CRH vs Vulcan Materials
CRH reported revenue of $37.4 billion in fiscal 2025, 4.7 times Vulcan Materials' $7.9 billion in fiscal 2025. CRH's revenue grew 5.3% in its latest year, and Vulcan Materials' grew 7.1%. CRH had an operating margin of 14.5%, against 20.4% at Vulcan Materials. Free cash flow was $2.9 billion at CRH and $1.1 billion at Vulcan Materials.
Side by side
| CRH | Vulcan Materials | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $37.4B | $7.9B |
| Revenue growth | 5.3% | 7.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 7.7% | 10.3% |
| Gross margin | 36.1% | 27.4% |
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 20.4% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 13.6% |
| Free cash flow | $2.9B | $1.1B |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.8% | 14.3% |
| Return on capital | 11.8% | 9.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.9x | 1.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.2B | $698M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.8% | −0.3% |
| Last close | $85.43 | $261.48 |
| P/E at the last close | 15.1× | 31.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $601,282, sold $155,839 | sold $15.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the CRH and Vulcan Materials pages.