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CRH plc

CRH

Basic Materials · 88.55 +1.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

CRH plc's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 26 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+1.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 26 activeCyclical Industrial Demand · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 0 confirmingRelationship data unavailable
What would change this read
  • Total cost of revenues was primarily driven by a 16% increase in energy costs (also reported elsewhere as a 12% increase), reflecting higher activity, cost inflation and acquisitions.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CRH's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Basic Materials · Building Materials

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 26 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Total cost of revenues was primarily driven by a 16% increase in energy costs (also reported elsewhere as a 12% increase), reflecting higher activity, cost inflation and acquisitions.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods5
Price observations602
Usable filing statements171
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +5.3% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.50x in the latest annual period.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Labor availability and costs has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
  • Pricing and mix has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 36% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 40% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

88.55
6m-11.2%12m-20.4%24m+3.7%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$29.2B$3.32
2022-12-31$32.7B+12.0%$5.11-2.9%
2023-12-31$34.9B+6.8%$4.33-4.6%
2024-12-31$35.6B+1.8%$5.02-5.4%
2025-12-31$37.4B+5.3%$5.51-1.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 5 filings
For the period from acquisition date through June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively, acquisitions contributed $ 59 million and $ 134 million to Total revenues, and a loss of $ 12 million and $ 8 million to Net income attributable to CRH, including the…
10-Q · Jul 30, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 5 filings
Because of the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, currency exchange translation and other non-recurring items on reported results each reporting period, CRH uses organic revenue and organic Adjusted EBITDA as additional performance indicators to assess per…
10-Q · Jul 30, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 5 filings
Americas Building Solutions' Adjusted EBITDA was 5% behind the prior year period, reflecting higher freight and input costs together with subdued residential demand.
10-Q · Jul 30, 2026
Labor availability and costsmixed · 5 filings
The increase was primarily driven by an 18% increase in haulage expenses resulting from acquisitions, higher activity levels and fuel price inflation, as well as a 7% increase in labor costs reflecting higher headcount from acquisitions and wage inflation.
10-Q · Jul 30, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.6× · EV/sales 1.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

88.55+1.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CRH. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for CRH. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CRH

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CRH is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Cyclical Industrial Demand. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. No verified filing-linked names are available yet.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.