TTM
35.6%
YoY change
+0.42pp
Trough year (2011)
26.0%
Peak year (1996)
100.0%
Latest annual
36.1%
Gross Margin history chart for CRH (CRH) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: 36.1%
Gross Margin change chart for CRH (CRH) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: +0.42pp
Gross Margin history table for CRH (CRH) from 1989 to 2025
| 2025 | 36.1% | +0.42pp | ||
| 2024 | 35.7% | +1.48pp | ||
| 2023 | 34.2% | +1.18pp | ||
| 2022 | 33.1% | +0.26pp | ||
| 2021 | 32.8% | -0.12pp | ||
| 2020 | 32.9% | +1.08pp | ||
| 2019 | 31.8% | -0.48pp | ||
| 2018 | 32.3% | +0.24pp | ||
| 2017 | 32.1% | -0.15pp | ||
| 2016 | 32.2% | +2.45pp | ||
| 2015 | 29.8% | +1.54pp | ||
| 2014 | 28.2% | +1.69pp | ||
| 2013 | 26.5% | +0.25pp | ||
| 2012 | 26.3% | +0.32pp | ||
| 2011 | 26.0% | -0.80pp | ||
| 2010 | 26.8% | +0.31pp | ||
| 2009 | 26.5% | -1.73pp | ||
| 2008 | 28.2% | -0.15pp | ||
| 2007 | 28.3% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2006 | 28.5% | -1.36pp | ||
| 2005 | 29.8% | -0.13pp | ||
| 2004 | 30.0% | -0.78pp | ||
| 2003 | 30.7% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2002 | 30.7% | -0.54pp | ||
| 2001 | 31.2% | -4.53pp | ||
| 2000 | 35.7% | -0.09pp | ||
| 1999 | 35.8% | +3.61pp | ||
| 1998 | 32.2% | — | ||
| 1996 | 100.0% | +41.56pp | ||
| 1995 | 58.4% | +0.10pp | ||
| 1994 | 58.3% | +15.39pp | ||
| 1993 | 43.0% | +1.88pp | ||
| 1992 | 41.1% | +7.61pp | ||
| 1991 | 33.5% | -0.81pp | ||
| 1990 | 34.3% | -0.16pp | ||
| 1989 | 34.4% | — |
- 202536.1%+0.42pp
- 202435.7%+1.48pp
- 202334.2%+1.18pp
- 202233.1%+0.26pp
- 202132.8%-0.12pp
- 202032.9%+1.08pp
- 201931.8%-0.48pp
- 201832.3%+0.24pp
- 201732.1%-0.15pp
- 201632.2%+2.45pp
- 201529.8%+1.54pp
- 201428.2%+1.69pp
- 201326.5%+0.25pp
- 201226.3%+0.32pp
- 201126.0%-0.80pp
- 201026.8%+0.31pp
- 200926.5%-1.73pp
- 200828.2%-0.15pp
- 200728.3%-0.14pp
- 200628.5%-1.36pp
- 200529.8%-0.13pp
- 200430.0%-0.78pp
- 200330.7%+0.10pp
- 200230.7%-0.54pp
- 200131.2%-4.53pp
- 200035.7%-0.09pp
- 199935.8%+3.61pp
- 199832.2%—
- 1996100.0%+41.56pp
- 199558.4%+0.10pp
- 199458.3%+15.39pp
- 199343.0%+1.88pp
- 199241.1%+7.61pp
- 199133.5%-0.81pp
- 199034.3%-0.16pp
- 198934.4%—
Gross Margin values are taken from CRH's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K 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 Gross Margin at CRH (CRH)
According to CRH's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 35.6%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
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) gross margin is 36.13% – expanded 0.4 percentage points year-over-year.
1996 marks the peak gross margin at 100.00%, with the historical low of 25.96% recorded in 2011.
CRH Gross Margin by Year
CRH Gross Margin 2025: 36.1%
In 2025, CRH reported gross margin of 36.13%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2024.
CRH Gross Margin 2024: 35.7%
CRH gross margin in 2024 was 35.71%, expanded 1.5 percentage points from 2023.
CRH Gross Margin 2023: 34.2%
2023's gross margin for CRH came in at 34.23%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2022.
CRH Gross Margin 2022: 33.1%
CRH posted gross margin of 33.05% in 2022, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2021.
CRH Gross Margin 2021: 32.8%
CRH gross margin in 2021 was 32.79%.
See more financial history for CRH (CRH).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of CRH (CRH), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 32.0% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
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