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CRH (FRA:CRG) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 26.31 (As of May. 07, 2025)


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What is CRH Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-07), CRH's share price is €82.84. CRH's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was €3.15. Hence, CRH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 26.31.

The historical rank and industry rank for CRH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:CRG' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.9   Med: 26.86   Max: 217.84
Current: 28.04

During the past 13 years, CRH's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 217.84. The lowest was 14.90. And the median was 26.86.

FRA:CRG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.16% of 272 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 13.94 vs FRA:CRG: 28.04

CRH's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €-1.78. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €3.15.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of CRH was -17.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, CRH's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 40.90% per year. The lowest was -38.90% per year. And the median was 9.45% per year.


CRH Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for CRH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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CRH Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

CRH Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.54 17.15 12.95 15.76 26.46

CRH Quarterly Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.14 20.20 26.94 26.46 26.25

Competitive Comparison of CRH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Building Materials subindustry, CRH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CRH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, CRH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CRH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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CRH Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

CRH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=82.84/3.149
=26.31

CRH's Share Price of today is €82.84.
CRH's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €3.15.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

CRH  (FRA:CRG) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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CRH Business Description

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Address
Stonemason’s Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin, IRL, D16 KH51
CRH is a global manufacturer of a range of building products used in construction projects, operating via a vertically integrated business model. The past decade has seen CRH transform into a leading building materials business, with increasing exposure to upstream building activities such as aggregates and cement. CRH's geographic footprint is mostly across developed markets. North America is CRH's largest market and accounts for 75% of EBITDA. The company is the largest producer of aggregates and asphalt in the US.

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