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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Income Tax Expense | The amounts of income tax expense in the statements of income for 2024, 2023 and 2022 are summarized as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Current income tax expense 1 |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 343 |  |  |  | 1,101 |  |  |  | 129 |
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | (276 | ) |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | 39 |
|  | $ |  |  |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 1,204 |  |  |  | 168 |
1 | In 2024 includes minimum taxes which were not material (note 29.10).
Summary of Temporary Differences in Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities | As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the main temporary differences that generated the consolidated deferred income tax assets and liabilities are presented below:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax loss carryforwards and other tax credits |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 446 |  |  |  | 445 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,084 |  |  |  | 883 |
Intangible assets, net and other |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130 |  |  |  | 203 |
Total deferred tax assets, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,660 |  |  |  | 1,531 |
Presentation of net position by same legal entity |  |  |  |  |  |  | (987 | ) |  |  | (1,168 | )
Total deferred tax asset, net in the statement of financial position |  |  |  |  |  |  | 673 |  |  |  | 363 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, machinery and equipment and right-of-use asset, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,298 | ) |  |  | (1,470 | )
Investments and other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | (237 | ) |  |  | (141 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,535 | ) |  |  | (1,611 | )
Presentation of net position by same legal entity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 987 |  |  |  | 1,168 |
Total deferred tax liabilities, net in the statement of financial position |  |  |  |  |  |  | (548 | ) |  |  | (443 | )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 125 |  |  |  | (80 | )
Out of which: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net deferred tax assets in Mexican entities |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 393 |  |  |  | 67 |
Net deferred tax liabilities in foreign entities |  |  |  |  |  |  | (268 | ) |  |  | (147 | )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 125 |  |  |  | (80 | )
Summary of the Balances of the Deferred tax Assets and Liabilities in Statement of Financial Position | As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, balances of the deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the statement of financial position are located in the following entities:
|  |  |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |
|  |  |  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  | Net |  |  |  |  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  | Net |
Mexican entities |  | $ |  |  | 518 |  |  |  | (125) |  |  |  | 393 |  |  | $ |  |  | 185 |  |  |  | (118) |  |  |  | 67 |
Foreign entities |  |  |  |  | 155 |  |  |  | (423) |  |  |  | (268) |  |  |  |  |  | 178 |  |  |  | (325) |  |  |  | (147) |
|  | $ |  |  | 673 |  |  |  | (548) |  |  |  | 125 |  |  | $ |  |  | 363 |  |  |  | (443) |  |  |  | (80) |
Summary of Breakdown of Changes in Consolidated Deferred Income Taxes | The breakdown of changes in consolidated deferred income taxes during 2024, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:
|  |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense in the statement of income |  | $ |  |  | (276 | ) |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | 39 |
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) in stockholders’ equity |  |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | 14 |
Reclassifications 1 |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7 |
Change in deferred income tax during the period |  | $ |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | 60 |
1 | In 2024 and 2022, refers to the effects of the reclassification of balances to assets held for sale and related liabilities (note 4.2).
Summary of Current and Deferred Income Tax Relative to Items of Other Comprehensive Income Loss | Current and/or deferred income tax relative to items of other comprehensive income during 2024, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Expense related to foreign exchange fluctuations from intercompany balances (note 21.2) |  | $ |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | — |
Expense (benefit) associated to actuarial results (note 21.2) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | 32 |
Expense (benefit) related to derivative financial instruments (note 17.4) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | (41 | ) |  |  | (30 | )
Expense from foreign currency translation and other effects |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 12 |
|  | $ |  |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | 14 |
Schedule of Consolidated Tax Loss and Tax Credits Carry Forwards Expire | As of December 31, 2024, consolidated tax loss and tax credits carryforwards expire as follows:
|  |  |  | Amount of carryforwards |  |  | Amount of unrecognized carryforwards |  |  | Amount of recognized carryforwards |
2025 |  | $ |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 8 |
2026 |  |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 20 |
2027 |  |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 32 |
2028 |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 25 |
2029 and thereafter |  |  |  |  | 6,348 |  |  |  | 4,668 |  |  |  | 1,680 |
|  | $ |  |  | 6,513 |  |  |  | 4,748 |  |  |  | 1,765 |
Schedule of Effective Tax Rate Table | For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the effective consolidated income tax rates were as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Earnings before income tax |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 980 |  |  |  | 1,323 |  |  |  | 570 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | (67 | ) |  |  | (1,204 | ) |  |  | (168 | )
Effective consolidated income tax expense rate 1, 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.8 | % |  |  | 91.0 | % |  |  | 29.5% |
1 | The average effective tax rate equals the net amount of income tax benefit or expense divided by income or loss before income taxes, as these line items are reported in the statements of income.
2 | Note 29.10 includes the statutory income tax rates of the main countries in which Cemex operates.
Schedule of Reconciliation Between Actual Income Tax Expense and Amount Computed by Applying Statutory Tax Rate | Differences between the financial reporting and the corresponding tax basis of assets and liabilities and the different income tax rates and laws applicable to Cemex, among other factors, give rise to permanent differences between the statutory tax rate applicable in Mexico, and the effective tax rate presented in the consolidated statements of income, which in 2024, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
|  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
|  | % |  |  | $ |  |  | % |  |  | $ |  |  | % |  |  | $ |
Mexican statutory tax rate |  |  | 30.0 | % |  |  | 294 |  |  |  | 30.0 | % |  |  | 397 |  |  |  | 30.0 | % |  |  | 171 |
Income tax penalties in Spain (note 20.4) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 46.9 | % |  |  | 620 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Difference between accounting and tax expenses, net 1 |  |  | (9.2 | )% |  |  | (90 | ) |  |  | 0.4 | % |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 48.4 | % |  |  | 276 |
Non-taxable sale of equity securities and fixed assets 2 |  |  | (10.6 | )% |  |  | (104 | ) |  |  | (1.3 | )% |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | 4.6 | % |  |  | 26 |
Difference between book and tax inflation |  |  | 6.1 | % |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 9.1 | % |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | 38.1 | % |  |  | 217 |
Differences in the income tax rates in the countries where Cemex operates 3 |  |  | 2.5 | % |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 7.7 | % |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | (8.4 | )% |  |  | (48 | )
Changes in deferred tax assets 4 |  |  | (10.1 | )% |  |  | (99 | ) |  |  | (4.3 | )% |  |  | (57 | ) |  |  | (80.7 | )% |  |  | (460 | )
Changes in provisions for uncertain tax positions |  |  | 1.1 | % |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 0.1 | % |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (6.8 | )% |  |  | (39 | )
Others |  |  | (3.0 | )% |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | 2.4 | % |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 4.3 | % |  |  | 25 |
Effective consolidated income tax expense rate |  |  | 6.8 | % |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 91.0 | % |  |  | 1,204 |  |  |  | 29.5 | % |  |  | 168 |
1 | In 2022, includes $365 related to the effects of impairment charges during the period which are basically non-deductible for tax purposes (note 7).
2 | In 2024, includes $72 related to non-taxable income from the sale of shares of subsidiaries and associates during the period.
3 | Refers to the effects of the differences between the statutory income tax rate in Mexico of 30% and the applicable income tax rates of each country where Cemex operates.
4 | Refers to the effects in the effective income tax rate associated with changes during the period in the amount of deferred income tax assets related to Cemex’s tax loss carryforwards.
Schedule of Variations Between the Line Item Changes in Deferred Tax Assets Against the Changes in Deferred Tax Assets in the Balance Sheet | The following table compares the line item “Changes in deferred tax assets” as presented in the table above against the changes in deferred tax assets in the statement of financial position for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
|  |  |  |  | Changes in the statement of financial position |  |  | Amounts in reconciliation |  |  | Changes in the statement of financial position |  |  | Amounts in reconciliation |
Tax loss carryforwards generated and not recognized during the year |  | $ |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 45 |
Derecognition related to tax loss carryforwards recognized in prior years |  |  |  |  |  |  | (100 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (125 | ) |  |  | — |
Recognition related to unrecognized tax loss carryforwards |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105 |  |  |  | (186 | ) |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | (105 | )
Foreign currency translation and other effects |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 3 |
Changes in deferred tax assets |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (99 | ) |  |  | (116) |  |  |  | (57) |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A summary of the beginning and ending balances of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Balance of tax positions at beginning of the period |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 48 |
Additions for tax positions of prior periods |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 5 |
Additions for tax positions of current period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 5 |
Reductions for tax positions related to prior periods and other items |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (11) |
Settlements and reclassifications |  |  |  |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4) |
Expiration of the statute of limitations |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (2) |
Foreign currency translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |
Balance of tax positions at end of the period |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 41 |

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