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Company handbook · CRH · Prepared by FirmAtlas · firmatlas.app · printed 2026-10-17

CRH · CIK 849395 · LATEST FILING: 10-Q JUN '26 · FILED JUL 30, 2026

CRH public limited company

$83.63 +1.31 (+1.59%)

Close, Oct 16, 2026 · 52-week $79–132

↗ crh.com

CRH makes and supplies building materials: stone, sand and gravel, cement, asphalt and ready-mix concrete, and it paves roads. It also makes building products such as concrete pipe and precast, and outdoor living and water products.

Business

SegmentsAmericas Materials Solutions 45% · International Solutions 36% · Americas Building Solutions 19% (FY25)
ProductsRoad Solutions 46% · Essential Materials 28% · Outdoor Living Solutions 14% · Building And Infrastructure Solutions 13% (FY25)
RegionsUS 61% · Other Europe 20% · UK 10% · Other 9% (FY25)
CustomersRoad and infrastructure builders, governments, and builders of homes and commercial buildings in North America, Europe and Australia; sold locally from its quarries, plants and yards
Cash useFY24–FY25: acquisitions $8.8B · capex $5.3B · buybacks $2.7B
Reinvested 132% of operating cash flow · returned 50% of free cash flow

Last fiscal year

CRH public limited company reported revenue of $37.4B for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 (FY25), up 5.3% from FY24. Net income was $3.8B, operating cash flow $5.6B and free cash flow $2.9B. Source: 10-K filed Feb 18, 2026.

Market cap

$59.1B

P/E

15.4

EV/EBITDA

9.6x

P/B

2.5

Div yield

1.40%

ROIC

12.3%

Revenue 1Y

5.3%/yr

EPS 1Y

9.8%/yr

Shares 1Y

−2%

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Daily closes, split-adjusted · ratios at each fiscal year end

Company

CEOJim Mintern

HQDublin, Ireland

AuditorDeloitte & Touche LLP

Employees83,032

Year endsDecember

Revenue by segment · FY25

Americas Materials Solutions45%

International Solutions36%

Americas Building Solutions19%

Compounded growth & averages

10Y

TTM

Share price

9.9%

12.0%

12.6%

−28.5%

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Share price: yearly compound rate of the traded close; the last column is the past year.

Where the cash went · FY24–FY25

$16.7B deployed

Capex $5.3B 31.7%

Acquisitions $8.8B 52.4%

Buybacks $2.7B 15.9%

Operating cash flow over the period: $10.6B. Total debt changed by +$3.7B.

Sources 10-K FY25 10-Q Jun '26 All filings on EDGAR

Latest filings

Jul 30, 2026 Quarterly results 8-K Jul 17, 2026 Other announcement 8-K Jun 22, 2026 Material agreement 8-K Jun 16, 2026 Executive or director change 8-K May 21, 2026 Shareholder vote results 8-K

Growth engines

How much of the profit growth came from new investment, and how much from running the business better.

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Financials

Last 2 years · Upgrade to see 10 years · USD millions · each year opens its 10-K · change vs previous year

Last 4 quarters · USD millions · quarter-end month shown · change vs same quarter a year earlier

TTM = the last four quarters, to Jun '26. Balance-sheet rows show that latest quarter. “—” where the quarters do not add up to the annual figures. No TTM for cash: our quarterly rows do not hold short-term investments yet, and annual cash includes them.

Income

FY24 FY25

TTM

Revenue

35,572

37,447+5.3%

38,632

YoY

+5.3%

Gross profit

12,701

13,528+6.5%

14,004

Gross margin

35.7%

36.1%+0.4 pp

—

Operating income

4,925

5,440+10.5%

5,528

Operating margin

13.8%

14.5%+0.7 pp

—

EBITDA

6,723

7,596+13.0%

—

EBITDA margin

18.9%

20.3%+1.4 pp

—

Interest expense

612

810+32.4%

—

Interest coverage

10.99x

9.38x−1.61x

—

Net income

3,492

3,753+7.5%

3,838

YoY

+7.5%

Net margin

9.8%

10.0%+0.2 pp

—

EPS (diluted, $)

5.02

5.51+9.8%

5.60

YoY

+9.8%

Balance sheet

FY24 FY25

TTM

Total assets

50,613

58,329+15.2%

58,552

Cash & short-term investments

3,720

4,096+10.1%

—

Accounts receivable

4,820

5,178+7.4%

—

Inventory

4,755

5,251+10.4%

—

Net PP&E

21,452

24,937+16.2%

—

Other assets

15,866

18,867+18.9%

—

Total liabilities

29,006

34,325+18.3%

34,517

Accounts payable

3,207

3,263+1.7%

—

Total debt

13,968

17,653+26.4%

17,926

Other liabilities

11,831

13,409+13.3%

—

Shareholders’ equity

21,607

24,004+11.1%

24,035

Total liabilities = total assets − shareholders’ equity, so it includes minority interest where a company has one.

Cash flow statement · as filed

FY24 FY25

TTM

Cash from operations

4,989

5,625+12.7%

5,419

Net income

3,521

3,790+7.6%

—

Depreciation & amortization

1,798

2,156+19.9%

—

Stock-based compensation

125

143+14.4%

—

Working capital & other

(455)

(464)n/m

—

Cash from investing

(6,291)

(6,045)n/m

—

Capex

(2,578)

(2,713)n/m

—

PP&E sold

272

315+15.8%

—

Acquisitions

(4,900)

(3,856)n/m

—

Other investing

915

209−77.2%

—

Cash from financing

(1,186)

596n/m

—

Debt raised

4,001

10,479+161.9%

—

Debt repaid

(1,859)

(7,612)n/m

—

Buybacks

(1,482)

(1,181)n/m

—

Shares issued

—

Other financing

(1,854)

(1,090)n/m

—

Net change in cash

(2,631)

388n/m

—

Free cash flow (OCF − capex)

2,411

2,912+20.8%

2,766

Where the cash went

FY24 FY25

TTM

Operating cash flow

4,989

5,625+12.7%

5,419

Reinvested in the business

7,478

6,569−12.2%

—

% of operating cash flow

149.9%

116.8%

Capex

2,578

2,713+5.2%

2,653

Acquisitions

4,900

3,856−21.3%

—

Free cash flow

2,411

2,912+20.8%

2,766

YoY

+20.8%

Returned to shareholders

1,482

1,181−20.3%

—

% of free cash flow

61.5%

40.6%

Buybacks

1,482

1,181−20.3%

—

Change in total debt

—

3,685

—

Cash left over

—

1,560

—

FCF conversion (FCF ÷ net income)

69.0%

77.6%+8.5 pp

—

Owner earnings

—

2,398

—

Owner earnings margin

—

6.4%

—

Buyback yield

2.2%

1.3%−0.9 pp

—

Returns & ratios

FY24 FY25

TTM

ROIC (all capital)

11.9%

12.3%+0.4 pp

—

ROIC (operating)

13.6%

14.2%+0.6 pp

—

Net debt / EBITDA

1.52x

1.78x+0.26x

—

Debt / equity

0.65x

0.74x+0.09x

—

Cash conversion cycle (days)

81+7 d

—

ROE

16.2%

15.6%−0.5 pp

—

ROA

6.9%

6.4%−0.5 pp

—

ROCE

12.2%

11.0%−1.2 pp

—

NOPAT

3,791

4,261+12.4%

—

Invested capital (operating)

27,820

32,103+15.4%

—

Invested capital (all)

31,855

37,561+17.9%

—

Reinvestment rate

—

100.5%

—

Debtor days

50+1 d

—

Inventory days

80+4 d

—

Days payable

50−1 d

—

Income

Sep '25

Dec '25

Mar '26

Jun '26

Revenue

11,069

9,416

7,370

10,777

vs year-ago quarter

Gross profit

4,309

3,356

2,045

4,294

Gross margin

38.9%

35.6%

27.7%

39.8%

Operating income

2,081

1,406

(38)

2,079

Net income

1,503

1,025

(176)

1,486

vs year-ago quarter

Net margin

13.6%

10.9%

−2.4%

13.8%

EPS (diluted, $)

2.21

1.45

−0.27

2.21

vs year-ago quarter

Balance sheet

Sep '25

Dec '25

Mar '26

Jun '26

Total assets

58,527

58,329

58,167

58,552

Cash & equivalents

4,198

4,096

3,240

3,025

Total debt

18,702

17,653

18,549

17,926

Shareholders’ equity

23,309

24,004

23,071

24,035

Cash flow

Sep '25

Dec '25

Mar '26

Jun '26

Operating cash flow

1,991

2,915

(616)

1,129

Capex

592

821

601

639

Free cash flow

1,399

2,094

(1,217)

490

vs year-ago quarter