CRH earnings date
The next CRH results are expected on October 29, 2026. Watch whether earnings become operating cash while lower capital spending is permanent rather than delayed.
What has CRH guided for 2026?
Management reaffirmed its full-year outlook on July 30, 2026. It assumes normal seasonal weather and no major geopolitical or economic disruption. Infrastructure and reindustrialization should support demand, while new homebuilding remains subdued.
| Period guided | Low | High | Date given | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | Year to Dec 2026 | 3,900 | 4,100 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | Year to Dec 2026 | 8,100 | 8,500 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Diluted EPS | Year to Dec 2026 | 5.60 | 6.05 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Capital expenditure | Year to Dec 2026 | 2,700 | 2,900 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| interest expense, net | Year to Dec 2026 | 700 | 700 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| effective tax rate | Year to Dec 2026 | 26.0% | 26.0% | Jul 30, 2026 |
What this means. The net income guidance includes profit belonging to other owners as well as CRH shareholders, so it cannot be compared directly with historical profit belonging only to CRH shareholders.
What do CRH's last eight quarters show?
Q2 2026 was stronger than Q2 2025, but disposal gains made the improvement look better than recurring operations alone.
| Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | Sep 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 10,777 | 7,370 | 9,416 | 11,069 | 10,206 | 6,756 | 8,870 | 10,515 |
| Gross margin | 39.8% | 27.7% | 35.6% | 38.9% | 39.4% | 27.2% | 35.6% | 38.6% |
| Operating income | 2,079 | -38 | 1,406 | 2,081 | 1,935 | 18 | 1,104 | 1,964 |
| Net income | 1,486 | -176 | 1,025 | 1,503 | 1,319 | -94 | 703 | 1,376 |
| EPS, diluted | 2.21 | -0.27 | 1.52 | 2.21 | 1.94 | -0.15 | 1.02 | 1.97 |
| = Free cash flow | 490 | -1,217 | 2,094 | 1,399 | 723 | -1,304 | 1,787 | 981 |
What should you watch in CRH's next results?
The report should show whether infrastructure demand still offsets weak residential activity. Revenue alone is not enough: higher freight, energy or labor costs can reduce the margin earned on each delivery.
Investors should compare earnings with operating cash, ask whether lower capital spending is permanent or delayed, and separate disposal gains from recurring operations. Those checks show whether CRH is generating the cash needed for investment, debt service and shareholder returns.