CRH vs Eagle Materials
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I put CRH and Eagle Materials side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- CRH is the larger business, with $37.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.3B for Eagle Materials, about 16 times as much.
- CRH grew revenue faster (5.3%, against 2.1%).
- Eagle Materials turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.6% FCF margin, against 7.8%).
- Eagle Materials earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.3%, against 11.8%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of CRH’s earnings: a P/E of 15.1x against 13.7x for Eagle Materials.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
CRH
CRH
5/10
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Eagle Materials
EXP
5/10
Net marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CRH FY25 | EXP FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $57.1B | $5.4B |
| Revenue | $37.4B | $2.3B |
| Free cash flow | $2.9B | $197M |
| Net income | $3.8B | $424M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.3% | 2.1% |
| 5-year growth | 7.7% | 7.3% |
| Share count change | −1.8% | −4.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.1% | 28.3% |
| Operating margin | 14.5% | — |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 18.4% |
| FCF margin | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| Return on capital | 11.8% | 16.3% |
| Return on equity | 16.5% | 28.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $14.1B | $1.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.9x | 2.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.2B | $414M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 15.1x | 13.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 5 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.