CRH vs PWR vs MLM Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Quanta Services and Martin Marietta Materials Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$85.79 +0.9% 1M -29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.71B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.63B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
2 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$578.87 -10.8% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$90.21B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, Martin Marietta Materials 4, Crh Public 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHPWRMLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.71B $90.21B $30.52B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 68.0x 12.4x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 36.5x 27.4x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +26.3% +14.8% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.9% 4.0% 36.7% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 10.1% 6.5% PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.8x 2.8x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% MLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.1% +31.0% -18.3% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr +36.7%/yr +5.1%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 44.8% 28.7% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 53/100 34/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

CRHPWRMLM

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

AxisCRHPWRMLM
Valuation 78 #3 of 10 22 #41 of 52 11 #9 of 10
Growth – 72 #11 of 37 –
Profitability 29 #6 of 8 75 #10 of 37 86 #2 of 8
Financial Health 50 #5 of 9 55 #26 of 57 38 #6 of 9
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 42 #16 of 27 0 #8 of 8
Overall 61 53 34
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MLM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRHPWRMLMSPY
1 month +0.9%-10.8%+4.0% -0.2%
3 months -17.0%-1.6%-13.8% +3.9%
6 months -25.0%-8.3%-18.0% +8.2%
Year to date -31.3%+37.2%-19.1% +12.9%
1 year -29.1%+31.0%-18.3% +12.3%
3 years +63.9%+251.1%+26.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.9%+52.0%+8.1% +23.3%
5 years +78.7%+376.4%+28.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.3%+36.7%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +159.2%+1,953.5%+184.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.0%+35.3%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRHPWRMLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%44.8%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%42.7%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.730.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.69-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-33.9%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-26.3%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $131.38$785.24$708.11 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$413.17$471.33 $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.

MultipleCRHPWRMLM
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 20.3x 65.5xmedian 26.7x 12.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 4.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.5x 30.2xmedian 13.1x 17.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 31.6x 38.0xmedian 23.0x 37.3xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 8.9xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.85 2.13median 0.57 0.32median 2.85

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 monthsCRHPWRMLM
Revenue $38.63B $32.91B $6.69B
Gross profit $14.00B $5.09B $1.88B
Operating income $5.53B $2.04B $1.38B
Net income $3.89B $1.35B $2.46B
Free cash flow $2.77B $2.29B $810.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.74 $8.70 $40.81
Cash & equivalents $3.03B $506.43M $112.00M
Total debt $17.93B $6.10B $5.95B
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 152.44M 60.20M
Enterprise value $43.15B $88.29B $30.01B

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
MetricCRHPWRMLM
P/E 14.9x 65.5x 12.3x
P/FCF 20.7x 38.0x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 27.4x 19.9x
P/S 1.5x 2.6x 4.5x
P/B 2.3x 8.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 13.3x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 30.2x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 45.5x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.8x 5.4x
EV/FCF 26.0x 40.5x 44.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 29.1x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.13 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHPWRMLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 26.3% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.5% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 29.8% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 24.2% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 36.3% 3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.9% 1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 36.2% 123.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.5% 37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.7% 35.2% 123.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.7% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 59.6% -19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.8% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% 68.4% -15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.7% 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHPWRMLM
Gross margin 36.2% 15.5% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 9.3% 30.9%
Operating margin 14.3% 6.2% 20.6%
Pretax margin 13.3% 5.3% 17.4%
Net margin 9.9% 4.0% 36.7%
FCF margin 7.2% 7.0% 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 9.7% 22.7%
Return on equity 15.8% 14.3% 21.5%
Return on assets 6.7% 5.0% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 10.1% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 12.6% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.4x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHPWRMLM
Debt / assets 30.6% 21.6% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.8x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 2.7x 7.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 65.6% 45.8%
Equity / assets 42.9% 34.4% 54.2%
Interest coverage 6.5x 6.9x 5.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.73 4.62 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHPWRMLM
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.1% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 2.0% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 0.1% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.7% 8.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.8% 24.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.9% 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 6.8%

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.

ConsensusCRHPWRMLM
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 36.5xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.74FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $18.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +27.0% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.93BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $8.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +9.6% +26.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHPWRMLM
Held by institutions 84.4% 88.9% 98.5%
Institutions holding 1,029 1,920 1,072
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +13.5% +1.4%
Institutions buying 554 972 469
Institutions selling 355 704 392
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.38 1.20

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.

CRHPWRMLM
CRH 1.00 0.19 0.75
PWR 0.19 1.00 0.11
MLM 0.75 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, PWR and MLM?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $57.71B, Quanta Services (PWR) $90.21B, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, PWR and MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 15.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 68.0x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 14.9x, Quanta Services (PWR) 36.5x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.4x). 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) +6.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.9%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 9.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -29.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) +31.0%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -18.3%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +12.3%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +36.7%/yr, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 32.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.