CRH plc Ordinary Shares (CRH) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
CRH plc Ordinary Shares (CRH) scores 6.5 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on predictability, and growth is what holds it back.
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As of October 19, 2026, CRH plc Ordinary Shares scores 6.5 out of 10 on the Lemma Quality Score, a reading of solid quality. This band covers companies that do several things well but not everything, so the pillar detail below matters more than the headline. Nothing in it comes from the share price or from forecasts: it is CRH plc Ordinary Shares’s own reported numbers, scored pillar by pillar.
Ranked with the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 80th percentile, inside the top quarter of the group. A typical company in the group scores 4.4, and the best quarter starts from 6.2. CRH plc Ordinary Shares is well above that typical reading.
On profitability, CRH plc Ordinary Shares scores 5.8, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.4 across 74 Materials companies, which places it above them, at the 67th percentile. An average profitability reading usually means the company earns a fair return without obvious pricing power, so the other pillars decide more of the story.
CRH plc Ordinary Shares’s solvency score is 6.8 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 6.7 among 66 Materials companies, that is in line with the group and the 52nd percentile. Middling solvency says the balance sheet is neither a strength nor a constraint today.
On growth, CRH plc Ordinary Shares scores 4.9, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 3.2 across 57 Materials companies, which places it well above them, at the 68th percentile. Average growth reflects a business expanding at roughly the pace of its sector, without a clear acceleration or decline.
CRH plc Ordinary Shares’s efficiency score is 5.7 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 5.2 among 71 Materials companies, that is above the group and the 66th percentile. An average efficiency reading suggests the business turns its assets and earnings into cash at roughly the rate its sector does.
Predictability scores 9.4 out of 10, which reads as strong. None of the other Materials companies scores higher here, against a median of 4.5 across 76 of them. High predictability means the company’s results have moved steadily from year to year, which makes the other pillars more trustworthy as a guide.
The gap between CRH plc Ordinary Shares’s best and worst pillar is wide: predictability at 9.4 against growth at 4.9, 4.5 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with predictability suits a steady compounder, even if the other pillars are less striking. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
CRH plc Ordinary Shares has no pillar below the median of Materials companies, which leaves little room to rise. Its exposure is to slippage instead, and profitability carries the most weight: one point less there would mean an overall of roughly 6.3 rather than 6.5. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and CRH plc Ordinary Shares has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Materials companies below are nearest to CRH plc Ordinary Shares by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading CRH plc Ordinary Shares scores 6.5 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is predictability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
CRH plc Ordinary Shares ranks at the 80th percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against CRH plc Ordinary Shares’s 6.5.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for CRH are in the app.
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