CRH vs EXP vs TS Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Eagle Materials and Tenaris Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$95.44 +14.2% 1M -17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$63.48B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
1.61%
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$189.61 +10.5% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.79B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
0.53%
Cement Basic Materials
1 win
TS Tenaris Sa
$56.41 -0.8% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$60.47B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.16B
Div. yield
3.16%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 8, Crh Public 3, Eagle Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHEXPTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.48B $5.79B $60.47B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 15.4x 30.1x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 15.6x 14.2x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +1.6% +2.8% CRH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 16.1% 16.2% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 12.1% 13.0% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x -3.5x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.61% 0.53% 3.16% TS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.5% -8.5% +40.6% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +4.0%/yr +18.0%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 34.6% 28.9% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 41/100 59/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

CRHEXPTS

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

AxisCRHEXPTS
Valuation 56 #5 of 10 22 #8 of 10 40 #122 of 204
Growth 86 #2 of 8 0 #8 of 8 16 #161 of 191
Profitability 29 #6 of 8 100 #1 of 8 80 #39 of 189
Financial Health 63 #4 of 9 38 #6 of 9 98 #5 of 221
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 43 #5 of 8 61 #63 of 159
Overall 64 41 59
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • TS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRHEXPTSSPY
1 month +14.2%+10.5%-0.8% -5.9%
3 months -2.3%-10.2%+5.6% -4.6%
6 months -15.3%-10.4%-4.3% +0.2%
Year to date -23.5%-8.3%+46.7% +7.5%
1 year -17.5%-8.5%+40.6% +8.2%
3 years +65.4%+15.0%+59.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +18.3%+4.8%+16.8% +19.0%
5 years +92.8%+21.9%+128.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +14.0%+4.0%+18.0% +9.4%
10 years +196.9%+131.0%+97.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.5%+8.7%+7.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCRHEXPTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%34.6%28.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%31.3%30.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.990.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.251.41 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-48.2%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.4%-21.1%-11.9% -5.9%
52-week high $131.38$240.24$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$163.37$37.76 $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.

MultipleCRHEXPTS
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 21.3x 15.4xmedian 21.3x 30.1xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x 2.5xmedian 1.8x 5.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.0x 10.8xmedian 10.0x 17.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 31.1x 37.2xmedian 31.1x 22.0xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.1x 3.8xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.95 -3.87median 2.95 —median 1.02

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 monthsCRHEXPTS
Revenue $38.96B $2.34B $12.16B
Gross profit $14.12B $603.21M $4.12B
Operating income $5.34B $509.00M $2.23B
Net income $3.61B $376.72M $2.04B
Free cash flow $2.54B $155.50M $2.75B
EPS (diluted) $5.35 $12.25 –
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $241.17M $9.55B
Total debt $19.62B $1.75B -$336.57M
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 30.75M –
Enterprise value $49.03B $4.59B $31.99B

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
MetricCRHEXPTS
P/E 17.8x 15.4x 30.1x
P/FCF 25.0x 37.2x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x 9.1x 26.4x
P/S 1.6x 2.5x 5.0x
P/B 2.4x 3.8x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.8x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 10.8x 17.7x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 14.3x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 3.1x 4.2x
EV/FCF 30.7x 46.9x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 11.5x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -3.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHEXPTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 1.6% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% -6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% -9.7% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.9% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.0% -13.0% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% -20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.4% -15.7% 0.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.3% -17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.4% -11.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 21.6% -0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% -17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.5% -36.2% -7.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.3% -16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHEXPTS
Gross margin 36.2% 25.8% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 28.8% 23.5%
Operating margin 13.7% 21.8% 18.3%
Pretax margin 12.7% 20.0% 20.6%
Net margin 9.2% 16.1% 16.2%
FCF margin 6.5% 6.6% 22.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 27.2% 18.8%
Return on equity 13.9% 24.0% 11.9%
Return on assets 5.9% 9.2% 9.9%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 12.1% 13.0%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 13.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHEXPTS
Debt / assets 32.0% 44.2% -1.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x -3.5x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 11.3x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 61.4% 18.2%
Equity / assets 42.4% 38.6% 81.8%
Interest coverage 6.3x 10.1x 43.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 3.3x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.9x 34.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 28.4x
Altman Z-score 2.72 3.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHEXPTS
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.5% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 6.2% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 6.7% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -6.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.7% –

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.

ConsensusCRHEXPTS
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.74FY2026 $12.19FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +2.1% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.93BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +5.1% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHEXPTS
Held by institutions 84.4% 100.0% 3.6%
Institutions holding 1,031 531 285
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.2% -2.4%
Institutions buying 556 274 154
Institutions selling 355 167 80
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.64 1.93

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.

CRHEXPTS
CRH 1.00 0.71 0.00
EXP 0.71 1.00 -0.05
TS 0.00 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, EXP and TS?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $63.48B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.79B, Tenaris (TS) $60.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, EXP and TS?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 17.8x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 15.4x, Tenaris (TS) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 16.6x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 15.6x, Tenaris (TS) 14.2x). 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) +5.6%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.6%, Tenaris (TS) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.2%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 16.1%, Tenaris (TS) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 8.8%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.1%, Tenaris (TS) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -17.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -8.5%, Tenaris (TS) +40.6%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +14.0%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.0%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +18.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest dividend yield: Crh Public (CRH) 1.61%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.53%, Tenaris (TS) 3.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 34.3%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.6%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenaris (TS) leads on 8. 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.