CRH vs EXP
CRH Public Ltd. Co. and Eagle Materials Inc., side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CRH | EXP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $37.4B | $2.3B |
| Net income | $3.8B | $423.8M |
| Gross margin | 36.1% | 28.3% |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 18.4% |
| Return on equity | 16.5% | 28.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.51 | $13.16 |
| Dividend / share | $1.48 | $1.00 |
| Payout ratio | · | 7.6% |
| Free cash flow | $2.9B | $197.4M |
| Equity | $24.0B | $1.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.56× | 0.99× |
| Current ratio | 1.74× | 3.66× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 7.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 4.5% |
CRH bills 16.2× the revenue of EXP, and EXP keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (18.4% against 10.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
5 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CRH | EXP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $37.4B | $2.3B |
| FY2024 | $35.6B | $2.3B |
| FY2023 | $34.9B | $2.3B |
| FY2022 | $32.7B | $2.1B |
| FY2021 | $29.2B | $1.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CRH | EXP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.8B | $423.8M |
| FY2024 | $3.5B | $463.4M |
| FY2023 | $3.2B | $477.6M |
| FY2022 | $3.9B | $461.5M |
| FY2021 | $2.6B | $374.2M |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$35,138,342,000 | CRH |
| FY2024 | +$33,311,492,000 | CRH |
| FY2023 | +$32,689,703,000 | CRH |
| FY2022 | +$30,574,931,000 | CRH |
| FY2021 | +$27,344,478,000 | CRH |
CRH has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 5 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −8.2 pp | EXP |
| FY2024 | −10.6 pp | EXP |
| FY2023 | −12.4 pp | EXP |
| FY2022 | −9.6 pp | EXP |
| FY2021 | −10.9 pp | EXP |
EXP has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 5 fiscal years.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
EXP's net margin has been more volatile than CRH's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 1.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.1.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
EXP led in net margin in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
EXP's return on equity has been more volatile than CRH's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 4.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.9.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
EXP led in return on equity in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.