What is CRH's inventories?

CRH (CRH) reported inventories of $5.06B in Q1 2026.

How has CRH's inventories changed year-over-year?

CRH's inventories increased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $4.96B to $5.06B.

What is the long-term trend for CRH's inventories?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CRH's inventories has grown at a 160.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $439M to $20.28B.

What does inventories mean?

Total inventory including raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods, valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$7.4B+9.1%

Gross profit$2.0B+11.3%

Operating income-$38.0M-311%

Net income-$176.0M-87.2%

EPS (diluted)-$0.27-80.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.2B-3.3%

Total debt$18.1B+13.1%

Total equity$23.1B+9.2%

Total assets$58.2B+12.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$616.0M+6.5%

CapEx$601.0M-6.8%

Free cash flow-$1.2B+6.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$71.5B+19.8%

Enterprise value$86.32B+18.4%

P/E19.5×+1.4×

P/S1.9×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.1%+0.5pp

Operating margin14.1%+0.4pp

Net margin9.6%+0.5pp

FCF margin7.9%+1.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.6%+0.7pp

Debt / equity0.8×0.0×

Current ratio1.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CRH in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InventoryNet.

The official record: CRH’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CRH's inventories?: CRH (CRH) reported inventories of $5.06B in Q1 2026.
How has CRH's inventories changed year-over-year?: CRH's inventories increased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $4.96B to $5.06B.
What is the long-term trend for CRH's inventories?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CRH's inventories has grown at a 160.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $439M to $20.28B.
What does inventories mean?: Total inventory including raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods, valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.