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Cash on Hand for CRH (CRH) 1989-2026

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$3.24B

YoY change

+9.3%

5Y CAGR

-8.3%

Peak year (FY2019)

$9.92B

Cash on Hand history chart for CRH (CRH) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $4.1B

Cash on Hand growth chart for CRH (CRH) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: +9.3%

Cash on Hand history table for CRH (CRH) from 1989 to 2025

  • FY2025$4.1B+9.3%
  • FY2024$3.75B-35.0%
  • FY2023$5.76B+4.5%
  • FY2022$5.51B+8.1%
  • FY2021$5.1B-19.1%
  • FY2020$6.3B-36.5%
  • FY2019$9.92B+7.9%
  • FY2018$9.19B+262.2%
  • FY2017$2.54B-1.5%
  • FY2016$2.58B-6.4%
  • FY2015$2.75B-30.6%
  • FY2014$3.97B+13.1%
  • FY2013$3.51B+51.8%
  • FY2012$2.31B+41.1%
  • FY2011$1.64B-30.3%
  • FY2010$2.35B+14.1%
  • FY2009$2.06B+59.7%
  • FY2008$1.29B-33.2%
  • FY2007$1.93B-0.5%
  • FY2006$1.94B+10.1%
  • FY2005$1.76B-5.8%
  • FY2004$1.87B+14.9%
  • FY2003$1.63B+1.3%
  • FY2002$1.61B+23.5%
  • FY2001$1.3B+1.7%
  • FY2000$1.28B+30.7%
  • FY1999$981M-55.0%
  • FY1998$2.18B+64.6%
  • FY1997$1.33B+15.6%
  • FY1996$1.15B+24.0%
  • FY1995$925M-20.5%
  • FY1994$1.16B+23.1%
  • FY1993$945M+52.7%
  • FY1992$619M-14.2%
  • FY1991$721M+3.3%
  • FY1990$698M+96.7%
  • FY1989$355M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from CRH's reported balance sheets (interim 6-K and annual 20-F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at CRH (CRH)

According to CRH's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $3.24B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

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

The 2025 reading of CRH (CRH) cash and short-term investments is $4.1B – grew 9.3% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, CRH cash and short-term investments compounded at -8.3% per year, with a net decline across the window.

CRH cash and short-term investments peaked at $9.92B in 2019; the latest annual figure is $4.1B in 2025 (58.7% below peak).

Across the available history, cash and short-term investments reached its high of $9.92B in 2019 and its low of $355M in 1989.

CRH Cash on Hand by Year

CRH Cash on Hand 2025: $4.1B

In 2025, CRH reported cash and short-term investments of $4.1B, grew 9.3% from 2024.

CRH Cash on Hand 2024: $3.75B

CRH cash and short-term investments in 2024 was $3.75B, plunged 35.0% below 2023.

CRH Cash on Hand 2023: $5.76B

2023's cash and short-term investments for CRH came in at $5.76B, edged up 4.5% from 2022.

CRH Cash on Hand 2022: $5.51B

CRH posted cash and short-term investments of $5.51B in 2022, grew 8.1% from 2021.

CRH Cash on Hand 2021: $5.1B

CRH cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $5.1B.

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