CRH vs ITW vs TTAM Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Illinois Tool Works and Titan America Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$85.43 +0.5% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$56.55B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.63B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
2 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.01 +0.7% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.24B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
TTAM Titan America SA
$13.39 -3.3% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.48B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.70B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRHITWTTAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.55B $78.24B $2.48B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 24.5x 14.5x TTAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 25.9x 13.3x TTAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +4.3% — CRH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.9% 19.4% 10.0% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 27.1% 15.9% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.9x 1.2x TTAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.9% +12.3% -11.6% ITW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.2%/yr +4.4%/yr — CRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 21.3% 37.0% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 48/100 67/100 TTAM

Percentile Scorecard

CRHITWTTAM

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

AxisCRHITWTTAM
Valuation 67 #4 of 10 26 #150 of 203 89 #2 of 10
Growth – 33 #125 of 187 –
Profitability 29 #6 of 8 100 #2 of 185 64 #3 of 8
Financial Health 50 #5 of 9 23 #170 of 219 88 #2 of 9
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 59 #63 of 153 29 #6 of 8
Overall 58 48 67
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TTAM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRHITWTTAMSPY
1 month +0.5%+0.7%-3.3% -0.8%
3 months -16.9%-3.0%-23.5% +3.5%
6 months -26.8%+2.3%-18.1% +7.0%
Year to date -31.5%+12.1%-18.8% +12.2%
1 year -28.9%+12.3%-11.6% +13.0%
3 years +63.2%+23.6%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.7%+7.3%— +23.1%
5 years +77.9%+24.2%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.2%+4.4%— +11.0%
10 years +158.1%+143.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.9%+9.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRHITWTTAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%21.3%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%20.8%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.471.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.890.58-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-28.9%-34.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.0%-7.9%-30.7% -1.8%
52-week high $131.38$299.60$19.32 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$241.07$13.08 $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.

MultipleCRHITWTTAM
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 19.6x 24.7xmedian 26.0x 14.4xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.8x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.3x 18.4xmedian 14.0x 7.6xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 31.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x 6.0xmedian 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 27.2xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.78 8.37median 1.26 —median 2.78

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 monthsCRHITWTTAM
Revenue $38.63B $16.47B $1.70B
Gross profit $14.00B $7.27B $420.97M
Operating income $5.53B $4.36B $242.26M
Net income $3.89B $3.19B $217.37M
Free cash flow $2.77B $2.92B $411.59M
EPS (diluted) $5.74 $11.13 $0.93
Cash & equivalents $3.03B $839.00M $36.38M
Total debt $17.93B $9.69B $506.76M
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 287.00M 183.46M
Enterprise value $41.99B $74.80B $1.96B

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
MetricCRHITWTTAM
P/E 14.9x 24.7x 14.4x
P/FCF 20.6x 26.9x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 23.6x 10.1x
P/S 1.5x 4.8x 1.4x
P/B 2.3x 27.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 33.6x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 18.4x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 20.0x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 5.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF 26.0x 29.9x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 26.3x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 8.37 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHITWTTAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 4.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 5.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 6.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% -5.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.7% -3.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 5.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% 7.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHITWTTAM
Gross margin 36.2% 44.2% 24.7%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 28.9% 22.4%
Operating margin 14.3% 26.5% 14.2%
Pretax margin 13.3% 25.0% 18.0%
Net margin 9.9% 19.4% 10.0%
FCF margin 7.2% 17.7% 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 20.2% 14.4%
Return on equity 15.8% 104.3% 15.9%
Return on assets 6.7% 19.5% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 27.1% 15.9%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 41.9% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHITWTTAM
Debt / assets 30.6% 58.8% 23.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.9x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 3.3x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 82.4% 49.7%
Equity / assets 42.9% 17.6% 50.3%
Interest coverage 6.5x 14.5x 12.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.73 8.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHITWTTAM
Dividend yield 1.8% 2.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 4.7% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 62.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% –

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.

ConsensusCRHITWTTAM
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.77FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.0% +19.3% +14.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.92BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $1.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +11.4% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHITWTTAM
Held by institutions 84.4% 84.9% 15.0%
Institutions holding 1,029 1,969 109
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.8% -5.7%
Institutions buying 554 846 66
Institutions selling 355 750 30
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.13 2.20

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.

CRHITWTTAM
CRH 1.00 0.45 0.66
ITW 0.45 1.00 0.46
TTAM 0.66 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, ITW and TTAM?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $56.55B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.24B, Titan America (TTAM) $2.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, ITW and TTAM?

Titan America (TTAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 14.7x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.5x, Titan America (TTAM) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Titan America (TTAM) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 14.8x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Titan America (TTAM) 13.3x). 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%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Titan America (TTAM) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 9.7%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Titan America (TTAM) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Illinois Tool Works (ITW) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -28.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Titan America (TTAM) -11.6%. Over five years, Crh Public (CRH) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +12.2%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.4%/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%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Titan America (TTAM) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) and Titan America (TTAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 32.5%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Titan America (TTAM) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRH, ITW and TTAM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 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.