For the quarter ended December 2025, CRH (CRH) reported revenue of $9.42 billion, up 6.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.52, compared to $1.43 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.54 billion, representing a surprise of -1.34%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.52.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how CRH performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Americas Materials Solutions: $4.64 billion versus $4.7 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.8% change.
- Revenue- International Solutions: $3.29 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.36 billion.
- Revenue- Americas Building Solutions: $1.48 billion compared to the $1.52 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.6% year over year.
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Shares of CRH have returned +1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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