CRH PLC (CRH) Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings

CRH PLC ($CRH) reported fourth-quarter 2025 results with the following headlines:

Revenue of $5.42 billion (down 38.94% year‑over‑year).

Operating profit of $1.41 billion (up 27.36% year‑over‑year).

Net income attributable to common shareholders of $1.03 billion (up 45.8% year‑over‑year).

Diluted earnings per share of $1.52 (up 49.02% year‑over‑year).

Key margin and cost items to note:

Gross result was a loss of $644 million (down 120.38% year‑over‑year).

Cost of sales totaled $6.06 billion (up 6.13% year‑over‑year).

Despite the gross loss, operating profit improved year‑on‑year, supporting the rise in net income.

Cash flow and balance sheet highlights:

Cash from operating activities of $2.92 billion (up 6.78% year‑over‑year).

Purchases of property, plant and equipment of $821 million (down 12.94% year‑over‑year).

Cash and cash equivalents of $4.15 billion (up 10.32% year‑over‑year).

Total liabilities of $32.85 billion (up 18.33% year‑over‑year).

Estimates and market reaction:

Diluted EPS of $1.52 versus an estimate of $1.54.

Revenue of $5.42 billion versus an estimate of $9.56 billion.

Stock price change since market close: -2.36%.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

CRH PLC Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 553 institutional investors add shares of CRH PLC stock to their portfolio, and 443 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

VANGUARD GROUP INC added 14,623,673 shares (+22.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,825,034,390
BLACKROCK, INC. added 11,935,274 shares (+30.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,489,522,195
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 11,822,517 shares (-73.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,475,450,121
STATE STREET CORP added 11,167,189 shares (+81.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,393,665,187
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 5,916,930 shares (+67.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $738,432,864
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC removed 3,077,908 shares (-95.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $384,122,918
QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD removed 3,011,163 shares (-90.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $375,793,142

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

CRH PLC Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $CRH stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CRH stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE sold up to $15,000 on 09/23.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

CRH PLC Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CRH in the last several months. We have seen 9 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/08/2026
UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 01/08/2026
Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/07/2025
RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/07/2025
Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/20/2025
Truist Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 10/02/2025
B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 09/26/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for CRH PLC, check out Quiver Quantitative's $CRH forecast page.

CRH PLC Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CRH recently. We have seen 13 analysts offer price targets for $CRH in the last 6 months, with a median target of $138.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Timna Tanners from Wells Fargo set a target price of $133.0 on 01/29/2026
Anthony Pettinari from Citigroup set a target price of $155.0 on 01/08/2026
Marcus Cole from UBS set a target price of $147.0 on 01/08/2026
David Macgregor from Longbow Research set a target price of $160.0 on 12/16/2025
Cedar Ekblom from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $140.0 on 12/10/2025
Brent Thielman from DA Davidson set a target price of $116.0 on 11/12/2025
Adrian Huerta from JP Morgan set a target price of $135.0 on 11/11/2025