Is CRH PUBLIC LTD CO financially healthy?

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO scores 6 out of 9 on the Piotroski F-score. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the grey zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO (CRH)

NYSE · Common Stock · Cement, Hydraulic

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Financial health

Two standard screens, computed from the XBRL in FY2025 against FY2024. Every test shows the numbers behind it — a score with its inputs hidden is a number you cannot check.

Piotroski F-score

6 / 9

PASSReturn on assets positiveROA 6.4%
PASSOperating cash flow positiveOCF 5.6B
FAILReturn on assets improving6.9% → 6.4%
PASSCash flow exceeds earningsOCF 5.6B vs NI 3.8B
FAILLong-term debt ratio falling21.7% → 28.3% of assets
PASSCurrent ratio improving1.37 → 1.74
PASSNo share dilution690M → 677M shares
PASSGross margin improving35.7% → 36.1%
FAILAsset turnover improving0.70× → 0.64×

Altman Z-score

2.69grey

Bankruptcy-risk screen combining working capital, retained earnings, operating income, market value against liabilities, and asset turnover. Above 2.99 is the safe zone; below 1.81 is distress.

Cash conversion: 149.9%
Share count change: -1.8%

Six-year record

Year	Revenue	Net income	Free cash flow	Gross margin	Shares
FY2021	$29.2B	$2.6B	$2.4B	33.6%	786,800,000
FY2022	$32.7B	$3.9B	$2.3B	33.1%	764,100,000
FY2023	$34.9B	$3.2B	$3.2B	34.2%	729,200,000
FY2024	$35.6B	$3.5B	$2.4B	35.7%	689,500,000
FY2025	$37.4B	$3.8B	$2.9B	36.1%	677,000,000

Capital returned

What the company actually paid out and bought back, as reported — the record behind any yield figure.

Dividend per share

2026Q2: $0.39
2026Q1: $0.39
2025Q3: $0.37
2025Q2: $0.37
2025Q1: $0.37
2024Q3: $0.35

Shares repurchased

2026Q1: $332.0M
2025Q1: $310.0M
2024Q1: $559.0M
2023Q1: $246.0M

Identity

CIK: 0000849395
FIGI: BBG000D3JXM1
SIC: 3241 · Cement, Hydraulic
Incorporated: Ireland
Headquarters: DUBLIN 16, Ireland

Ownership

Institutional: 88.9%
Institutions: 1,626
Insiders: 0.1%

Ownership percentages are a vendor aggregate, not a filing — unlike everything else on this page.

Other cement, hydraulic companies

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO files under SIC 3241 — all 3 cement, hydraulic companies compared on assets and F-score.

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Dealer positioning — end of day

Where dealer gamma sat in CRH’s option chain after the close on 2026-09-01, aggregated from the full chain. This is a once-a-day snapshot, not a live read — 340 contracts.

Net gamma (per 1% move): −$1.9M
Gamma flip: 80
Call wall: 105
Put wall: 90
Spot at capture: 94.29

Computed from the listed option chain by my own aggregation, once, after the close — it describes where positioning sat that evening and does not update through the next session. The version that rebuilds per strike while the market is open is the intraday gamma product. Not investment advice.

Questions about CRH PUBLIC LTD CO

Is CRH PUBLIC LTD CO financially healthy?: CRH PUBLIC LTD CO scores 6 out of 9 on the Piotroski F-score. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the grey zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.

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Sourced from SEC EDGAR primary filings. Figures are as reported by the company and are not investment advice. Scores are standard published screens computed from those filings; every input is shown above so you can check the arithmetic.