Crh Public (CRH) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026)

Crh Public (CRH) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.21% for Q1 2026, up 2.34% on a QoQ basis from 10.95% in Q4 2025, and down 34.0% year-over-year from 16.98% in Q1 2025.

Crh Public (CRH) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Crh Public's Return on Capital Employed history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 34.0% year-over-year to 11.21% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.21% (down 34.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.9%, down 81.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 11.21% for Q1 2026 at Crh Public, up from 10.95% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.12% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 10.95% in Q4 2025.
  • A 4-year average of 11.51% and a median of 11.46% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed surged 97 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 117 bps.
  • Crh Public's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.15% in 2023, then gained by 9 bps to 12.12% in 2024, then retreated by 10 bps to 10.95% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 11.21% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CRH's Return on Capital Employed at 11.21% in Q1 2026, 10.95% in Q4 2025, and 11.5% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 68.97 Bn 66.12 Bn 2.05 Bn 11.21%
2 Vulcan Materials 35.82 Bn 35.70 Bn 422.70 Mn 10.57%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.98 Bn 32.71 Bn 310.00 Mn 7.89%
4 Amrize 26.73 Bn 25.63 Bn 211.00 Mn 8.71%
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 17.67 Bn 17.29 Bn 1.62 Bn -
6 James Hardie Industries 14.97 Bn 14.50 Bn 523.40 Mn 3.56%
7 Eagle Materials 6.47 Bn 6.17 Bn 106.33 Mn 15.72%
8 Knife River 4.40 Bn 4.33 Bn -2.77 Mn 8.35%
9 Titan America 3.11 Bn 2.89 Bn 91.88 Mn 30.52%
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.05 Bn 2.67 Bn 41.75 Mn 22.80%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.21%
Dec 31, 2025 10.95%
Sep 30, 2025 11.50%
Jun 30, 2025 11.34%
Mar 31, 2025 11.55%
Dec 31, 2024 12.12%
Sep 30, 2024 11.81%
Jun 30, 2024 12.07%
Mar 31, 2024 11.41%
Dec 31, 2023 11.15%