CRH Treasury stock, shares (in shares) decreased by 6.6% to 35.8M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 7.9%, from 38.9M to 35.8M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Treasury stock, shares (in shares) shows relatively stable performance with a -5.0% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase indicates active share buyback programs, which typically signals management's confidence in the stock or an effort to return capital to shareholders.
The total number of common shares that have been repurchased by the company and are held in its own treasury. These shar...
Standard metric for companies with share repurchase programs; peers report this as a reduction in outstanding shares.
other_treasury_stock_common_shares| Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 11.6M | 24.2M | 41.6M | 42.4M | 41.9M | 41.5M | 41.5M | 41.4M | 38.9M | 38.6M | 38.6M | 38.3M | 35.8M |
| QoQ Change | — | +108.3% | +72.0% | +2.1% | -1.2% | -0.9% | -0.1% | -0.3% | -6.1% | -0.7% | -0.0% | -0.7% | -6.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +261.3% | +71.9% | -0.1% | -2.5% | -7.3% | -7.1% | -7.0% | -7.3% | -7.9% |