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Buyback Spend for CRH (CRH)

Buyback Spend for CRH (CRH): headline value $1.39B · YoY -20.3%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

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CRH

CRH

Latest period

$1.39B

YoY change

-20.3%

5Y CAGR

+42.1%

Peak year (2023)

$2.78B

Latest annual

$1.18B

Buyback Spend history chart for CRH (CRH) from 1989 to 2025

Buyback Spend history table for CRH (CRH) from 1989 to 2025

Fiscal yearPeriod endedReportedBuyback SpendYoY
2025$1.18B-20.3%
2024$1.48B-46.7%
2023$2.78B+152.5%
2022$1.10B+39.7%
2021$787.23M+286.2%
2020$203.83M-76.0%
2019$850.49M+5.8%
2018$803.94M+26698.0%
2017$3.00M-25.0%
2016$4.00M+33.3%
2015$3.00M
2014$0-100.0%
2013$6.00M
2012$0
2011$0
2010$0-100.0%
2009$1.94M-99.5%
2008$387.64M+1233.7%
2007$29.07M+91.1%
2006$15.21M
2005$0
2004$0
2003$0
2002$0
2001$0
2000$0
1999$0
1998$0
1997$0
1996$0-100.0%
1995$302.84M
1994$0
1993$0
1992$0
1991$0
1990$0
1989$0

Buyback Spend values are taken from CRH's reported cash flow statements (10-Q quarterly and 10-K annual filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the date the filing was reported; YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

Analysis

2025's annual buyback spend for CRH (CRH) came in at $1.18B – declined 20.3% year-over-year.

CRH buyback spend has recorded the values shown across consecutive periods, with a +42.1% 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 during 1989.

CRH (CRH) sits 3rd of 8 Basic Materials peers we track on this metric, against a peer median of $394.94M.

CRH Buyback Spend by Year

CRH Buyback Spend 2025: $1.18B

CRH buyback spend in 2025 was $1.18B, declined 20.3% below 2024.

CRH Buyback Spend 2024: $1.48B

CRH buyback spend in 2024 was $1.48B, plunged 46.7% below 2023.

CRH Buyback Spend 2023: $2.78B

CRH buyback spend in 2023 was $2.78B, surged 152.5% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

CRH Buyback Spend 2022: $1.10B

CRH buyback spend in 2022 was $1.10B, surged 39.7% from 2021.

CRH Buyback Spend 2021: $787.23M

CRH buyback spend in 2021 was $787.23M.

See more financial history for CRH (CRH).

Sector peers — Buyback Spend

Companies in the same sector as CRH, ranked by their latest buyback spend.

CompanyBuyback SpendSector
Linde plc (LIN)$4.60BBasic Materials
Newmont Corporation (NEM)$2.30BBasic Materials
Ecolab Inc. (ECL)$783.80MBasic Materials
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM)$682.89MBasic Materials
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX)$107.00MBasic Materials
Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)$0Basic Materials
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)$0Basic Materials
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)$0Basic Materials

Frequently asked questions

What is CRH's buyback spend?

Latest reported buyback spend for CRH (CRH) is $1.39B (period ending December 31, 2025).

How has CRH buyback spend changed year-over-year?

CRH (CRH) buyback spend changed -20.3% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.

What is the long-term growth rate of CRH buyback spend?

CRH (CRH) buyback spend compound annual growth rate is +42.1% over the most recent 5 years available.

When did CRH buyback spend hit its highest annual value?

CRH buyback spend reached its highest annual value of $2.78B in 2023.

What was CRH buyback spend in 2024?

CRH (CRH) buyback spend in 2024 was $1.48B.

What was CRH buyback spend in 2025?

CRH (CRH) buyback spend in 2025 was $1.18B.

Metrics overview

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