CRH Public (CRH) Q2 FY2026 earnings: revenue $10.8 billion, up 5.6% on the year

CRH Public Ltd. Co. (CRH) reported revenue of $10.8 billion for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 June 2026, up 5.6% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $1.5 billion, up 12.7% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $2.21. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 30 July 2026.

Revenue

$10.8 billion

+5.6% on the year · +46.2% on the quarter

Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

Operating margin

19.3%

19.0% a year earlier

Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

Net income

$1.5 billion

+12.7% on the year

Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

Diluted EPS

$2.21

+13.9% on the year

Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

What management said

Guidance figures: 2 raised, 2 lowered, 4 kept.

Revenue rose 6% on pricing and acquisitions: Total revenues were $10.8 billion, up 6% on the prior year, driven by positive pricing momentum, good underlying demand and acquisition contributions.
Net income up 13% on divestiture gains: Net income was $1.5 billion, 13% higher than the prior year, driven by operating performance and gains on divestitures during the period.
Adjusted EBITDA up 7% to $2.6 billion: Adjusted EBITDA was $2.6 billion, up 7%, reflecting commercial execution, performance improvement initiatives and acquisition contributions.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q2 FY2026	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	10,777	7,370	10,206	+46.2%	+5.6%
Cost of revenue	6,483	5,325	6,180	+21.7%	+4.9%
Gross profit	4,294	2,045	4,026	+110.0%	+6.7%
Gross margin	39.8%	27.7%	39.4%
Selling, general and administrative	2,267	2,057	2,120	+10.2%	+6.9%
Operating income	2,079	-38.0	1,935		+7.4%
Operating margin	19.3%	-0.5%	19.0%
Interest expense	220	203	200	+8.4%	+10.0%
Pre-tax income	2,163	-224	1,756		+23.2%
Income tax	661	-55.0	425		+55.5%
Effective tax rate	30.6%	n/a	24.2%
Net income	1,486	-176	1,319		+12.7%
Net margin	13.8%	-2.4%	12.9%
Diluted EPS	$2.21	-$0.27	$1.94		+13.9%

$ million except per share.

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	Q2 FY2026	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	1,129	-616	1,378		-18.1%
Capital expenditure	639	601	655	+6.3%	-2.4%
Free cash flow	490	-1,217	723		-32.2%
Free cash flow margin	4.5%	-16.5%	7.1%
Cash from investing	134	-722	-831
Cash from financing	-1,521	572	-1,153
Depreciation and amortisation	548	576	528	-4.9%	+3.8%
Share-based compensation	44.0	29.0	34.0	+51.7%	+29.4%
Buybacks	275	332	334	-17.2%	-17.7%
Dividend per share	$0.39	$0.39	$0.37	0.0%	+5.4%
Diluted shares, weighted	669m	668m	678m	+0.0%	-1.3%
Shares outstanding at period end	666m	704m	712m	-5.4%	-6.4%

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	Q2 FY2026	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	24,035	23,071	22,345	+4.2%	+7.6%
Non-controlling interest	1,065	1,052	896	+1.2%	+18.9%
Redeemable equity	435	422	389	+3.1%	+11.8%
Debt	17,926	18,549	15,813	-3.4%	+13.4%
Operating lease liabilities	1,069	1,066	1,096	+0.3%	-2.5%
Finance lease liabilities	444	448	361	-0.9%	+23.0%
Other liabilities	13,578	13,559	13,084	+0.1%	+3.8%
Total liabilities and equity	58,552	58,167	53,984	+0.7%	+8.5%
Fixed assets	24,885	24,657	23,017	+0.9%	+8.1%
Goodwill	13,150	12,592	11,673	+4.4%	+12.7%
Intangible assets	2,037	1,956	1,239	+4.1%	+64.4%
Cash and equivalents	3,025	3,240	2,876	-6.6%	+5.2%
Inventory	5,103	5,058	5,051	+0.9%	+1.0%
Other assets	10,352	10,664	10,128	-2.9%	+2.2%
Total assets	58,552	58,167	53,984	+0.7%	+8.5%

Questions

What was CRH Public's revenue in Q2 FY2026?

CRH Public (CRH) reported revenue of $10.8 billion for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 June 2026, up 5.6% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did CRH Public earn in Q2 FY2026?

Net income for Q2 FY2026 was $1.5 billion, up 12.7% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $2.21.

When did CRH Public report Q2 FY2026 results?

CRH Public filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026 with the SEC on 30 July 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 30 June 2026, filed 30 July 2026: the filing.