CRH PUBLIC LTD CO (CRH)

CRH is a provider of building materials, products and services used to modernize infrastructure. It was formed in 1970 and has market leadership positions in North America, Europe and Australia. In 2025 it generated $37.4 billion of total revenues, $3.8 billion of net income and $7.7 billion of Adjusted EBITDA, with 83,032 employees at 3,961 locations. It has grown partly through acquisition, completing over 1,250 deals in its history, including 38 acquisitions for $4.1 billion in 2025. The largest of these was Eco Material Technologies, a North American supplier of supplementary cementitious materials. Its ordinary shares have a primary listing on the NYSE and a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker "CRH".

CRH reports three segments across two divisions. In the Americas Division, Americas Materials Solutions (45% of 2025 revenues, 52% of Adjusted EBITDA) produces aggregates, cementitious materials, readymixed concrete and asphalt, and provides paving and construction services. Americas Building Solutions (19% of revenues, 19% of Adjusted EBITDA) makes engineered products that connect and protect critical infrastructure, along with outdoor living products. In the International Division, International Solutions (36% of revenues, 29% of Adjusted EBITDA) integrates building materials, products and services across Europe and Australia. Its connected portfolio is organized around Essential Materials, Road Solutions, Building and Infrastructure Solutions, and Outdoor Living Solutions. Products include crushed stone, sand and gravel, cement, fly ash, slag, precast concrete vaults, pipes and manholes, drainage systems, pavers, blocks, fencing, railing, and lawn and garden products. Annualized 2025 volumes were 380.7 million tons of aggregates, 59.0 million tons of cementitious materials, 39.5 million cubic yards of readymixed concrete and 62.8 million tons of asphalt.

Customers range from national, regional and local governments to contractors and other construction product and service providers. By end-market, 40% of 2025 revenues came from infrastructure, 32% from residential and 28% from non-residential construction. By activity, 60% came from new-build and 40% from repair and remodel. The company serves transportation, water, energy and telecommunications infrastructure, reindustrialization projects such as manufacturing and data centers, and commercial, residential and do-it-yourself construction. The Americas Division has 49,828 employees at 2,127 locations across 48 U.S. states and seven Canadian provinces. The International Division has 33,204 employees at 1,834 locations across 27 countries.

CRH is vertically integrated, with 1,334 extractive sites, of which 252,791 acres are owned and 128,651 acres are leased. These supply raw materials for its own products and downstream businesses. A dedicated global purchasing team buys cementitious materials, bitumen, steel and energy at market rates. The company is not dependent on any single source other than for gas and electricity in certain jurisdictions. Operations are seasonal and weather-sensitive, and are subject to environmental, permitting and mine reclamation regulation. Many of its markets are highly fragmented and competitive, with pricing affected by macroeconomic conditions, the number of competitors and capacity utilization. CRH also invests in innovation through CRH Ventures and focuses sustainability efforts on water, circularity and decarbonization.