CRH (CRH) Dividend Capture: 0.35% per event (1.4% annualized)
CRH
CRH (CRH) has touched its pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 100% of the last 16 ex-dividend events, with a median time-to-touch of 1 trading day (limit-order recovery basis). The dividend is below the typical daily price swing (signal-to-noise 0.28), meaning ordinary day-to-day noise can easily exceed the dividend itself.
Versus its sector, CRH sits roughly in line with the Basic Materials sector benchmark of 95%. The sector median time-to-touch is 1 trading day, matching the peer pace.
Historical base rates are not predictions; transaction costs, slippage, and ordinary-income tax on short holding periods can materially reduce realized profit. The next confirmed ex-dividend date is May 15, 2026, with an expected dividend of $0.39.
- Touch rate (30d)
- 100%+5pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise
- 0.28+0.08 vs sector
Recovery engine
TL;DR over the most recent 16 events.
- 30-day touch rate
- 100%+5pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise (div / ATR)
- 0.28+0.08 vs sector
- Avg gap on ex-date
- -0.71%-0.32pp vs sector
- Win rate at MOC exit
- 60%
- Median drawdown during hold
- -5.52%-0.88pp vs sector
- Best / worst touch (days)
- 1 / 23
Next ex-dividend
Confirmed by company declaration.
- Dividend
- $0.39
- Per-event yield
- 0.35%
- Annualized yield
- 1.35%
- Previously paid
- Mar 6, 2026 ($0.39)
- Last record date
- Mar 6, 2026
- Last payment date
- Apr 8, 2026
How CRH ranks in Basic Materials
Compared with other stocks in this sector that pass our capture-quality filter (28 tickers). Lower rank number is better on every metric below.
- 30-day touch rate#1of 28
Beats ~96% of peers on this metric
- Median days to touch#1of 28
Beats ~96% of peers on this metric
- Signal-to-noise#7of 28
Beats ~75% of peers on this metric
CRH Dividend Capture History — Last 20 Ex-Dividend Events
Per-event gap on ex-date, the pre-ex close used as the touch target, trading days to first intraday high at or above that level, plus 5/30-day touch flags, drawdown and 5-day P&L for CRH (CRH). For a stricter close-at-bell exit timeline, use the simulator below (MOC mode). td = trading days from ex-date.
| Recovered 5d | Recovered 30d | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | $0.39 | -2.79% | $111.10 | 23 | no | yes | -10.86% | -9.80% | |
| Q4 | $0.37 | 0.10% | $108.37 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.71% | +10.78% | |
| Q3 | $0.37 | -0.03% | $110.72 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.68% | +2.35% | |
| Q2 | $0.37 | -2.30% | $95.16 | 2 | yes | yes | -6.63% | -3.99% | |
| Q1 | $0.37 | 1.17% | $94.60 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.93% | +0.44% | |
| Q4 | $0.35 | -0.40% | $100.50 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.50% | +2.30% | |
| Q3 | $0.35 | 0.47% | $88.14 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.91% | +3.38% | |
| Q2 | $0.35 | 0.14% | $80.25 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.16% | +2.32% | |
| Q1 | $0.35 | -0.28% | $84.71 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.79% | +1.65% | |
| Q4 | $1.08 | 0.15% | $67.14 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.83% | +3.32% | |
| Q4 | $0.25 | -0.59% | $55.52 | 1 | yes | yes | -7.08% | -5.37% | |
| Q1 | $1.03 | -1.35% | $48.18 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.93% | +4.67% | |
| Q3 | $0.24 | -2.48% | $36.69 | 2 | yes | yes | -7.20% | -3.13% | |
| Q1 | $0.98 | 0.55% | $43.68 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.95% | -0.53% | |
| Q1 | $0.98 | -3.52% | $42.33 | 2 | yes | yes | -5.08% | +8.74% | |
| Q3 | $0.23 | -0.14% | $51.42 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.95% | +1.03% | |
| Q1 | $0.94 | -2.15% | $47.05 | 10 | no | yes | -6.95% | -1.13% | |
| Q3 | $0.17 | -2.09% | $37.79 | 6 | no | yes | -5.87% | -0.65% | |
| Q1 | $0.70 | -8.95% | $29.62 | 21 | no | yes | -40.14% | -33.61% | |
| Q3 | $0.22 | 0.15% | $34.02 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.26% | +2.86% |
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.39
- Gap %
- -2.79%
- Pre-ex close
- $111.10
- High touch (td)
- 23
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -10.86%
- P&L 5d %
- -9.80%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.37
- Gap %
- 0.10%
- Pre-ex close
- $108.37
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.71%
- P&L 5d %
- +10.78%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.37
- Gap %
- -0.03%
- Pre-ex close
- $110.72
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.68%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.35%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.37
- Gap %
- -2.30%
- Pre-ex close
- $95.16
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.63%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.99%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.37
- Gap %
- 1.17%
- Pre-ex close
- $94.60
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.93%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.44%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.35
- Gap %
- -0.40%
- Pre-ex close
- $100.50
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.50%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.30%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.35
- Gap %
- 0.47%
- Pre-ex close
- $88.14
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.91%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.38%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.35
- Gap %
- 0.14%
- Pre-ex close
- $80.25
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.16%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.32%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.35
- Gap %
- -0.28%
- Pre-ex close
- $84.71
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.79%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.65%
Q4
- Dividend
- $1.08
- Gap %
- 0.15%
- Pre-ex close
- $67.14
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.83%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.32%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.25
- Gap %
- -0.59%
- Pre-ex close
- $55.52
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -7.08%
- P&L 5d %
- -5.37%
Q1
- Dividend
- $1.03
- Gap %
- -1.35%
- Pre-ex close
- $48.18
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.93%
- P&L 5d %
- +4.67%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.24
- Gap %
- -2.48%
- Pre-ex close
- $36.69
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -7.20%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.13%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.98
- Gap %
- 0.55%
- Pre-ex close
- $43.68
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.95%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.53%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.98
- Gap %
- -3.52%
- Pre-ex close
- $42.33
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.08%
- P&L 5d %
- +8.74%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.23
- Gap %
- -0.14%
- Pre-ex close
- $51.42
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.95%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.03%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.94
- Gap %
- -2.15%
- Pre-ex close
- $47.05
- High touch (td)
- 10
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.95%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.13%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.17
- Gap %
- -2.09%
- Pre-ex close
- $37.79
- High touch (td)
- 6
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.87%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.65%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.70
- Gap %
- -8.95%
- Pre-ex close
- $29.62
- High touch (td)
- 21
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -40.14%
- P&L 5d %
- -33.61%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.22
- Gap %
- 0.15%
- Pre-ex close
- $34.02
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.26%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.86%
CRH Pre-Ex Touch Time Distribution
- ≤ 1 day1365%
- 2–3 days315%
- 4–5 days00%
- 6–10 days210%
- 11–30 days210%
- 30+00%
65% within 1d · 80% within 5d · 100% within 30d
CRH Dividend Capture Calculator — After-Tax Yield
Pre-filled with CRH's next expected dividend and recent close. Adjust tax rate, holding period and slippage to estimate after-tax capture yield.
Holding shorter than the IRS 61-day rule disqualifies the dividend from “qualified” status — it is taxed as ordinary income at your marginal rate. Adjust Tax % accordingly.
- Gross dividend
- $78.00
- After-tax dividend
- $50.70
- Slippage round-trip
- -$22.22
- Net if price returns to pre-ex
- +$28.48
- Required recovery to break even
- 0.00%
- Per-event after-tax yield
- +0.13%
- Annual if all succeed
- ~6.5%
CRH Dividend Capture Backtest Simulator
Replay every historical CRH ex-dividend with two exit strategies: a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close (limit-order P&L on first intraday touch), or hold for N days and exit at MOC. Pick the window and quarter filter that matches your plan and see realized P&L per event.
Sell back at the pre-ex close on the first intraday touch within the window. If it never touches, exit at MOC after the window expires (stop-loss).
Figures are gross — before tax, commissions, and slippage. Percents are per-event return on capital at entry (pre-ex close).
Cumulative P&L (equity curve)
Vertical axis: cumulative sum of per-event % (same units as the headline cumulative). Hover dots for exact values.
Per-event P&L distribution
20 trades in this sample · bar height ∝ count in each bucket (gross % per event).
Scenario P&L by event · CRH (20)
Scenario P&L — updates with exit mode, window, and quarter. History adds gap, touch, drawdown, and a fixed P&L 5d % (MOC). Same per-row % as that column only for MOC + 5d on the same rows. Oldest → newest, gross pre-ex close basis.
| Ex-date | P&L |
|---|---|
| +0.65% | |
| -33.61% | |
| -0.65% | |
| -1.13% | |
| +0.45% | |
| +2.32% | |
| +2.24% | |
| +0.65% | |
| +2.14% | |
| +0.45% | |
| +1.61% | |
| +0.41% | |
| +0.44% | |
| +0.40% | |
| +0.35% | |
| +0.39% | |
| +0.39% | |
| +0.33% | |
| +0.34% | |
| -9.80% |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the dividend capture success rate for CRH?
Across the last 16 ex-dividend events for CRH (CRH), the post-ex intraday high reached the pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 100% of cases, with a median time-to-touch of 1 trading day. We measure recovery via intraday high because that is when a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close would actually fill, ending the trade at break-even with the dividend pocketed.
How long does it take CRH to recover its dividend gap?
Historically, CRH touches its pre-ex close in a median of 1 trading day, with the best case at 1 and the worst case at 23 trading days within our 30-day measurement window. A stricter close-based recovery (mark-to-MOC) is also computed in the database; explore it with the per-ticker simulator’s “Hold N days, exit MOC” mode rather than in the event table.
Is the dividend on CRH large enough to capture?
CRH has a signal-to-noise ratio of 0.28 (dividend / 14-day ATR). Values above 1.0 indicate the dividend is larger than the typical daily price swing, making capture trades more viable; below 0.5 means typical daily noise can easily wipe out the gain.
When is the next ex-dividend date for CRH?
The next ex-dividend date for CRH (CRH) is May 15, 2026, confirmed (declared by the company).
How does CRH compare to its sector for dividend capture?
Within Basic Materials, the median 30-day pre-ex touch rate is 95%. CRH sits at 100% — above the sector benchmark.
Why does CRH dividend capture measure recovery via intraday high, not close?
A realistic capture trade exits via a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close: the moment the post-ex intraday high touches that level, the order fills and the trader pockets the dividend at break-even. Measuring recovery via close is stricter (mark-to-MOC); we expose that path in the per-ticker simulator as the "Hold N days, exit MOC" mode. The high-based primary metric directly answers the trader-facing question "would my limit have filled?" — close-based answers "would I have been flat at the bell?".
How are dividend capture trades taxed in the US?
Holding period matters. Dividends are "qualified" (taxed at the long-term capital gains rate, 0/15/20%) only when the underlying shares are held for more than 60 days during the 121-day window centered on the ex-dividend date. Dividend capture trades typically hold less than 61 days, so the dividend is taxed at your ordinary income bracket. Always consult a qualified tax advisor.
What are the main risks of a dividend capture strategy?
Three structural risks: (1) the share price may not recover the gap within your holding window; (2) ordinary-income tax can consume the after-tax yield; (3) transaction costs and bid/ask slippage can wipe out small dividends. Historical statistics measure base rates; they do not guarantee any single trade will work.