CRH Public (CRH) Q1 FY2026 earnings: revenue $7.4 billion, up 9.1% on the year

CRH Public Ltd. Co. (CRH) reported revenue of $7.4 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 9.1% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was -$176 million, and diluted earnings per share $-0.27. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 30 April 2026.

Revenue

$7.4 billion

+9.1% on the year · -21.7% on the quarter

Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026

Operating margin

-0.5%

0.3% a year earlier

Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026

Net income

-$176 million

Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026

Diluted EPS

-$0.27

Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026

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What management said

Guidance figures: 1 new, 6 kept.

Revenue rose 9% on demand and deals: Revenue reached $7.4 billion, up from $6.8 billion, with positive underlying demand, disciplined commercial execution and acquisition contributions cited as drivers.
Net loss widened on charges and interest: Net loss was $0.2 billion, compared with $0.1 billion, on higher depreciation, impairment charges and interest. Diluted loss per share was $0.27 against $0.15.
Americas Materials Solutions grew fastest: Revenue rose 21% on underlying demand and acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA reached $103 million, a 3.8% margin, from $59 million a year earlier.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	7,370	9,416	6,756	-21.7%	+9.1%
Cost of revenue	5,325	6,060	4,919	-12.1%	+8.3%
Gross profit	2,045	3,356	1,837	-39.1%	+11.3%
Gross margin	27.7%	35.6%	27.2%
Selling, general and administrative	2,057	1,992	1,833	+3.3%	+12.2%
Operating income	-38.0	1,406	18.0
Operating margin	-0.5%	14.9%	0.3%
Interest expense	203	220	181	-7.7%	+12.2%
Pre-tax income	-224	1,274	-146
Income tax	-55.0	246	-58.0
Effective tax rate	n/a	19.3%	n/a
Net income	-176	1,025	-94.0
Net margin	-2.4%	10.9%	-1.4%
Diluted EPS	-$0.27	$1.52	-$0.15

$ million except per share.

Fourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	-616	2,915	-659
Capital expenditure	601	821	645	-26.8%	-6.8%
Free cash flow	-1,217	2,094	-1,304
Free cash flow margin	-16.5%	22.2%	-19.3%
Cash from investing	-722	-1,340	-964
Cash from financing	572	-1,723	1,141		-49.9%
Depreciation and amortisation	576	590	477	-2.4%	+20.8%
Share-based compensation	29.0	39.0	32.0	-25.6%	-9.4%
Buybacks	332	251	310	+32.3%	+7.1%
Dividend per share	$0.39	n/a	$0.37		+5.4%
Diluted shares, weighted	668m	673m	677m	-0.7%	-1.2%
Shares outstanding at period end	704m	707m	715m	-0.4%	-1.6%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	23,071	24,004	21,119	-3.9%	+9.2%
Non-controlling interest	1,052	1,044	859	+0.8%	+22.5%
Redeemable equity	422	430	379	-1.9%	+11.3%
Debt	18,549	17,653	15,671	+5.1%	+18.4%
Operating lease liabilities	1,066	1,232	1,075	-13.5%	-0.8%
Finance lease liabilities	448	418	262	+7.2%	+71.0%
Other liabilities	13,559	13,548	12,556	+0.1%	+8.0%
Total liabilities and equity	58,167	58,329	51,921	-0.3%	+12.0%
Fixed assets	24,657	24,937	22,179	-1.1%	+11.2%
Goodwill	12,592	13,099	11,475	-3.9%	+9.7%
Intangible assets	1,956	2,048	1,208	-4.5%	+61.9%
Cash and equivalents	3,240	4,096	3,352	-20.9%	-3.3%
Inventory	5,058	5,251	4,960	-3.7%	+2.0%
Other assets	10,664	8,898	8,747	+19.8%	+21.9%
Total assets	58,167	58,329	51,921	-0.3%	+12.0%

Questions

What was CRH Public's revenue in Q1 FY2026?

CRH Public (CRH) reported revenue of $7.4 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 9.1% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did CRH Public earn in Q1 FY2026?

Net loss for Q1 FY2026 was $176 million, and the diluted loss per share $0.27.

When did CRH Public report Q1 FY2026 results?

CRH Public filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2026 with the SEC on 30 April 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 15 quarters

	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025 †	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	6,427	9,709	10,128	8,685	6,533	9,654	10,515	8,870	6,756	10,206	11,069	9,416	7,370	10,777	11,396
Cost of revenue	4,808	6,079	6,365	5,734	4,726	5,979	6,456	5,710	4,919	6,180	6,760	6,060	5,325	6,483	6,975
Gross profit	1,619	3,630	3,763	2,951	1,807	3,675	4,059	3,160	1,837	4,026	4,309	3,356	2,045	4,294	4,421
Gross margin	25%	37%	37%	34%	28%	38%	39%	36%	27%	39%	39%	36%	28%	40%	39%
SG&A	1,622	2,035	1,990	1,839	1,787	1,948	2,184	1,933	1,833	2,120	2,298	1,992	2,057	2,267	2,366
Operating income	2.0	1,613	1,788	783	28.0	1,829	1,964	1,104	18.0	1,935	2,081	1,406	-38.0	2,079	1,896
Operating margin	0%	17%	18%	9%	0%	19%	19%	12%	0%	19%	19%	15%	-1%	19%	17%
Interest expense	81.0	73.0	131	91.0	133	155	164	160	181	200	209	220	203	220	209
Pre-tax income	-39.0	1,578	1,720	755	99.0	1,733	1,895	987	-146	1,756	1,921	1,274	-224	2,163	1,719
Tax rate	n/a	24%	24%	19%	-19%	25%	28%	14%	n/a	24%	22%	19%	n/a	31%	29%
Net income	-28.0	1,199	1,306	701	116	1,297	1,376	703	-94.0	1,319	1,503	1,025	-176	1,486	1,245
Net margin	-0%	12%	13%	8%	2%	13%	13%	8%	-1%	13%	14%	11%	-2%	14%	11%
Diluted EPS	-$0.05	$1.62	$1.80	$0.96	$0.16	$1.88	$1.97	$1.02	-$0.15	$1.94	$2.21	$1.52	-$0.27	$2.21	$1.86
Operating cash flow	-671	1,634	1,631	2,423	-712	1,485	1,486	2,730	-659	1,378	1,991	2,915	-616	1,129	1,758
Capital expenditure	332	439	404	642	506	624	505	943	645	655	592	821	601	639	585
Free cash flow	-1,003	1,195	1,227	1,781	-1,218	861	981	1,787	-1,304	723	1,399	2,094	-1,217	490	1,173
Buybacks	246	713	1,072	1,036	559	348	317	258	310	334	286	251	332	275	86.0
Shares outstanding	752m	752m	751m	735m	729m	725m	721m	719m	715m	712m	709m	707m	704m	666m	665m
Filing	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 31 March 2026, filed 30 April 2026: the filing.