CRH vs EXP vs SUZ Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Eagle Materials and Suzano Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$85.79 +0.9% 1M -29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.60B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.63B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$174.95 -2.1% 1M -25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.35B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
2 wins
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.90 +2.4% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.09B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crh Public leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Crh Public 5, Suzano 4, Eagle Materials 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHEXPSUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.60B $5.35B $11.09B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 13.3x 7.1x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 14.3x 6.2x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +1.7% +0.7% CRH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.9% 17.3% 17.2% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 12.9% 7.1% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x 3.1x CRH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.1% -25.1% -2.4% SUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr +3.3%/yr +0.3%/yr CRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 34.5% 29.8% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 51/100 57/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

CRHEXPSUZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCRHEXPSUZ
Valuation 78 #3 of 10 22 #8 of 10 91 #28 of 287
Growth – – 17 #222 of 266
Profitability 29 #6 of 8 100 #1 of 8 76 #58 of 236
Financial Health 50 #5 of 9 25 #7 of 9 30 #202 of 288
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 57 #4 of 8 72 #58 of 203
Overall 61 51 57
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • SUZ ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCRHEXPSUZSPY
1 month +0.9%-2.1%+2.4% -0.2%
3 months -17.0%-21.4%+5.8% +3.9%
6 months -25.0%-15.7%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date -31.3%-15.4%-4.7% +12.9%
1 year -29.1%-25.1%-2.4% +12.3%
3 years +63.9%+18.4%-14.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.9%+5.8%-5.0% +23.3%
5 years +78.7%+17.5%+1.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.3%+3.3%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years +159.2%+119.9%+155.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.0%+8.2%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRHEXPSUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%34.5%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%32.8%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.090.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.73-0.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-48.2%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-27.2%-22.3% -1.2%
52-week high $131.38$240.24$11.46 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$163.37$7.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCRHEXPSUZ
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 20.3x 13.4xmedian 20.3x 7.1xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.5x 9.8xmedian 9.5x 5.8xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 31.6x 31.6xmedian 31.6x 12.7xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.85 -11.02median 2.85 -0.19median 0.76

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCRHEXPSUZ
Revenue $38.63B $2.32B $9.04B
Gross profit $14.00B $628.19M $2.58B
Operating income $5.53B $539.59M $1.91B
Net income $3.89B $402.57M $1.56B
Free cash flow $2.77B $170.51M $888.28M
EPS (diluted) $5.74 $12.95 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $3.03B $233.54M $3.21B
Total debt $17.93B $6.57B $17.89B
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 31.09M 1.24B
Enterprise value $43.04B $4.36B -$7.24B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCRHEXPSUZ
P/E 14.9x 13.4x 7.1x
P/FCF 20.7x 31.6x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 8.5x 3.6x
P/S 1.5x 2.3x 1.2x
P/B 2.3x 3.6x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 9.8x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 12.8x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF 26.0x 40.5x 27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 10.9x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -11.02 -0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHEXPSUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 1.7% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% -6.5% -23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% -17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% -9.0% -20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% -30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% -11.1% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.5% -29.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.7% -6.2% 14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% -36.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 14.4% -11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% -45.7% -70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.3% -47.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHEXPSUZ
Gross margin 36.2% 27.0% 28.6%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 30.3% 46.0%
Operating margin 14.3% 23.2% 21.1%
Pretax margin 13.3% 21.5% 25.9%
Net margin 9.9% 17.3% 17.2%
FCF margin 7.2% 7.3% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 27.2% 34.8%
Return on equity 15.8% 26.1% 16.6%
Return on assets 6.7% 10.0% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 12.9% 7.1%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 15.0% 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHEXPSUZ
Debt / assets 30.6% 45.0% 54.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.2x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 10.3x 20.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 62.0% 70.9%
Equity / assets 42.9% 38.0% 29.1%
Interest coverage 6.5x 11.3x 1.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 3.2x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.8x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 2.73 3.12 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHEXPSUZ
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.6% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 7.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 7.7% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCRHEXPSUZ
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 6.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.74FY2026 $12.26FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026 -31.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +3.0% -29.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.93BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $10.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +5.5% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHEXPSUZ
Held by institutions 84.4% 100.0% 5.9%
Institutions holding 1,029 529 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.2% +0.6%
Institutions buying 554 272 77
Institutions selling 355 167 46
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.63 1.67

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CRHEXPSUZ
CRH 1.00 0.67 0.26
EXP 0.67 1.00 0.27
SUZ 0.26 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, EXP and SUZ?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $57.60B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.35B, Suzano (SUZ) $11.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, EXP and SUZ?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 15.0x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.3x, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.3x, Suzano (SUZ) 6.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crh Public (CRH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crh Public (CRH) +6.3%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.9%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 9.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suzano (SUZ) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -29.1%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.1%, Suzano (SUZ) -2.4%. Over five years, Crh Public (CRH) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +12.3%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +3.3%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, Suzano (SUZ) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) and Suzano (SUZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 32.4%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRH, EXP and SUZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crh Public (CRH) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.