CRH plc

LSE:CRH Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£51.2b

CRH Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

CRH has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20.9%, while the Basic Materials industry saw earnings growing at 5.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.1% per year. CRH's return on equity is 14.6%, and it has net margins of 9.8%.

Key information

20.9%

Earnings growth rate

23.8%

EPS growth rate

Basic Materials Industry Growth11.4%
Revenue growth rate6.1%
Return on equity14.6%
Net Margin9.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:CRH Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2435,3873,4547,6990
30 Jun 2435,0003,4017,5290
31 Mar 2435,0553,3047,6190
31 Dec 2334,9493,1547,4730
30 Sep 2335,1273,3527,4470
30 Jun 2333,8612,9457,2700
31 Mar 2331,6512,2116,9220
31 Dec 2232,7232,7126,9870
30 Sep 2231,8802,7106,9340
30 Jun 2231,0372,6146,3330
31 Mar 2230,1222,5006,2880
31 Dec 2129,2062,4336,5160
30 Sep 2127,1741,7465,9910
30 Jun 2128,5391,4176,3470
31 Mar 2128,0631,2706,2530
31 Dec 2025,8889665,8540
30 Sep 2027,5441,3015,8860
30 Jun 2027,5001,4796,2580
31 Mar 2027,8161,5536,3770
31 Dec 1928,1321,6276,1730
30 Sep 1928,7561,6486,7830
30 Jun 1925,7021,6486,1720
31 Mar 1925,8051,5706,2130
31 Dec 1827,4491,4976,6240
30 Sep 1824,0431,6805,9510
30 Jun 1829,5592,1367,2260
31 Mar 1831,1252,2287,6500
31 Dec 1725,9781,9806,5520
30 Jun 1727,3511,3936,9530
31 Mar 1725,9981,2716,6220
31 Dec 1626,0911,2236,6590
30 Sep 1630,3631,2367,7030
30 Jun 1629,9381,0637,6560
31 Mar 1628,8109577,3320
31 Dec 1523,2486945,9890
30 Sep 1524,3257296,0810
30 Jun 1522,2316495,4770
31 Mar 1520,8796265,1020
31 Dec 1422,8927045,5460
30 Sep 1423,5122455,9730
30 Jun 1425,119-2666,6860
31 Mar 1425,063-3386,6720
31 Dec 1324,831-4086,6100

Quality Earnings: CRH has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CRH's current net profit margins (9.8%) are higher than last year (9.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CRH's earnings have grown significantly by 20.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CRH's earnings growth over the past year (3%) is below its 5-year average (20.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CRH earnings growth over the past year (3%) exceeded the Basic Materials industry -11.5%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: CRH's Return on Equity (14.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/25 07:37
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

CRH plc is covered by 58 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Félix BrunotteAlphaValue
Jean BrunyBanco de Sabadell. S.A.
Pierre Sylvain RousseauBarclays