CRH plc key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, CRH plc had return on equity of 16.5%, an operating margin of 14.5%, debt equal to 73.5% of equity and a current ratio of 1.74. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

CRH plc: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Gross margin	33.6%	33.1%	34.2%	35.7%	36.1%	36.2%
Operating margin	11.4%	11.6%	12.0%	13.8%	14.5%	13.7%
Net margin	9.0%	11.8%	9.1%	9.8%	10.0%	9.2%
Free-cash-flow margin	8.3%	7.0%	9.2%	6.8%	7.8%	6.5%
Return on equity	12.4%	17.8%	14.8%	16.4%	16.5%	14.6%
Return on assets	—	8.5%	6.8%	7.1%	6.9%	6.0%
Asset turnover	—	0.72	0.75	0.73	0.69	0.65
Current ratio	—	1.84	1.69	1.37	1.74	1.46
Debt to equity	0.0%	43.5%	55.8%	64.6%	73.5%	78.5%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)	10.6x	11.1x	11.1x	8.0x	6.7x	6.3x
Effective tax rate	21.0%	22.0%	23.0%	23.0%	21.7%	27.3%
SG&A as % of revenue	22.4%	21.6%	21.4%	22.1%	22.1%	22.4%
Capital spending as % of revenue	5.3%	4.7%	5.2%	7.2%	7.2%	6.8%
Free cash flow ÷ net income	92.2%	59.0%	100.7%	69.0%	77.6%	70.9%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow	36.9%	51.7%	95.8%	61.5%	40.6%	37.2%

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal quarters.

CRH plc: financial ratios, quarterly
Quarter	2024 Q4Dec 2024	2025 Q1Mar 2025	2025 Q2Jun 2025	2025 Q3Sept 2025	2025 Q4Dec 2025	2026 Q1Mar 2026	2026 Q2Jun 2026	2026 Q3Sept 2026
Gross margin	35.6%	27.2%	39.4%	38.9%	35.6%	27.7%	39.8%	38.8%
Operating margin	12.4%	0.3%	19.0%	18.8%	14.9%	−0.5%	19.3%	16.6%
Net margin	7.9%	−1.4%	12.9%	13.6%	10.9%	−2.4%	13.8%	10.9%
Free-cash-flow margin	20.1%	−19.3%	7.1%	12.6%	22.2%	−16.5%	4.5%	10.3%
Current ratio	1.37	1.63	1.74	1.45	1.74	1.59	1.58	1.46
Debt to equity	64.6%	74.2%	70.8%	80.2%	73.5%	80.4%	74.6%	78.5%
SG&A as % of revenue	21.8%	27.1%	20.8%	20.8%	21.6%	27.9%	21.0%	20.8%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

3 of 6 checks passed · September 30, 2026

What it owns · $61.3bn

Short-term assets $18.1bnLonger-term assets $43.3bn

What it owes, and who funded it · $59.9bn

Short-term liabilities $12.4bnLonger-term liabilities $22.5bnShareholders' equity $25.0bn

Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $18.1bn of assets due within a year against $12.4bn of liabilities due within a year.
Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $18.1bn short-term assets against $22.5bn of longer-dated liabilities.
More cash than debt $5.1bn of cash against $19.6bn of debt.
Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 79% of equity.
Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $5.2bn of operating cash flow against $19.6bn of debt.
Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $5.3bn against $852m of interest.

From CRH plc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from CRH plc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to CRH plc.