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How CRH plc stacks up
CRH · against 31 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #11 of 32 · scores higher than 68% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score6 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including CRH · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 65?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 10.7% vs peer median 8.5%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 4.7% vs peer median 2.6%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 63% of peers. Earnings yield: 6.6% vs peer median 3.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CRH, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CRH | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 32 reported | 5.7% | 4.0% | 68% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 33 reported | 9.7% | 8.8% | 63% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 23 reported | 4.1% | 2.5% | 73% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 32 reported | 40.2% | 28.2% | 81% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CRH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 263.2B HKD (≈$33.7B) | 96 | 71 | |
| 2 | 85.5B CAD (≈$62.4B) | 90 | 85 | |
| 3 | 725.9B HKD (≈$92.9B) | 87 | 71 | |
| 4 | 41.2B USD | 84 | 88 | |
| 5 | 46.7B USD | 83 | 53 | |
| 7 | 33.1B USD | 74 | 63 | |
| 8 | 224.6B CNY (≈$31.4B) | 70 | 51 | |
| 9 | 1.75T MXN (≈$94.4B) | 68 | 79 | |
| 10 | 84.6B USD | 67 | 82 | |
| 11 | 62.2B USD | 65 | 54 | |
| 12 | 3.22T INR (≈$38.7B) | 61 | 63 | |
| 13 | 30.9B GBP (≈$40.2B) | 60 | 67 | |
| 13 | 45.5B USD | 60 | 47 | |
| 15 | 45.9B EUR (≈$50.5B) | 52 | 39 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score