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CRH CRH Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

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7.4%-0.8pp
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9.5%+0.5pp
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NucorNUE
14.7%+5.2pp
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63.1%+11.6pp
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CaterpillarCAT
18.2%-5.9pp
EMCOR Group logo
EMCOR GroupEME
42.7%+0.6pp

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$73.11B+18.0%
Enterprise value$87.93B+17.9%
P/E19.9×+1.0×
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

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

Calculated from CRH’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
CRH (CRH) reported return on invested capital of 11.7% in Q1 2026.
How has CRH's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
CRH's return on invested capital decreased by 4.1% year-over-year, from 12.2% to 11.7%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.