Obermatt

CRH

NYQ:CRH · IE0001827041
Construction MaterialsXX-Large

360

66
EV / EBIT43
Price / Owner Earnings39
Owner Earnings Yield55
Dividend Yield29
Price/Sales17
EV / Gross Profit36
Price/Book11
Return on Capital81
Cash Return on Capital70
Return on Equity88
EBIT Margin63
Gross Profitability67
Cash Conversion34
Accruals13
Owner Earnings Margin68
Sales growth63
Profit Growth98
Long-Term EPS Growth67
Owner Earnings Growth73
Reinvestment50
Price momentum83
Debt load35
Refinancing48
Debt Payback43
Liquidity64
Analyst ratings60
Opinion Changes70
Price Target Upside74
Market mood85
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

CRH clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryIreland
IndustryConstruction Materials
SizeXX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1949
Employees2,811
Websitecrh.com
ISINIE0001827041
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Disposal and RecyclingCleanTechEnvironmental EngineeringClimateTechPollution ControlBuilding MaterialConstructionManufacturing

Description

CRH plc (CRH) provides building materials critical to modernizing infrastructure. CRH’s connected portfolio supplies building materials across the construction value chain, better serving the company’s customers’ needs and driving repeat business wh…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

CRH plc sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 21.4×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 7% a year, against analyst forecasts of 12%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
92
2023202420252026

All-time high

92

Jun 2026

All-time low

24

Feb 2026

Average rank

52

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
17
7
13
30
Price/Earnings
24
6
20
25
Price/Book
11
3
18
44
Dividend Yield
29
23
29
25
Value (overall)
11
3
4
10

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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