CRH Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

CRH has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.6%, while the Basic Materials industry saw earnings declining at 0.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6% per year. CRH's return on equity is 15.2%, and it has net margins of 9.9%.

Key information

12.56%

Earnings growth rate

16.02%

EPS growth rate

Basic Materials Industry Growth	8.23%
Revenue growth rate	5.97%
Return on equity	15.22%
Net Margin	9.87%
Last Earnings Update	30 Jun 2026

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How CRH makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:CRH Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Jun 26	38,632	3,814	8,547
31 Mar 26	38,061	3,648	8,408
31 Dec 25	37,447	3,730	8,184
30 Sep 25	36,901	3,407	8,154
30 Jun 25	36,347	3,264	7,992
31 Mar 25	35,795	3,245	7,830
31 Dec 24	35,572	3,458	7,772
30 Sep 24	35,387	3,454	7,699
30 Jun 24	35,000	3,401	7,529
31 Mar 24	35,055	3,304	7,619
31 Dec 23	34,949	3,154	7,473
30 Sep 23	35,127	3,352	7,447
30 Jun 23	33,861	2,945	7,270
31 Mar 23	31,651	2,211	6,922
31 Dec 22	32,723	2,712	6,987
30 Sep 22	31,880	2,710	6,934
30 Jun 22	31,037	2,614	6,333
31 Mar 22	30,122	2,500	6,288
31 Dec 21	29,206	2,433	6,516
30 Sep 21	27,174	1,746	5,991
30 Jun 21	28,539	1,417	6,347
31 Mar 21	28,063	1,270	6,253
31 Dec 20	25,888	966	5,854
30 Sep 20	27,544	1,301	5,886
30 Jun 20	27,500	1,479	6,258
31 Mar 20	27,816	1,553	6,377
31 Dec 19	28,132	1,627	6,173
30 Sep 19	28,756	1,648	6,783
30 Jun 19	25,702	1,648	6,172
31 Mar 19	25,805	1,570	6,213
31 Dec 18	27,449	1,497	6,624
30 Sep 18	24,043	1,680	5,951
30 Jun 18	29,559	2,136	7,226
31 Mar 18	31,125	2,228	7,650
31 Dec 17	25,978	1,980	6,552
30 Jun 17	27,351	1,393	6,953
31 Mar 17	25,998	1,271	6,622
31 Dec 16	26,091	1,223	6,659
30 Sep 16	30,363	1,236	7,703
30 Jun 16	29,938	1,063	7,656
31 Mar 16	28,810	957	7,332
31 Dec 15	23,248	694	5,989
30 Sep 15	24,325	729	6,081

Quality Earnings: CRH has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CRH's current net profit margins (9.9%) are higher than last year (9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CRH's earnings have grown by 12.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CRH's earnings growth over the past year (16.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (12.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CRH earnings growth over the past year (16.9%) exceeded the Basic Materials industry 7%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: CRH's Return on Equity (15.2%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/09/14 13:17
End of Day Share Price	2026/09/14 00:00
Earnings	2026/06/30
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

CRH plc is covered by 35 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Jean Bruny	Banco de Sabadell. S.A.
"Adam Seiden	Barclays
Adam Seiden	Barclays