CRH trades with roughly 17% headroom to the near-term price objective and a 2.6-to-1 reward-to-risk setup in your favor, but poor free cash flow conversion at 21% of net income, a recent earnings miss, and a death-cross technical configuration temper the case for adding exposure — the setup favors caution over conviction.
Thesis pillars
- Analyst Consensus Recovery Upside↓Deteriorating
- Poor Free Cash Flow Conversion↓Deteriorating
- Technical Recovery Not Confirmed↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 18, 2026· older than 90 days
CRH PLC (CRH) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Basic Materials · Building Materials
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $98.80, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
CRH produces aggregates, cementitious materials, asphalt, concrete, and value-added building products across North America, Europe, and Australia, generating $37.4 billion in total revenues in 2025. Three segments — Americas Materials Solutions (45% of revenues), Americas... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $98.80, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 81. Under M&A bid. Hold for deal completion or sell if spread < 3%. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.60, earnings proximity 104d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
About CRH PLC
About CRH PLC
CRH generated $37.4 billion of total revenues and $7.7 billion of Adjusted EBITDA in 2025 across three segments: Americas Materials Solutions at 45% of revenues and 52% of Adjusted EBITDA, Americas Building Solutions at 19%, and International Solutions at 36%. The company operates across 48 U.S. states, seven Canadian provinces, and 27 countries with 83,032 employees at 3,961 locations, producing 380.7 million annualized tons of aggregates and 59.0 million tons of cementitious materials.
CRH earns revenue from selling aggregates, cementitious materials, readymixed concrete (39.5 million annualized cubic yards), and asphalt (62.8 million annualized tons) as well as downstream building and infrastructure products — including underground vaults, drainage systems, precast concrete, hardscapes, fencing, and packaged lawn products. Infrastructure projects accounted for 40% of total revenues, residential construction 32%, and non-residential construction 28%; 60% of revenues came from new-build and 40% from repair and remodel. Fuel and principal energy-related raw materials accounted for approximately 10% of total revenues in 2025. Supply chain relies on vertically integrated quarries supplemented by external sourcing; the company states it is not dependent on any one source for materials and resources, except in certain jurisdictions for gas and electricity. CRH completed 38 acquisitions for $4.1 billion in 2025, the largest being Eco Material Technologies, a supplier of supplementary cementitious materials.
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Energy input exposure and commodity price sensitivity form a disclosed cost risk: fuel and principal energy-related raw materials accounted for approximately 10% of total revenues in 2025, with no guarantee the company can continue absorbing inflationary pressures. The cement business carries significant fixed and semi-fixed costs, making profits particularly sensitive to volume changes — a dynamic exposed by any construction demand downturn. CRH also acknowledges people, assets, and operations in Ukraine where ongoing armed conflict presents physical risk that the Board and management are actively monitoring.
See also: Basic Materials · Building Materials
From CRH PLC's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 9, 2026.
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updated Oct 29, 2026Recent Developments — CRH PLC
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- NEWS CRH Q3 Earnings & Revenues Miss Amid Rising Costs & Weak Housing - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Oct 29, 2026 negative
- NEWS CRH Gears Up for Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing for the Stock? - TradingView — TradingView Oct 27, 2026 neutral
- NEWS CRH Gears Up for Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing for the Stock? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Oct 27, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Unlocking Q3 Potential of CRH (CRH): Exploring Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Oct 27, 2026 neutral
- NEWS CRH (NYSE:CRH) Stock Forecast & Analyst Predictions - Simply Wall St — Simply Wall St Oct 27, 2026 neutral
Latest item Oct 29, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:59:09Z.
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Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $98.80, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 81. Under M&A bid. Hold for deal completion or sell if spread < 3%. Analyst target $109.10 (+10.4%), stop $92.54 (−6.8%), A.R:R 0.7:1. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $109.10 (+10.4% upside). Analyst target $109.10 (+10.4%), stop $92.54 (−6.8%), A.R:R 0.7:1. Stop-loss: $92.54.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Weak growth.
CRH PLC trades at a P/E of 18.6 (forward 16.4). TrendMatrix value score: 6.5/10. Verdict: Hold.
30 analysts rate CRH, with a consensus score of 4.3/5. 24 analysts publish price targets averaging $121.
What does CRH PLC do?CRH produces aggregates, cementitious materials, asphalt, concrete, and value-added building products across North...
CRH produces aggregates, cementitious materials, asphalt, concrete, and value-added building products across North America, Europe, and Australia, generating $37.4 billion in total revenues in 2025. Three segments — Americas Materials Solutions (45% of revenues), Americas Building Solutions (19%), and International Solutions (36%) — serve infrastructure, residential, and non-residential construction. The company operates 3,961 locations with 83,032 employees.