CRH (CRH)
Materials · $58.6B market cap · SEC CIK 0000849395
fundamentals score out of 100
Next reports on Nov 3, 2026, with analysts expecting $2.30 in earnings per share.
The case for CRH
- Pays a 7.0% dividend while you wait.
- Reasonably priced at 15.3× earnings.
- A PEG of 0.85: a P/E of 15.3× is low for EPS growing 18%.
- Return on equity of 16%.
The case against
- Down 22.9% over the past year.
- Near the bottom of its 52-week range, 33% below the high. Falling prices usually have a reason; find it first.
- Stability is weak (41/100): beta 1.34, 2.9 years of cash flow to clear its debt, a 35% swing over the year.
What the score is made of
Each factor is half a curve over reported figures and half a rank among the other Materials companies (momentum is judged against fixed thresholds only), and the five are blended by weight. It describes the last filing and the current price. It is not a forecast.
| Valuewhat you pay for the earnings, sales, assets and cash | 80 |
|---|---|
| Growthhow fast revenue and earnings are moving, this year and over five | 56 |
| Profitabilityhow much of the revenue becomes profit, and how much of that is cash | 60 |
| Momentumhow the price has behaved lately | 14 |
| Stabilityhow violently it moves, what it owes and what it pays you | 41 |
- Each factor except momentum is half fixed thresholds, half rank among the 26 Materials companies.
Key numbers
| Price / earnings | 15.3× |
|---|---|
| Price / book | 2.97× |
| Price / sales | 1.5× |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.3% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | +18.0% |
| Gross margin | 36% |
| Operating margin | 15% |
| Net margin | 10% |
| Return on equity | 16% |
| Debt / equity | 0.77× |
| Current ratio | 1.58 |
| Dividend yield | 6.99% |
| Beta | 1.34 |
| 52-week range | $85.47 – $131.55 |
| Position in that range | 6% of the way up |
| 3-month return | -21.7% |
| 1-year return | -22.9% |
Five years of financials, as filed
Pulled from CRH's XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR. Italic rows are derived from the rows above.
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $37.4B | $35.6B | $34.9B | $32.7B | $29.2B |
| Gross profit | $13.5B | $12.7B | $12.0B | $10.8B | $9.8B |
| Operating income | $5.4B | $4.9B | $4.2B | $3.8B | $3.3B |
| Net income | $3.8B | $3.5B | $3.2B | $3.9B | $2.6B |
| Operating cash flow | $5.6B | $5.0B | $5.0B | $3.8B | $4.0B |
| Capital expenditure | $2.7B | $2.6B | $1.8B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Total assets | $58.3B | $50.6B | $47.5B | $45.3B | — |
| Total liabilities | $32.9B | $27.8B | $25.8B | $22.3B | — |
| Shareholder equity | $24.0B | $21.6B | $20.9B | $22.2B | — |
| Cash | $4.1B | $3.7B | $6.3B | $5.9B | $5.8B |
| Long-term debt | $16.5B | $11.0B | $9.8B | $8.1B | — |
| Free cash flow | $2.9B | $2.4B | $3.2B | $2.3B | $2.4B |
| Gross margin | 36.1% | 35.7% | 34.2% | 33.1% | 33.6% |
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 13.8% | 12.0% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 9.8% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 9.0% |
| Diluted shares | 677M | 690M | 729M | 764M | 787M |
Share count is down 14.0% over 4 years. Buybacks have been shrinking the pie.
What CRH says it does
Overview CRH is the leading provider of building materials critical to modernizing infrastructure. With our team of 83,032 people across 3,961 locations, our unmatched scale, connected portfolio, and deep local relationships make us the partner of choice for transportation, water and reindustrialization projects, shaping communities for a better tomorrow. The Company, which has market leadership positions in North America, Europe and Australia, has grown rapidly since formation in 1970 and in 2025 generated $37.4 billion of Total revenues, $3.8 billion of Net income and $7.7 billion of Adjusted EBITDA*. 1 In 2025, 40% of Total revenues came from infrastructure, 32% from residential construction and 28% from non-residential construction. 60% of Total revenues came from sales to new-build construction, while 40% of Total revenues came from repair and remodel activity. CRH’s connected portfolio supplies building materials across the…
Risk factors CRH lists in its 10-K
- Risks Related to Our Industry and Our Business
- Industry Cyclicality and Economic Conditions
- CRH’s financial performance may be adversely impacted by reductions or delays in government infrastructure spending
- Adverse Geopolitical Change/Environment
- Strategic Mineral Reserves and Permitting
- Payment of Dividends/Share Repurchase Program
- CRH may not pay dividends or make other returns of capital to shareholders in the future, and our current share repurchase program may not enhance long-term shareholder value
- Early-Stage Business/Technology Investment
- CRH’s venture capital unit may fail to achieve expected commercial success and financial returns, and CRH may lose all or part of its investments in early-stage companies
- Sustainable Products and Innovation
- If CRH fails to develop new sustainable products that meet customer needs, we may fall behind our competitors and our financial performance may be adversely impacted
- Commodity Products and Substitution
- CRH depends on multiple types of information and operational technologies, and failure to properly manage and maintain such technologies could adversely impact our ability to operate
- CRH depends on the continued availability of people, production equipment, processes and systems, and our production could be materially disrupted by operational failures, which would have a negative impact on our profitability