What is CRH's operating cash flow?

CRH (CRH) reported operating cash flow of -$616M in Q1 2026.

How has CRH's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

CRH's operating cash flow increased by 6.5% year-over-year, from -$659M to -$616M.

What is the long-term trend for CRH's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CRH's operating cash flow has grown at a 9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.98B to $5.63B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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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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CapEx$601.0M-6.8%

Free cash flow-$1.2B+6.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$75.54B+27.2%

Enterprise value$90.36B+25.5%

P/E20.6×+2.5×

P/S2×+0.3×

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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: CRH (CRH) reported operating cash flow of -$616M in Q1 2026.
How has CRH's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: CRH's operating cash flow increased by 6.5% year-over-year, from -$659M to -$616M.
What is the long-term trend for CRH's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CRH's operating cash flow has grown at a 9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.98B to $5.63B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.