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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>0002074795</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Ramirez Cantu Alejandro Alberto</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></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President of Cemex SCA&amp;C</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>265150</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1753900</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>97900</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>12.13</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1656000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On August 14, 2026, 245,430 Ordinary Participation Certificates corresponding to compensation plan from 2023 vested in favor of the reporting person. Additionally, 19,720 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/Alejandro Alberto Ramirez Cantu</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-08-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
