.03** (volatility 62%). Beta of 0.03 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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