Crh Public (CRH) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Crh Public posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.21% for Q1 2026, down 34.0% year-on-year from 16.98% in Q1 2025, and up 2.34% on a QoQ basis from 10.95% in Q4 2025.
Crh Public (CRH) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.21% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 34.0% year-over-year to 11.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.21% (down 34.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.9%, down 81.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.21%, 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 1.29% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.28% (2026), against an average of 9.48%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed surged 1012 bps; it then sank 117 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.56% in 2022, then soared by 615 bps to 11.15% in 2023, then rose by 9 bps to 12.12% in 2024, then fell by 10 bps to 10.95% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 11.21% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.21% (Q1 2026), 10.95% (Q4 2025), and 11.5% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 72.73 Bn | 70.50 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 11.21% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 36.98 Bn | 36.86 Bn | 422.70 Mn | 10.57% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 35.07 Bn | 34.80 Bn | 310.00 Mn | 7.89% |
| 4 | Amrize | 30.09 Bn | 28.98 Bn | 211.00 Mn | 8.71% |
| 5 | James Hardie Industries | 12.61 Bn | 12.15 Bn | 523.40 Mn | 3.56% |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 7.08 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 106.33 Mn | 15.72% |
| 7 | Knife River | 4.45 Bn | 4.38 Bn | -2.77 Mn | 8.35% |
| 8 | United States Lime & Minerals | 3.26 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 41.75 Mn | 4.72% |
| 9 | Tecnoglass | 1.92 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 95.83 Mn | 23.93% |
| 10 | Smith Midland | 170.03 Mn | 158.14 Mn | 5.52 Mn | -0.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.76% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.15% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.29% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.31% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 19,667.80% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 18,200.44% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 18,531.38% |