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CRH plc (CRH)

Basic Materials | Building Materials | Dublin, Ireland | NYSE
95.86 USD +0.28 (0.293%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 95.86

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:53 a.m. EDT

Despite the stock trading near its fifty-two-week low and lagging behind key moving averages, the fundamentals remain robust with a nine-year cumulative gain of over 240 percent and a forward valuation multiple of 14.37. Investor expectations are strong with a mean target price of 138, implying substantial upside potential that the current price action has not yet fully priced in. The dividend is secure with a payout ratio under 27 percent and a growing distribution history, providing a safety net during the technical correction. While short-term momentum is weak, the valuation gap and earnings growth suggest a compelling long-term entry point rather than a value trap.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.030622
AutoARIMA0.039847
AutoETS0.039896
MSTL0.041902

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 0.58
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.571
Excess Kurtosis -0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 77.592
Revenue per Share 57.724
Market Cap 63,774,171,136
Trailing P/E 16.91
Forward P/E 14.52
Beta 1.20
Profit Margins 9.94%
Website https://www.crh.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery with asymmetric upside exposure. Call open interest concentrates significantly at 110 to 135 strikes, indicating bullish bets for medium-term gains, while put open interest clusters around 85 to 95 strikes, suggesting hedging against downside risk near current levels. Implied volatility is elevated on out-of-the-money puts relative to calls for September expirations, reflecting a cautious sentiment despite the bullish call positioning.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.40% 1.15% 1.86% 2.70%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.3900 0.401441
2026-05-15 0.3900 0.377870
2026-03-06 0.3900 0.366507
2025-05-23 0.3700 0.393241
2025-03-14 0.3700 0.381365
2024-11-22 0.3500 0.345168
2024-08-23 0.3500 0.388113
2024-05-23 0.3500 0.435269
2024-03-14 0.3500 0.413907
2023-12-14 1.0800 1.606187
2023-10-19 0.2500 0.458127
2023-03-16 1.0300 2.107633
2022-09-08 0.2400 0.658256
2022-03-16 0.9800 2.230314
2022-03-10 1.0060 2.486406
2021-09-09 0.2300 0.449922
2021-03-18 0.9300 2.025702
2020-09-03 0.2200 0.611451
2020-03-12 0.7040 2.703533
2019-09-05 0.2220 0.658558
2019-03-14 0.5930 1.919094
2018-09-06 0.2280 0.693431
2018-03-09 0.6010 1.761947
2017-09-07 0.2310 0.659247
2017-03-09 0.4880 1.399083
2016-09-07 0.2090 0.614706
2016-03-10 0.4840 1.810700
2015-03-05 0.4940 1.791153
2014-08-27 0.2460 1.054436
2014-03-05 0.6040 2.092862
2013-08-28 0.2480 1.186603
2013-03-06 0.5740 2.630614
2012-08-22 0.2280 1.265963
2012-03-07 0.5930 2.975414
2011-08-24 0.2670 1.568743
2011-03-09 0.6090 2.807745
2010-09-01 0.2350 1.445264
2010-03-10 0.5950 2.458678
2009-09-02 0.2650 1.102788
2009-03-24 1.6740 7.800560
2009-03-11 0.6090 3.116684
2008-09-04 0.3020 1.137476
2008-03-12 0.7320 1.926823
2007-09-07 0.2740 0.650677
2007-03-14 0.5050 1.268844
2006-09-08 0.1730 0.505405
2006-03-15 0.2780 0.814056
2005-09-07 0.1410 0.486542
2005-03-09 0.3070 1.115958
2004-09-08 0.1170 0.498296
2004-03-10 0.2430 1.171084
2003-09-10 0.0890 0.475936
2003-03-12 0.1970 1.443223
2002-09-11 0.0740 0.511403
2002-03-13 0.1420 0.840734
2001-03-14 0.1490 0.946032
2001-03-13 1.7500 10.294118
2000-09-13 0.0580 0.362500
2000-03-08 0.1360 0.766197
1999-09-08 0.0530 0.247953
1999-02-03 0.0500 0.273973
1998-09-11 0.0420 0.314019
1998-03-12 0.0400 0.287770
1997-09-10 0.0400 0.352423
1997-03-12 0.0376 0.370443
1996-09-20 0.0370 0.370000
1996-03-15 0.0360 0.429851
1995-09-19 0.0336 0.485199
1995-04-07 0.0320 0.528926
1994-09-26 0.0276 0.492857
1994-04-08 0.0264 0.465198
1993-09-24 0.0264 0.567742
1993-09-03 0.0264 0.613953
1993-04-08 0.0264 0.668354
1992-09-18 0.0550 1.317365
1992-01-28 0.0980 2.496815
1991-09-20 0.0466 1.165000
1991-04-12 0.0630 1.312500
1990-09-14 0.0344 0.728042
1990-03-20 0.0548 1.211050
1989-09-22 0.0246 0.756923
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.56
dividendYield 1.63
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.52
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.015902909
lastDividendValue 0.39
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-09-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.14108557
Address1 Stonemason’s Way
Address2 Rathfarnham Dublin 16
All Time High 131.55
All Time Low 3.0
Ask 95.92
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,026,690
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,392,203
Average Volume 4,392,203
Average Volume10Days 4,026,690
Beta 1.204
Bid 95.9
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 6
Book Value 36.094
City Dublin
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country Ireland
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 95.86
Current Ratio 1.579
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 96.84
Day Low 94.81
Debt To Equity 77.592
Display Name CRH
Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Dividend Rate 1.56
Dividend Yield 1.63
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,412,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,412,800
Earnings Growth 0.139
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.127
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 7,731,999,744
Ebitda Margins 0.20014
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.613
Enterprise To Revenue 2.124
Enterprise Value 82,062,172,160
Eps Current Year 5.85526
Eps Forward 6.60399
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.67
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 101.896
Fifty Day Average Change -6.036003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0592369
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -14.108557
Fifty Two Week High 131.55
Fifty Two Week High Change -35.690002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2713037
Fifty Two Week Low 92.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.340004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.036100347
Fifty Two Week Range 92.52 - 131.55
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 616,339,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.21
Float Shares 663,435,020
Forward Eps 6.60399
Forward P E 14.515467
Free Cashflow 2,019,124,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 83,032
Fullday Change 0.279999
Fullday Change Percent 0.292947
Fullday Price 95.86
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.3625
Gross Profits 14,003,999,744
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00145
Held Percent Institutions 0.89749
Implied Shares Outstanding 665,284,511
Industry Building Materials
Industry Disp Building Materials
Industry Key building-materials
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 0.39
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 903,916,800
Last Split Factor 5:1
Long Business Summary CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, and International Solutions. The company offers building materials for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure, and commercial and residential buildings, as well as construction and renovation of transportation infrastructure, critical utility networks, commercial and residential buildings, and outdoor living spaces; paving and construction services; and produces and sells aggregates, cementitious materials, ready mixed concrete and mortars, and asphalt. It also manufactures, supplies, and delivers building products for the built environment in communities in North America; and provides building and infrastructure solutions for complex critical utility infrastructure, such as water, energy, transportation, and telecommunications projects, and outdoor living solutions for private and public spaces. In addition, the company produces and supplies precast and pre-stressed concrete products comprising vaults, pipes, and manholes; and concrete and polymer-based products, such as underground vaults, drainage systems, enclosures, and modular precast structures for applications in transportation, water, energy, and telecommunications markets. Further, it provides crushed stone, sand, and gravel; granite, limestone, and sandstone; fly ash, pozzolans, synthetic gypsum, calcined clay, and ground granulated blast-furnace slags; fencing and railing systems, lawn and garden products, and packaged concrete mixes; and concrete masonry, hardscape and related products, including pavers, blocks and curbs, retaining walls, and slabs. CRH plc was founded in 1936 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Long Name CRH plc
Market us_market
Market Cap 63,774,171,136
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_257151
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 3,814,000,128
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 63,587,893,561
Number Of Analyst Opinions 23
Open 96.1
Operating Cashflow 5,418,999,808
Operating Margins 0.19022
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.26860002
Peg Ratio 1.91
Phone 353 1 404 1000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 95.86
Post Market Time 1,787,961,305
Previous Close 95.58
Price Eps Current Year 16.371605
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.655843
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.650812
Profit Margins 0.099350005
Quick Ratio 1.005
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.31818
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.279999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.292947
Regular Market Day High 96.84
Regular Market Day Low 94.81
Regular Market Day Range 94.81 - 96.84
Regular Market Open 96.1
Regular Market Previous Close 95.58
Regular Market Price 95.86
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 3,341,650
Return On Assets 0.06061
Return On Equity 0.15812
Revenue Growth 0.056
Revenue Per Share 57.724
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 665,284,511
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.019299999
Shares Short 12,856,835
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 13,946,276
Short Name CRH PLC
Short Percent Of Float 0.022
Short Ratio 2.9
Source Interval 15
Symbol CRH
Target High Price 165.0
Target Low Price 105.0
Target Mean Price 138.31956
Target Median Price 139.85
Total Cash 3,024,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 4.547
Total Debt 19,812,999,168
Total Revenue 38,632,001,536
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.015902909
Trailing Eps 5.67
Trailing P E 16.906525
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.9227
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 112.02485
Two Hundred Day Average Change -16.164848
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14429699
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,341,650
Website https://www.crh.com
Zip D16 KH51