CRH vs PWR vs EXP Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Quanta Services and Eagle Materials Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$93.52 +14.1% 1M -21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$65.85B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
1 win
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$656.98 -2.9% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$86.88B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$192.94 +12.6% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.16B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, Eagle Materials 5, Crh Public 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHPWREXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.85B $86.88B $6.16B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 51.6x 15.3x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 41.4x 15.7x EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +37.1% +1.7% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 4.5% 17.3% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 11.7% 12.9% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.3x 2.2x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% EXP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.0% +45.7% -6.2% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +42.2%/yr +4.8%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.7% 45.6% 34.2% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 59/100 44/100 PWR

Percentile Scorecard

CRHPWREXP

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

AxisCRHPWREXP
Valuation 56 #5 of 10 29 #37 of 52 22 #8 of 10
Growth – 87 #6 of 38 –
Profitability 29 #6 of 8 81 #8 of 38 100 #1 of 8
Financial Health 50 #5 of 9 57 #25 of 57 13 #8 of 9
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 43 #17 of 29 43 #5 of 8
Overall 55 59 44
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRHPWREXPSPY
1 month +14.1%-2.9%+12.6% -2.0%
3 months -5.4%-5.2%-10.7% -2.2%
6 months -16.9%-14.9%-8.0% +4.2%
Year to date -25.1%+55.7%-6.6% +10.6%
1 year -21.0%+45.7%-6.2% +10.4%
3 years +64.4%+288.3%+16.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +18.0%+57.2%+5.3% +20.2%
5 years +88.9%+480.0%+26.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +13.6%+42.2%+4.8% +10.1%
10 years +190.9%+2,220.7%+140.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +11.3%+37.0%+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRHPWREXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.7%45.6%34.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%42.8%30.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.241.740.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.621.00-0.18 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-33.9%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-16.3%-19.7% -3.2%
52-week high $131.38$785.24$240.24 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$413.17$163.37 $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.

MultipleCRHPWREXP
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 21.4x 58.7xmedian 27.2x 14.8xmedian 21.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x 2.7xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 9.9x 28.4xmedian 13.2x 10.6xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 29.7x 32.4xmedian 23.4x 34.9xmedian 29.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 9.3xmedian 2.7x 4.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.94 1.77median 0.63 -12.15median 2.94

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 monthsCRHPWREXP
Revenue $38.96B $37.29B $2.32B
Gross profit $14.12B $5.88B $628.19M
Operating income $5.34B $2.55B $539.59M
Net income $3.61B $1.71B $402.57M
Free cash flow $2.54B $3.05B $170.51M
EPS (diluted) $5.35 $11.04 $12.95
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $2.32B $233.54M
Total debt $19.62B $6.99B $1.76B
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 152.44M 31.09M
Enterprise value $50.38B $83.25B $5.17B

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
MetricCRHPWREXP
P/E 17.4x 58.7x 14.8x
P/FCF 24.5x 32.4x 34.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 24.3x 9.4x
P/S 1.6x 2.7x 2.6x
P/B 2.4x 9.3x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 13.3x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 28.4x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 40.7x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF 30.2x 34.0x 43.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 25.5x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.77 -12.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHPWREXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 37.1% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.1% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 42.6% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.9% -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.0% 61.2% -9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.7% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.4% 65.6% -11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 34.1% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.4% 64.2% -6.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 33.1% -1.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 124.2% 14.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 52.1% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.5% 143.8% -45.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.4% -26.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHPWREXP
Gross margin 36.2% 15.8% 27.0%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 9.8% 30.3%
Operating margin 13.7% 6.8% 23.2%
Pretax margin 12.7% 6.0% 21.5%
Net margin 9.2% 4.5% 17.3%
FCF margin 6.5% 8.2% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 10.9% 27.2%
Return on equity 13.9% 16.8% 26.1%
Return on assets 5.9% 5.6% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 11.7% 12.9%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 14.9% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHPWREXP
Debt / assets 32.0% 21.3% 45.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.3x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 2.3x 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 67.6% 62.0%
Equity / assets 42.4% 32.4% 38.0%
Interest coverage 6.3x 8.3x 11.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 3.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.70 4.50 3.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHPWREXP
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – 6.5%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.1% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.8% 8.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.2% 18.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.1% -4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% -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.

ConsensusCRHPWREXP
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 41.4xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.74FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $12.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +27.0% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.93BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +9.6% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHPWREXP
Held by institutions 84.4% 88.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,031 1,923 531
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +13.5% +4.2%
Institutions buying 556 974 274
Institutions selling 355 705 167
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.38 1.64

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.

CRHPWREXP
CRH 1.00 0.19 0.70
PWR 0.19 1.00 0.12
EXP 0.70 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, PWR and EXP?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $65.85B, Quanta Services (PWR) $86.88B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $6.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, PWR and EXP?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 18.4x, Quanta Services (PWR) 51.6x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eagle Materials (EXP) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 16.3x, Quanta Services (PWR) 41.4x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 8.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) 11.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -21.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) +45.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -6.2%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +13.6%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +42.2%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest dividend yield: Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%. Crh Public (CRH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 33.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.6%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Quanta Services (PWR) leads on 6. 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.