--- title: CRH (CRH) — intrinsic value and fair price canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/crh ticker: CRH as_of: 2026-10-17 sector: Basic Materials industry: Construction Materials --- # CRH (CRH) CRH (CRH) closed at $83.63 on Oct 16, 2026, overvalued by 5% vs its model value of $79.55 (from a five-year discounted cash flow). ## Key figures | Figure | Value | | --- | ---: | | Last close | $83.63 (Oct 16, 2026) | | Model value (from a five-year discounted cash flow) | $79.55 | | Price vs model | overvalued by 5% vs model | | Range of that model | $48.52 – $174.95 | | Market value | $55.6B | | P/E (fiscal 2025) | 15.2 | | Net margin (fiscal 2025) | 10.0% | | Free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | $2.9B | | Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 1.84% | | Beta | 1.19 | | Cost of capital (WACC) | 8.37% | | Business classification | Cyclical (Low/slowing growth (~4% recent), Moderate margins (10% net margin), Highly cyclical earnings, Strong FCF yield (5.2%)) | ## On the stock lists | List | Place | Figure | Page | | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | Near 52-week lows | #34 | +5.6% | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/near-52-week-lows | | Worst performing this year | #26 | −33.0% | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/worst-performing-this-year | ## Dividends | Figure | Value | | --- | ---: | | Trailing dividend yield | 1.84% | | Dividends per share, last 12 months | $1.54 | | Coverage | — | | Raised | 1 years in a row | | Growth over 4 years | -10.1% a year | | Latest payment | $0.39, ex-date Aug 14, 2026, paid Sep 16, 2026 | | Year of payments | Dividends per share | | --- | ---: | | To Mar 10, 2022 | $2.36 | | To Oct 19, 2023 | $2.50 | | To Aug 23, 2024 | $2.13 | | To Aug 22, 2025 | $1.46 | | Trailing twelve months (to Aug 14, 2026) | $1.54 | ## Valuation models Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 17, 2026. | Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $79.55 | $48.52 | $174.95 | | DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $86.07 | $54.56 | $181.33 | | DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $89.45 | $48.78 | $137.60 | | DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $94.21 | $54.75 | $147.61 | | P/E · peers | cross check | $69.87 | $17.95 | $79.56 | | P/E · own history | cross check | $98.16 | $64.63 | $110.87 | | PEG | sanity check | $49.72 | $49.72 | $49.72 | | EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $89.05 | $59.21 | $107.37 | | EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $79.71 | $51.92 | $122.06 | | Earnings power value | cross check | $38.97 | $30.00 | $51.85 | | Dividend discount | cross check | $26.52 | $19.04 | $40.14 | ## Insider activity (SEC Form 4) No open-market insider buys or sales filed in the past 90 days. | Date | Insider | Relationship | Transaction | Shares | Value | | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | | May 15, 2026 | ORiordain Padraig | See Remarks | Open-market sell | 1,492 | $155,831.9 | | May 13, 2026 | Khan Badar | Director | Option/RSU exercise | 2,004 | $0 | | May 13, 2026 | Khan Badar | Director | Tax withholding | 962 | $104,617.5 | | May 13, 2026 | Khan Badar | Director | Option/RSU exercise | 1,976 | — | | May 13, 2026 | Khan Badar | Director | Grant / award | 1,556 | — | ## Recent SEC filings | Filed | Form | What | Filing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jul 30, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849395/000162828026050755/crh-20260630.htm | | Jul 30, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849395/000162828026050752/crh-20260730.htm | | Jul 17, 2026 | 8-K | 8.01 Other Events | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849395/000162828026048660/crh-20260717.htm | | Jun 22, 2026 | 8-K | 1.01 Entry into a Material Agreement; 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849395/000119312526276686/d864737d8k.htm | | Jun 16, 2026 | 8-K | 5.02 Departure/Election of Directors or Officers; 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849395/000162828026043417/crh-20260616.htm | ## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F) | Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | | John Armitage | 2026-06-30 | 4,383,866 | $469.1M | | Henry Ellenbogen | 2026-06-30 | 2,665,296 | $285.2M | | Loeb | 2026-06-30 | 2,195,000 | $234.9M | | Druckenmiller | 2026-06-30 | 553,555 | $59.2M | 8 tracked managers in all. ## About CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, and International Solutions. The company offers building materials for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure, and commercial and residential buildings, as well as construction and renovation of transportation infrastructure, critical utility networks, commercial and residential buildings, and outdoor living spaces; paving and construction services; and produces and sells aggregates, cementitious materials, ready mixed concrete and mortars, and asphalt. It also manufactures, supplies, and delivers building products for the built environment in communities in North America; and provides building and infrastructur… --- Source: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/crh (SweetValueLab, free, no account). Prices and statements from Financial Modeling Prep; filings from SEC EDGAR. 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