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CRH

CRH
51
Construction Materials · Basic Materials
Also trades as: CRH.L
Price
$95.07
+1.98 (+2.13%)
Market Cap
$63.53B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

14.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 786.8M (2021) → 677.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

CRH is one of the largest building materials companies in the world. It makes and sells the basic stuff used to construct roads, bridges, buildings, and homes — things like cement, asphalt, crushed stone, and concrete products. Its main customers are construction companies, governments, and contractors across North America and Europe.

CRH makes money by selling these materials directly to builders and infrastructure projects, with some additional revenue from construction services. The company operates in roughly 30 countries but earns most of its revenue in the United States, where it has a strong regional network of quarries, plants, and distribution sites that are hard for competitors to replicate. Its biggest growth driver is increased government spending on roads and infrastructure, particularly from the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — though the business is sensitive to slowdowns in construction activity, which tend to follow economic downturns and rising interest rates.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+23.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+33.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~14 months

$3.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

CRH is growing revenue at 24% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
39.8%
Modest — 39.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
19.3%
Healthy — 19.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
18.6%
Strong — 18.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+73.3%
Fast-growing sales (+73.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+104.1%
Earnings growing fast (+104.1% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
89%
Modest — 89% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
2.7%
Thin free cash flow (2.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.75
Moderate — manageable debt (0.75)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.79x
Adequate interest coverage (6.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.8x
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.52%
Small dividend — 1.52% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+5.5%
Dividend growing modestly (5.5% YoY)

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