CRH (CRH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CRH plc, originally formed as Cement Roadstone Holdings in 1970 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a global building materials group. The company has grown from its Irish roots into one of the largest international suppliers of construction materials, expanding primarily through acquisitions and regional business development. CRH operates an integrated network of manufacturing and distribution businesses that serve both public and private construction markets.

CRH’s core activities include the production and distribution of aggregates, cement, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and other bulk materials, together with a broad range of value-added building products such as precast concrete, masonry, bricks, roofing products, pipe and drainage systems, and construction accessories. Its customer base spans infrastructure, residential and non-residential construction, with services and products supplied to contractors, developers and building-materials distributors. Operations are concentrated across Europe and North America, where the company maintains extensive manufacturing sites and local distribution networks to support regional construction demand.

The company’s strategy emphasizes portfolio diversification and growth through targeted acquisitions, integration of local businesses, and investment in operational efficiencies. CRH also places emphasis on sustainability initiatives and product innovation to meet regulatory and customer expectations around emissions, recycling and resource efficiency in the construction sector. As a large multinational in the building materials industry, CRH combines global scale with localized operations to serve a wide range of construction and infrastructure projects worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $98.35 to $102.98
• 50-Day Range: $98.53 to $118.53
• 52-Week Range: $86.82 to $131.55
• Volume: 6.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $65.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.25
• Dividend Yield: 1.58%
• Price Target: $139.54
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CRH Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CRH scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 101 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CRH has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.94, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CRH has a consensus price target of $139.54, representing about 41.6% upside from its current price of $98.53.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CRH has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CRH are expected to grow by 13.37% in the coming year, from $5.91 to $6.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CRH is 18.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CRH is 18.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CRH has a PEG Ratio of 1.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.03% of the float of CRH has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CRH has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CRH has recently increased by 4.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

CRH pays a meaningful dividend of 1.51%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CRH does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CRH is 28.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CRH will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.28% next year. This indicates that CRH will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

CRH has a news sentiment score of 0.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for CRH this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for CRH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added CRH to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CRH insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.13% of the stock of CRH is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.50% of the stock of CRH is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/8 Dividend: 3/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/8 Dividend: 3/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/08/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Record date for 6/17 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/17 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: BLDG&CONST - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CRH
• CIK: 849395
• Web: www.crh.com
• Phone: (531) 404-1000
• Fax: 353-1404-1007
• Employees: 83,032
• Year Founded: 1970

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CRH: $139.54
• High Price Target: $160.00
• Low Price Target: $120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.94
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.67
• P/E Growth: 1.8
• Net Income: $3.73 billion
• Net Margins: 9.65%
• Pretax Margin: 12.42%
• Return on Equity: 15.37%
• Return on Assets: 6.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.59
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $37.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.76
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 668,200,000
• Free Float: 667,331,000
• Market Cap: $65.84 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36