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) Return on equity
CRH PLC's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.8%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (15.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.61% (fiscal 2020) to 17.7% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Building Materials industry median of 9.62% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 15.7% | (0.11) |
| FY2024 | 15.8% | 1.48 |
| FY2023 | 14.3% | (3.37) |
| FY2022 | 17.7% | 5.27 |
| FY2021 | 12.4% | 6.82 |
| FY2020 | 5.61% | (3.15) |
| FY2019 | 8.76% | (7.54) |
| FY2018 | 16.3% | 3.28 |
| FY2017 | 13.0% | 4.15 |
| FY2016 | 8.87% | 3.25 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 27.0% |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 23.5% |
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 21.4% |
| CRH CRH PLC | 15.8% |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare | 13.2% |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 9.62% |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 9.12% |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 3.64% |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. compare | 3.31% |
| Building Materials industry median | 9.62% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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