For the quarter ended March 2025, CRH (CRH) reported revenue of $6.76 billion, up 3.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.12, compared to -$0.02 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.88 billion, representing a surprise of -1.86%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -50.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.08.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: $2.24 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.36 billion.
- Revenue- International Solutions: $2.83 billion versus $2.74 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
- Revenue- Americas Building Solutions: $1.68 billion versus $1.70 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of CRH have returned +21.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% 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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