Question 1

What is CRH's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

CRH (CRH) P/E ratio is 13.2× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for CRH?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For CRH specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 21.4×.

Question 5

Is CRH's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

CRH's P/E ratio of 13.2× is below its own 5-year average of 14.3× and below the sector median of 21.4×. That places the current reading at the 41th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is CRH's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, CRH (CRH) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 0.0× in 2010 to a high of 171.9× in 2014. The 5-year average is 14.3× and the 5-year median is 13.9×.

Question 7

What was CRH's P/E ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

CRH (CRH) P/E ratio at the end of 2025 was 16.3×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does CRH's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$83.6B	$5.13B	16.3×	-3.4×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$62.8B	$3.2B	19.6×	+3.1×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$48.4B	$2.93B	16.6×	+11.5×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$29.9B	$5.86B	5.1×	-7.8×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$41B	$3.18B	12.9×	+1.0×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$33.2B	$2.79B	11.9×	-1.0×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$32.4B	$2.5B	12.9×	+5.3×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$21.8B	$2.86B	7.6×	-2.4×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$30.4B	$3.04B	10.0×	-7.4×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$28.6B	$1.64B	17.5×	+2.1×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$23.8B	$1.55B	15.3×	-33.9×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$17.8B	$361M	49.2×	-77.3×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$18.7B	$148M	126.6×	—	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$0.00	-$566M	—	—	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$0.00	-$977M	—	—	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$0.00	$1.11B	0.0×	—	Dec 31, 2010
2007	$18B	$2.84B	6.3×	-5.1×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$23B	$2.02B	11.4×	+0.7×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$15.9B	$1.47B	10.8×	-0.2×	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$14.3B	$1.3B	11.0×	-0.4×	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$10.6B	$931M	11.4×	+1.2×	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$6.38B	$629M	10.1×	-8.5×	Dec 31, 2002
2001	$8.71B	$466M	18.7×	+7.3×	Dec 31, 2001
2000	$7.66B	$672M	11.4×	+0.3×	Dec 31, 2000
1999	$8.6B	$772M	11.1×	-1.2×	Dec 31, 1999
1998	$6.96B	$562M	12.4×	+2.4×	Dec 31, 1998
1997	$4.49B	$451M	9.9×	+0.9×	Dec 31, 1997
1996	$3.84B	$425M	9.0×	+0.8×	Dec 31, 1996
1995	$2.73B	$331M	8.3×	-0.7×	Dec 31, 1995
1994	$2.03B	$226M	9.0×	—	Dec 31, 1994


Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS)	113.0×
Corteva (CTVA)	48.4×
Ecolab (ECL)	35.6×
Linde (LIN)	32.3×
Vulcan Materials (VMC)	32.1×
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)	31.1×
Builders FirstSource (BLDR)	31.0×
Air Products and Chemicals (APD)	30.7×
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)	30.3×
Eastman Chemical (EMN)	21.8×
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)	21.8×
Avient (AVNT)	21.1×
Steel Dynamics (STLD)	20.6×
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)	19.0×
H.B. Fuller (FUL)	18.8×
Nucor (NUE)	16.9×
PPG Industries (PPG)	15.1×
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)	14.0×
Newmont (NEM)	13.9×
CF Industries Holdings (CF)	11.4×
Mosaic (MOS)	11.1×

P/E Ratio for CRH (CRH) 1994-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for CRH (CRH)

Historical P/E Ratio for CRH (CRH) from 1994 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at CRH (CRH)

CRH P/E Ratio by Year

CRH P/E Ratio 2025: 16.3×

CRH P/E Ratio 2024: 19.6×

CRH P/E Ratio 2023: 16.6×

CRH P/E Ratio 2022: 5.1×

CRH P/E Ratio 2021: 12.9×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

Frequently asked questions

CRH (CRH) Key Financials