Buyback yield (TTM)
2.10%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.55%
5Y share count change
-14.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.48B
Cumulative buybacks
$10.2B
Key takeaways
- CRH (CRH) repurchased about $1.48B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 14.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 8.25× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +36.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 277% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for CRH (CRH)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for CRH (CRH)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for CRH (CRH)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for CRH (CRH)
Latest: $1.18B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for CRH (CRH) came in at $1.18B – declined 20.3% year-over-year.
CRH buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +36.5% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
CRH buyback spend plunged from $2.78B in 2023 to $1.18B in 2025, a 57.5% drawdown.
$2.78B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2023, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
CRH Buyback Spend 2025: $1.18B
CRH posted buyback spend of $1.18B in 2025, declined 20.3% below 2024.
CRH Buyback Spend 2024: $1.48B
In 2024, CRH reported buyback spend of $1.48B, plunged 46.7% below 2023.
CRH Buyback Spend 2023: $2.78B
CRH buyback spend in 2023 was $2.78B, surged 135.8% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
CRH Buyback Spend 2022: $1.18B
2022's buyback spend for CRH came in at $1.18B, surged 31.5% from 2021.
CRH Buyback Spend 2021: $896M
CRH buyback spend in 2021 was $896M.
See more financial history for CRH (CRH).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.18B | $143M | $1.04B | 1.41% | 677M | -1.8% | |
| 2024 | $1.48B | $125M | $1.36B | 2.36% | 690M | -5.4% | |
| 2023 | $2.78B | $111M | $2.67B | 5.73% | 729M | -4.6% | |
| 2022 | $1.18B | $94.3M | $1.08B | 3.95% | 764M | -2.9% | |
| 2021 | $896M | $96.6M | $799M | 2.19% | 787M | -0.5% | |
| 2020 | $249M | $96M | $153M | 0.75% | 791M | -2.1% | |
| 2019 | $850M | $74M | $776M | 2.95% | 808M | -3.5% | |
| 2018 | $804M | $79M | $725M | 4.22% | 837M | -0.5% | |
| 2017 | $3M | $58M | -$55M | 0.01% | 841M | +0.8% | |
| 2016 | $4.21M | $48.4M | -$44.2M | 0.02% | 834M | +2.2% | |
| 2015 | $3.05M | $29.5M | -$26.5M | 0.01% | 816M | +10.5% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $16M | -$16M | — | 738M | +1.2% | |
| 2013 | $6M | $20.7M | -$14.7M | 0.04% | 729M | +1.0% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 722M | +1.0% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 715M | +1.3% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 706M | +4.8% | |
| 2009 | $1.94M | $0.00 | $1.94M | — | 673M | +23.7% | |
| 2008 | $388M | $0.00 | $388M | 4.43% | 544M | -0.7% | |
| 2007 | $29.1M | $0.00 | $29.1M | 0.24% | 548M | +0.7% | |
| 2006 | $15.2M | $0.00 | $15.2M | 0.09% | 545M | +0.6% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 541M | +2.0% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 531M | +0.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 529M | +0.6% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 526M | +3.8% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 507M | +15.7% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 438M | +10.9% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 395M | +1.5% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 389M | +2.3% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 380M | +4.3% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 365M | — | |
| 1995 | $303M | $0.00 | $303M | 14.86% | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.18B
- 2024$1.48B
- 2023$2.78B
- 2022$1.18B
- 2021$896M
- 2020$249M
- 2019$850M
- 2018$804M
- 2017$3M
- 2016$4.21M
- 2015$3.05M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$6M
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$1.94M
- 2008$388M
- 2007$29.1M
- 2006$15.2M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$303M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for CRH (CRH)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 8.25×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for CRH (CRH)
How CRH splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as CRH, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.99B | |
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| $0.00 |
- $5.99B
- $4.6B
- $2.3B
- $1.66B
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $532M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Data & methodology
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- Dividend Profile1.51% yield
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- Stock Split History4 splits
How this company returns cash to shareholders — buybacks, dividends, and stock splits.