CRH PLC
CRH Basic Materials Building Materials
CRH PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $37.4 billion, up 5.27% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 5.59%, EPS grew 13.9%, free cash flow fell 25.9% and total debt rose 13.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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CRH PLC (CRH) Gross margin
CRH PLC's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 36.3%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (36.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 30.6% (fiscal 2015) to 36.1% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Building Materials industry median of 27.3% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 25.1%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 36.1% | 0.42 |
| FY2024 | 35.7% | 1.48 |
| FY2023 | 34.2% | 1.18 |
| FY2022 | 33.1% | (0.70) |
| FY2021 | 33.8% | 0.54 |
| FY2020 | 33.2% | 0.25 |
| FY2019 | 33.0% | 0.72 |
| FY2018 | 32.2% | (0.74) |
| FY2017 | 33.0% | 0.38 |
| FY2016 | 32.6% | 1.96 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 39.8% | 12.09 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.8% | (7.89) |
| Dec 2025 | 35.6% | (3.29) |
| Sep 2025 | 38.9% | (0.52) |
| 19 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 48.5% |
| CRH CRH PLC | 36.3% |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare | 35.9% |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 33.6% |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 28.2% |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare | 27.5% |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 27.0% |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 25.2% |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 17.8% |
| Building Materials industry median | 27.3% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 25.1% |
| Market median | 46.2% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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