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    <schemaVersion>X0609</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-08-14</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001076378</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CEMEX SAB DE CV</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CX</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol>CEMEX.CPO</issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002018385</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Al Haffar Maher</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>true</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>AVENIDA RICARDO MARGAIN ZOZAYA 325</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>COLONIA VALLE DEL CAMPESTRE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCIA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>NUEVO LEON</rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>
            <rptOwnerCountry>O5</rptOwnerCountry>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>66265</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>MEXICO</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>EVP of Finance and Admin &amp; CFO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Participation Certificates (CEMEX.CPO)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-08-14</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>394460</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>6261480</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Participation Certificates (CEMEX.CPO)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-08-14</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>203360</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>12.13</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>6058120</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On August 14, 2026, 384,560 Ordinary Participation Certificates corresponding to compensation plan from 2023 vested in favor of the reporting person. Additionally, 9,900 Ordinary Participation Certificates were granted to the reporting person due to technical adjustments for tax payment and/or cash dividend.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Ordinary Participation Certificates of the Issuer may be represented by American Depositary Shares (&quot;ADS&quot;). Each ADS represents 10 Ordinary Participation Certificates.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Maher Al-Haffar</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-08-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
