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CRHCRH

Construction Materials · Dublin, Ireland · In the S&P 500
Solid business
$90.81+0.21%After hours: $90.81 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 23.4% over 1 year
CRH over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$80$100$120Nov2026MarMayJulSep$90.81$80$100$120NovMarJul$90.81
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$60.41B
Price to earnings17.0x
Forward P/E15.6x
Dividend yield1.72%
Year to date−27.2%
One year−23.4%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorMaterials
52-week range (closes)
$79.20$131.38

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Quality and valuation

How CRH compares with other materials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

CRH and 4 construction materials peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: in line with its sector

An average business among materials companies, priced about in line with them.

CRH trades at 15.6 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.1x for the 28 materials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +5.6% vs +9.1%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 36.2% vs 27.9%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 13.7% vs 10.9%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 6.5% vs 7.6%
CRH trades at 15.6x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Construction Materials peers
NEM12.0xAEM14.6xCRH15.6xFCX16.0xLIN27.6xECL35.5xSector median 16.1xNEM12.0xAEM14.6xCRH15.6xFCX16.0xLIN27.6xECL35.5xSector median 16.1x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 17.1x earnings, CRH is cheaper than its average since Nov 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
15x20x25xAverage 20.4x2025202617.1x15x20x25xAverage 20.4x2025202617.1x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From CRH's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 3.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$5bn$10bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$11.4bnQ3 ’26$0bn$5bn$10bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$11.4bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +3.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%5%8%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’253.0%Q3 ’260%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’253.0%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 16.6% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2516.6%Q3 ’260%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2516.6%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.5 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$-1bn$0bn$1bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.2bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.2bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCRHSector median
Revenue growth+5.6%+9.1%
Gross margin36.2%27.9%
Operating margin13.7%10.9%
Free cash flow margin6.5%7.6%
Price to earnings17.0x19.9x

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NEMNewmont$106.61−4.64%+6.8%$111B
FCXFreeport-McMoRan$62.47−5.55%+23.0%$87.46B
ECLEcolab$302.98+0.70%+15.4%$84.93B
AEMAgnico Eagle Mines$165.38−5.99%−2.4%$83.61B
SHWSherwin-Williams$332.61+0.76%+2.6%$80.36B