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CRH PLC CRH

US equityMarket cap rank #291Building Materials
$83.94
−$1.29 (-1.51%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $85.42 +0.22%
Open$84.82
Prev close$85.23
Day range$83.48 – $85.15
Volume4.25M
Market cap$55.84B
P/E (TTM)14.8
Dividend yield1.81%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

CRH at a glance

Shares of CRH PLC are down 1.51% at $83.94. The company is worth $55.84B, number 291 out of 300 on our list.

It is close to the bottom of its 52-week range ($83.48 to $130.09), 35.5% under the high. Holders are behind 24.4% over twelve months, and down 24.8% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($95.18) and 200-day ($109.06) moving averages; RSI is 34, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 27% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $10.78B, up 5.6% from a year earlier, with $1.51B of net profit (a 9.9% margin).

Buyers are paying 14.8 times trailing earnings, 14% below its five-year average of 17.3.

12 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $136.33, sits 62.4% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

CRH PLC: the business

CRH makes cement, aggregates, asphalt and building products, and is the largest building materials company in North America.

What tends to move it. U.S. infrastructure spending and construction activity drive volumes. It now has its primary listing in New York.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.5%
1 week
-3.2%
1 month
-12.4%
3 months
-24.8%
6 months
-20.6%
Year to date
-32.0%
1 year
-24.4%
Day range
$83.48$85.15
52-week range
$83.48$130.09

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

0 bullish · 7 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-7.1%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-11.8%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-23.0%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)34.2Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-2.73Bearish
Bollinger band position6%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$83.89 / $83.96
Average price today$84.20
Volume4.25MAvg (90d) 4.62M
Turnover$357.60M
Turnover rate0.64%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio1.19vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.96%
Market cap$55.84B
Float market cap$55.69B
Shares outstanding663.44M
EPS (TTM)$5.51
P/E (TTM)14.83
P/B2.32
Book value / share$36.13
Earnings yield0.16%
Dividend (TTM)$1.52 / shareYield 1.81%
Net profit (TTM)$3.67B
Net assets$24.03B
30-day volatility27.1%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.96%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-34.1%-35.4% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How CRH ranks on BeStock

Market value#291 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#45 of 283
Dividend yield#124 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#282 of 300
Dollar volume today#115 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$10.78B+5.6% YoY
Operating profit$2.03B+6.3% YoY
Net profit$1.51B+13.4% YoY
Diluted EPS$2.21+13.9% YoY
Free cash flow$490.00M-32.2% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.13B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$10.5BSep '24$8.9BDec '24$6.8BMar '25$10.2BJun '25$11.1BSep '25$9.4BDec '25$7.4BMar '26$10.8BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$1.4BSep '24$709.0MDec '24$-98.0MMar '25$1.3BJun '25$1.5BSep '25$1.0BDec '25$-180.0MMar '26$1.5BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin36.2%
Operating margin14.1%
Net margin9.9%
Return on equity16.4%
Return on assets6.8%
Return on invested capital10.5%
Current ratio1.58
Liabilities / assets56.4%
Cash & investments$3.03B
Total debt$19.44B
Net cash (debt)-$16.41B
Free cash flow / sales7.2%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Road Solutions$4.67B 43.3%
  • Essential Materials$3.23B 29.9%
  • Outdoor Living Solutions$1.55B 14.4%
  • Building & Infrastructure Solutions$1.33B 12.3%
Average move on report day±4.0%last 16 reports
Closed higher10 of 1663% of the time
Best reaction+9.5%
Worst reaction-4.4%

Stock move on the day after each report

+0.7%2024/Q3-0.8%2024/Q4-4.4%2025/Q1+9.5%2025/Q2-0.8%2025/Q3+0.6%2025/Q4+4.4%2026/Q1-3.7%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings15.6x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 35th percentile, 5-year average 17.3x

#1166 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book2.5x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 48th percentile, 5-year average 2.4x

#3228 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales1.5x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 51st percentile, 5-year average 1.5x

#2056 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

5x13x21x29xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$105.00
Price vs. fair value-20.1%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts12
Average target$136.33+62.4% vs. price
  • Buy 100%
Low $107.00Now $83.94Avg $136.33High $165.00

Latest rating actions

  • 11 Sep 2026Morgan StanleyBUY · PT $139.00
  • 9 Sep 2026Wells FargoBUY · PT $107.00
  • 7 Sep 2026Berenberg BankBUY · PT $140.00
  • 25 Aug 2026D.A. DavidsonBUY · PT $137.00
  • 19 Aug 2026UBSBUY · PT $147.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership88.2%-0.50 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,340-15 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)20 buys / 20 sellsBalanced
Short interest1.91% of floatDays to cover 3.1 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share9.9%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

7%10%13%16%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$9.18M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)1.81%
Last dividend$0.39Ex-date 14 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.39
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

0.8020180.7920190.9020201.1720211.1920222.3620231.4020241.482025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 9.2% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Berenberg Bank Maintains CRH PLC(CRH.US) With Buy Rating, Cuts Target Price to $140Market news · 9 Sep 2026
  • Wells Fargo Maintains CRH PLC(CRH.US) With Buy Rating, Cuts Target Price to $107Market news · 9 Sep 2026
  • Morgan Stanley Maintains CRH PLC(CRH.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $139Market news · 11 Sep 2026
  • D.A. Davidson Maintains CRH PLC(CRH.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $137Market news · 25 Aug 2026
  • UBS Maintains CRH PLC(CRH.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $147Market news · 19 Aug 2026
  • CRH PLC | 4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities-Director Platt Gillian L.SEC · 16 May 2026

CRH stock: common questions

What is CRH's latest share price?

$83.94 is the latest print for CRH, a move of -1.51% against yesterday's close of $85.23. Today's low and high so far: $83.48 and $85.15.

How large is CRH PLC by market value?

Equity value comes to $55.84B at the current price. By that measure it is number 291 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is CRH PLC valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 14.8 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $5.51). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 17.3, and today's level ranks in the 35th percentile of its own history.

Where does CRH sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $83.48 and the ceiling $130.09. Shares are 35.5% away from that ceiling.

Does CRH send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 1.81% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

What is the analyst view on CRH PLC?

Of 12 analysts, 100% say buy, 0% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $136.33, with the most cautious at $107.00 and the most optimistic at $165.00.

What does CRH PLC do?

CRH makes cement, aggregates, asphalt and building products, and is the largest building materials company in North America.

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