CRH 10-Q 2025-03-31

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549FORM 10-Q

☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025

☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 001-32846

CRH public limited company(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland			98-0366809
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Stonemason’s Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 KH51, Ireland +353 1 404 1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:			Trading Symbols:			Name of each exchange on which registered:
Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each			CRH			New York Stock Exchange
5.200% Guaranteed Notes due 2029			CRH/29			New York Stock Exchange
5.125% Guaranteed Notes due 2030			CRH/30			New York Stock Exchange
6.400% Notes due 2033			CRH/33A			New York Stock Exchange
5.400% Guaranteed Notes due 2034			CRH/34			New York Stock Exchange
5.500% Guaranteed Notes due 2035			CRH/35			New York Stock Exchange
5.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2055			CRH/55			New York Stock Exchange

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As of April 22, 2025, the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares was 676,004,196 (excluding Treasury stock of 38,326,041 shares).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

						PAGE
PART I			FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.			Financial Statements			3
Item 2.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			23
Item 3.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			33
Item 4.			Controls and Procedures			34
PART II			OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.			Legal Proceedings			35
Item 1A.			Risk Factors			35
Item 2.			Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			35
Item 3.			Defaults Upon Senior Securities			35
Item 4.			Mine Safety Disclosures			35
Item 5.			Other Information			35
Item 6.			Exhibits			36
Signatures						37

CERTAIN TERMS

Except as otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, references to 'CRH', the 'Company', the 'Group', 'we', 'us' or 'our' refer to CRH plc (together with its consolidated subsidiaries), and references to years indicate our fiscal year ended December 31 of the respective year.

References to the '2024 Form 10-K' are to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2025. References to this 'Quarterly Report' are to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025. All references to the 'Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements' are to Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. All references to the ‘same period in 2024’ refer to the three months ended March 31, 2024, unless otherwise indicated.

References to 'Ordinary Shares', 'Common Shares' and 'Common stock' refer to our ordinary shares of €0.32 each.

CRH Form 10-Q 1

Forward-Looking Statements

In order to utilize the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, CRH is providing the following cautionary statement.

This document, and the documents incorporated by reference herein, contain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, business, viability, and future performance of CRH and certain of the plans and objectives of CRH. These forward-looking statements may generally, but not always, be identified by the use of words such as “will”, “anticipates”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “targets”, “aims”, “may”, “continues”, “expects”, “is expected to”, “estimates”, “believes”, “intends” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts or matters of fact at the date of this document.

In particular, the following, among other statements, are all forward looking in nature: plans and expectations regarding drivers of CRH’s performance in 2025, demand outlook, macroeconomic trends in CRH’s markets, government funding initiatives and manufacturing trends (including re-industrialization activity), pricing trends, costs and weather patterns; plans and expectations regarding business strategy and cash returns for shareholders, including expectations regarding dividends and share buybacks; plans and expectations regarding CRH’s financial capacity, including our ability to fund acquisitions and meet working capital needs, capital expenditures, dividends, share repurchases, upcoming debt maturities and other liquidity requirements; plans and expectations regarding the expansion of our operations and the timing and benefits of our acquisitions and divestitures; plans and expectations regarding the strategic risks and uncertainties facing CRH and expectations regarding the impacts of recent changes in global trade/tariff policies.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and reflect our current expectations and assumptions as to such future events and circumstances that may not prove accurate. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this document. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements other than as required by applicable law.

A number of material factors could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, certain of which are beyond our control, and which include, among other factors: economic and financial conditions, including changes in interest rates, inflation, price volatility and/or labor and materials shortages; industry cyclicality and the demand for infrastructure, residential and non-residential construction and our products in geographic markets in which we operate; increased competition and its impact on prices and market position; increases in energy, labor and/or other raw materials costs; adverse changes to laws and regulations, including in relation to climate change; the impact of unfavorable weather; investor and/or consumer sentiment regarding the importance of sustainable practices and products; availability of, or reductions or delays to, public sector funding for infrastructure programs; political uncertainty, including as a result of political and social conditions in the jurisdictions CRH operates in, or adverse public policy, economic, social and political developments, including the ongoing geopolitical conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; failure to complete or successfully integrate acquisitions or make timely divestitures; cyberattacks and exposure of associates, contractors, customers, suppliers and other individuals to health and safety risks, including due to product failures. Additional factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those expressed by the forward-looking statements in this report including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described herein and under “Risk Factors” in our 2024 Form 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC.

CRH Form 10-Q 2

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(in $ millions, except share and per share data)

			Three months ended
			March 31
			2025			2024
Product revenues			5,612			5,368
Service revenues			1,144			1,165
Total revenues			6,756			6,533
Cost of product revenues			(3,826)			(3,577)
Cost of service revenues			(1,093)			(1,149)
Total cost of revenues			(4,919)			(4,726)
Gross profit			1,837			1,807
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(1,833)			(1,787)
Gain on disposal of long-lived assets			14			8
Operating income			18			28
Interest income			37			43
Interest expense			(181)			(133)
Other nonoperating (expense) income, net			(20)			161
(Loss) income from operations before income tax expense and income from equity method investments			(146)			99
Income tax benefit			58			19
Loss from equity method investments			(10)			(4)
Net (loss) income			(98)			114
Net (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			–			(2)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			4			4
Net (loss) income attributable to CRH			(94)			116
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to CRH
Basic			($0.15)			$0.16
Diluted			($0.15)			$0.16
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic			676.7			687.8
Diluted			676.7			693.4

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

CRH Form 10-Q 3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(in $ millions)

			Three months ended
			March 31
			2025			2024
Net (loss) income			(98)			114
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Currency translation adjustment			238			(148)
Net change in fair value of effective portion of cash flow hedges, net of tax of $2 million and $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, respectively			(23)			(37)
Actuarial losses and prior service costs for pension and other postretirement plans, net of tax of $1 million and $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, respectively			(7)			(3)
Other comprehensive income (loss)			208			(188)
Comprehensive income (loss)			110			(74)
Comprehensive (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			–			(2)
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(5)			11
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to CRH			105			(65)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

CRH Form 10-Q 4

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(in $ millions, except share data)

			March 31			December 31			March 31
			2025			2024			2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			3,352			3,720			3,308
Restricted cash			–			39			–
Accounts receivable, net			5,141			4,820			4,798
Inventories			4,960			4,755			4,619
Assets held for sale			–			–			236
Other current assets			789			749			748
Total current assets			14,242			14,083			13,709
Property, plant and equipment, net			22,179			21,452			18,878
Equity method investments			732			737			609
Goodwill			11,475			11,061			10,125
Intangible assets, net			1,208			1,211			1,093
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net			1,272			1,274			1,285
Other noncurrent assets			813			795			634
Total assets			51,921			50,613			46,333
Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable			2,777			3,207			2,730
Accrued expenses			2,270			2,248			2,241
Current portion of long-term debt			1,458			2,999			2,992
Operating lease liabilities			247			265			255
Liabilities held for sale			–			–			44
Other current liabilities			1,960			1,577			1,735
Total current liabilities			8,712			10,296			9,997
Long-term debt

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Introduction

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to convey management’s perspective regarding operational and financial performance for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes appearing in Part I, Item 1. "Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report.

The following discussion contains trend information and forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in or implied by these forward-looking statements, as well as from our historical performance, due to various factors, including those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, particularly "Forward-Looking Statements," and Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our 2024 Form 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC. Our operating results depend upon economic cycles, seasonal and other weather‐related conditions, and trends in government expenditures, among other factors. Accordingly, financial results for any financial period presented, or period-to-period comparisons of reported results, may not be indicative of future operating results.

Overview

CRH is a leading provider of building materials that build, connect and improve our world. Since formation in 1970, CRH has evolved from being a supplier of base materials to solving complex construction challenges for our customers. CRH’s differentiated solutions strategy uniquely integrates materials, products and services across the construction value chain, better serving our customers’ needs and driving repeat business. This customer-connected approach is making construction simpler, safer and more sustainable.

CRH integrates essential materials (aggregates and cement), value-added building products as well as construction services, to provide our customers with complete solutions. CRH’s capabilities, innovation and technical expertise enable it to be a valuable partner for transportation and critical infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions.

Operating in 28 countries, the Company has market leadership positions in North America, Europe and Australia. The United States is expected to be a key driver of future growth for CRH due to continued economic expansion, a growing population and significant public investment in construction. Our International businesses, which benefit from strong economic and construction growth prospects as well as recurring repair and remodel demand, are an important strategic part of the Company. CRH intends to continue to expand its North American and International operations given significant government support for infrastructure and increasing demand for customer-connected solutions in major infrastructure and commercial projects.

CRH has a proven track record in value creation through acquisition which over the last decade has accounted for approximately 60% of the Company’s profit growth. We achieve this by acquiring businesses at attractive valuations and creating value by integrating them with our existing operations and generating synergies. The Company takes an active approach to portfolio management and continuously reviews the competitive landscape for attractive investment and divestiture opportunities to deliver further growth and value creation for shareholders.

Seasonality

Activity in the construction industry is dependent to a considerable extent on the seasonal impact of weather on the Company’s operating locations, with periods of higher activity in some markets during spring and summer which may reduce significantly in winter due to inclement conditions and extreme weather events. In addition to impacting demand for our products and services, adverse weather can negatively impact the production processes for a variety of reasons. For example, workers may not be able to work outdoors in sustained high temperatures and heavy rainfall and/or other unfavorable weather conditions. Therefore, financial results for any particular quarter do not necessarily indicate the results expected for the full year.

Financial performance highlights

CRH delivered a good first quarter performance compared to the first quarter of 2024, resulting in the following performance highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2025 (comparisons are versus the prior year's first quarter unless otherwise noted):

• Total revenues increased 3% to $6.8 billion;

• Net (loss) income was ($98) million compared with $114 million, a decrease of $212 million. Adjusted EBITDA*1was $495 million, an increase of $50 million, or 11%; and

• Net (loss) income margin was (1.5%) compared with 1.7%, a decrease of 320 basis points (bps). Adjusted EBITDA margin* was 7.3%, an increase of 50bps on the prior year's first quarter Adjusted EBITDA margin* of 6.8%.

Capital allocation highlights

• Cash returned to shareholders through share buybacks was $0.3 billion, a decrease of $0.1 billion versus the first three months of the prior year. On May 2, 2025, the latest tranche of the share buyback program was completed, bringing the year-to-date repurchases to $0.5 billion. A further tranche has been announced, extending the ongoing share buyback program by an additional $0.3 billion to be completed no later than August 5, 2025;

• The first 2025 quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share was declared in February 2025, and a second quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share was announced on May 5, 2025, representing an increase of 6% on the prior year. Cash paid to shareholders through dividends in the first quarter was $nil billion, compared to $0.8 billion in 2024, that related to the payment of a second interim 2023 dividend which was not repeated in Q1 2025; and

• Eight acquisitions completed for total consideration of $0.6 billion, compared with $2.2 billion in the first three months of the prior year. A further $0.6 billion was invested in development and replacement capital expenditure projects, compared with $0.5 billion for the comparable 2024 period.

• Represents a non-GAAP measure. See the discussion within 'Non-GAAP Reconciliation and Supplementary Information' on pages 28 to 29.1

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Development Review

In the three months ended March 31, 2025, CRH completed eight acquisitions for a total consideration of $0.6 billion, compared with $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2024. Americas Materials Solutions completed five acquisitions, the largest of which being Talley Construction, a vertically integrated asphalt and paving company with operations in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina, while Americas Building Solutions completed three acquisitions.

With respect to divestitures, CRH realized proceeds from divestitures and disposals of long-lived assets of $0.1 billion, compared with $0.7 billion in the first quarter of the prior year.

Outlook

Due to the localized nature of our operations, we do not expect a material direct impact from recent changes in global trade policies on our business. Notwithstanding the current macroeconomic uncertainty, the outlook for our business remains positive and we reaffirm our financial guidance for 2025. While it is still early in the construction season, we continue to expect positive underlying demand across our key end-use markets in 2025, underpinned by significant public investment in critical infrastructure and continued re-industrialization activity in key non-residential segments. Within the residential sector, the new-build segment is expected to remain subdued, while repair and remodel activity remains resilient. Assuming normal seasonal weather patterns and absent any major dislocations in the political or macroeconomic environment, CRH’s differentiated strategy and leading positions of scale in attractive higher-growth markets, together with our strong and flexible balance sheet, are expected to underpin another year of growth and value creation in 2025.

Results of Operations

Revenues are derived from a range of products and services across three segments. The Americas Materials Solutions segment utilizes an extensive network of reserve-backed quarry locations to produce and supply a range of materials including aggregates, cement, readymixed concrete and asphalt, as well as providing paving and construction services. The Americas Building Solutions segment manufactures, supplies and delivers high-quality building products and solutions. The International Solutions segment integrates building materials, product and services for the construction and renovation of public infrastructure, critical networks, commercial and residential buildings, and outdoor living spaces.

The table below summarizes CRH’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the periods indicated.2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(in $ millions, except per share data)

			Three months ended
			March 31
			2025			2024
Total revenues			6,756			6,533
Total cost of revenues			(4,919)			(4,726)
Gross profit			1,837			1,807
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(1,833)			(1,787)
Gain on disposal of long-lived assets			14			8
Operating income			18			28
Interest income			37			43
Interest expense			(181)			(133)
Other nonoperating (expense) income, net			(20)			161
(Loss) income from operations before income tax expense and income from equity method investments			(146)			99
Income tax benefit			58			19
Loss from equity method investments			(10)			(4)
Net (loss) income			(98)			114
Net (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			—			(2)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			4			4
Net (loss) income attributable to CRH			(94)			116
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to CRH			($0.15)			$0.16
Adjusted EBITDA*			495			445

• Represents a non-GAAP measure. See the discussion within 'Non-GAAP Reconciliation and Supplementary Information' on pages 28 to 29.2

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Total revenues

Total revenues were $6.8 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $0.2 billion, or 3%, compared with the first quarter of 2024. This was driven by contributions from acquisitions and strong commercial management which more than offset the impact of divestitures and lower activity levels due to adverse weather in many regions.

For additional discussion on segment revenues, see “Segments” section on pages 26 to 27.

Gross profit

Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $1.8 billion, an increase of $30 million, or 2% from the same period in 2024, reflecting total revenues increase of 3%, while total cost of revenues increased by 4%. The gross profit margin of 27.2% decreased 50bps from 27.7% for the first quarter of the prior year. Total cost of revenues increased primarily as a result of an increase in labor costs of 8% driven by increased headcount from acquisitions and wage inflation, as well as a 22% higher depreciation charges, mainly due to acquisitions.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses, which are primarily comprised of haulage costs, labor costs, and other selling and administration expenses, were $1.8 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $46 million, or 3%, from the comparable 2024 period. This increase was primarily due to labor cost increases of 9% as a result of increased headcount from acquisitions and wage inflation.

Gain on disposal of long-lived assets

Gain on disposal of long-lived assets was $14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $6 million compared with 2024. The increase mainly related to the disposal of certain land assets.

Interest income

Interest income was $37 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $6 million from the comparable period in 2024, primarily due to lower cash deposits.

Interest expense

Interest expense was $181 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $48 million from the comparable period in 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher gross debt balances.

Other nonoperating (expense) income, net

Other nonoperating (expense) income, net, was an expense of ($20) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared with an income of $161 million in the comparable period for 2024. Other nonoperating (expense) income, net, includes pension and postretirement benefit costs (excluding service costs), gains and losses from divestitures, and other miscellaneous income and expenses. The reduction versus prior year primarily related to the non-recurrence of the gain on the divestiture of the European Lime operations and unrealized gains on certain investments.

Income tax

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company had an income tax benefit of $58 million, compared to $19 million for the comparable period in 2024. The effective tax rate was 40% for the first quarter in 2025 compared with an effective tax rate of (19%) for the first quarter in 2024. The movement in the effective tax rate is mainly driven by the inclusion in Q1 2024 of the largely tax-exempt divestiture of phases one and two of the European Lime operations and an increase in the tax deduction for share-based compensation, which has proportionately increased the tax benefit in Q1 2025.

Loss from equity method investments

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, a loss of $10 million was recorded in equity method investments, a decrease of $6 million from the comparable period in 2024.

Net (loss) income

Net loss was ($98) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $212 million from the comparable period in 2024, with a positive underlying operating performance offset by the non-recurrence of gains on prior year divestitures.

Net (loss) income attributable to CRH and (loss) earnings per share

Net loss attributable to CRH was ($94) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $210 million from the comparable period in 2024. Diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was ($0.15), compared with a diluted earnings per share of $0.16 for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

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Segments

CRH is organized through three reportable segments across two Divisions. CRH’s Americas Division comprises two segments: Americas Materials Solutions and Americas Building Solutions; and CRH’s International Division comprises the other segment.

Within CRH’s segments, revenue is disaggregated by principal activities and products. Business lines are reviewed and evaluated as follows: (1) Essential Materials, (2) Road Solutions, (3) Building & Infrastructure Solutions, and (4) Outdoor Living Solutions. The vertically integrated Essential Materials businesses manufacture and supply aggregates and cement for use in a range of construction and industrial applications. Road Solutions support the manufacturing, installation and maintenance of public highway infrastructure projects and commercial infrastructure. Building & Infrastructure Solutions connect, protect and transport critical water, energy and telecommunications infrastructure and deliver complex commercial building projects. Outdoor Living Solutions integrate specialized materials, products and design features to enhance the quality of private and public spaces.

The Company’s measure of segment profit is Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, loss on impairments, gain/loss on divestitures and investments, income/loss from equity method investments, substantial acquisition-related costs and pension expense/income excluding current service cost component.

Americas Materials Solutions

						Analysis of Change
in $ millions			Three months ended March 31, 2024			Currency			Acquisitions			Divestitures			Organic			Three months ended March 31, 2025			% change
Total revenues			2,202			(10)			+144			(16)			(77)			2,243			+2%
Adjusted EBITDA			15			-			+10			+6			+28			59			+293%
Adjusted EBITDA margin			0.7%															2.6%

Americas Materials Solutions’ total revenues were 2% ahead of the first quarter of 2024, as pricing progress and contributions from acquisitions more than offset weather-impacted volumes in many regions.

In Essential Materials, total revenues decreased by 3% due to lower volumes in most regions. Prices in aggregates and cement were ahead by 8% and 4%, respectively. Aggregates volumes declined by 5% while cement volumes declined by 2%, due to adverse weather in certain markets, partly offset by contributions from acquisitions.

In Road Solutions, total revenues increased by 5% led by increased paving activity along with growth in both asphalt and readymixed concrete. Asphalt volumes increased 4% over the prior year while pricing increased by 3%. Readymixed concrete volumes were up 4% over the prior year and pricing increased by 1%. Construction backlogs increased on the prior year, supported by positive momentum in bidding activity.

First quarter Adjusted EBITDA for Americas Materials Solutions was well ahead of the prior year, driven by pricing improvements, disciplined cost management and operational efficiencies. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 190bps.

Americas Building Solutions

						Analysis of Change
in $ millions			Three months ended March 31, 2024			Currency			Acquisitions			Divestitures			Organic			Three months ended March 31, 2025			% change
Total revenues			1,693			(4)			+60			(8)			(59)			1,682			(1		%)
Adjusted EBITDA			308			–			+15			(1)			(35)			287			(7		%)
Adjusted EBITDA margin			18.2%															17.1%

Americas Building Solutions' total revenues were 1% behind the first quarter of 2024, as solid underlying demand in key markets as well as contributions from acquisitions were offset by adverse weather impacts.

In Building & Infrastructure Solutions, total revenues were 4% ahead of Q1 2024, supported by increased volumes in the water and energy markets, along with the positive impact from acquisitions.

In Outdoor Living Solutions, total revenues were 3% behind the prior year period as demand was impacted by adverse weather across certain key markets.

Adjusted EBITDA for Americas Building Solutions was 7% behind the first quarter of 2024 as adverse weather and subdued residential activity impacted results. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 110bps behind the prior year period.

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International Solutions

						Analysis of Change
in $ millions			Three months ended March 31, 2024			Currency			Acquisitions			Divestitures			Organic			Three months ended March 31, 2025			% change
Total revenues			2,638			(57)			+370			(67)			(53)			2,831			+7%
Adjusted EBITDA			122			(1)			+29			(16)			+15			149			+22%
Adjusted EBITDA margin			4.6%															5.3%

International Solutions' total revenues were 7% ahead of the first quarter of 2024 supported by continued pricing progress and good contributions from acquisitions which offset the impact of adverse weather and lower activity in certain geographies.

In Essential Materials, total revenues were 7% ahead of the comparable period in 2024 as positive pricing and contributions from acquisitions offset lower weather-impacted activity in some regions and the divestiture of the European Lime operations. Overall aggregates and cement volumes were 9% and 11% ahead of the comparable period in 2024, with pricing 5% and 2% ahead, respectively, benefiting from contributions from the Adbri acquisition.

In Road Solutions, total revenues were 11% ahead of the comparable period in 2024, with volumes and prices in readymixed concrete ahead of 2024 by 22% and 9%, respectively, benefiting from higher activity levels in a number of European countries, and contributions from the Adbri acquisition. Asphalt volumes declined by 4% as a result of lower activity in the United Kingdom and Ireland, while asphalt pricing declined 1% compared to the prior year.

Within Building & Infrastructure Solutions and Outdoor Living Solutions, total revenues were 1% ahead of the comparable period in 2024 supported by contributions from acquisitions.

Adjusted EBITDA in International Solutions was 22% ahead of the first quarter of 2024, primarily driven by increased pricing, operational efficiencies and contributions from acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 70bps compared to the prior year.

CRH Form 10-Q 27

Non-GAAP Reconciliation and Supplementary Information

CRH uses a number of non-GAAP performance measures to monitor financial performance. These measures are referred to throughout the discussion of our reported financial position and operating performance on a continuing operations basis unless otherwise defined and are measures which are regularly reviewed by CRH management. These performance measures may not be uniformly defined by all companies and accordingly may not be directly comparable with similarly titled measures and disclosures by other companies.

Certain information presented is derived from amounts calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP but is not itself an expressly permitted GAAP measure. The non-GAAP performance measures as summarized below should not be viewed in isolation or as an alternative to the equivalent GAAP measure.

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, loss on impairments, gain/loss on divestitures and investments, income/loss from equity method investments, substantial acquisition-related costs and pension expense/income excluding current service cost component. It is quoted by management in conjunction with other GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures to aid investors in their analysis of the performance of the Company. Adjusted EBITDA by segment is monitored by management in order to allocate resources between segments and to assess performance. Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by expressing Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenues.

Reconciliation to its nearest GAAP measure is presented below:

			Three months ended
			March 31
in $ millions			2025			2024
Net (loss) income			(98)			114
Loss from equity method investments			10			4
Income tax benefit			(58)			(19)
Loss (gain) on divestitures and investments (i)			26			(160)
Pension income excluding current service cost component (i)			(4)			(1)
Other interest, net (i)			(2)			—
Interest expense			181			133
Interest income			(37)			(43)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization			477			397
Substantial acquisition-related costs (ii)			–			20
Adjusted EBITDA			495			445
Total revenues			6,756			6,533
Net (loss) income margin			(1.5%)			1.7%
Adjusted EBITDA margin			7.3%			6.8%
(i) Loss (gain) on divestitures and investments, pension income excluding current service cost component and other interest, net have been included in Other nonoperating (expense) income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(ii) Represents expenses associated with non-routine substantial acquisitions, which meet the criteria for being separately reported in Note 3 “Acquisitions” of the unaudited financial statements. Expenses in the first quarter of 2024 primarily include legal and consulting expenses related to these non-routine substantial acquisitions.

Net Debt: Net Debt is used by management as it gives additional insight into the Company’s current debt position less available cash. Net Debt is provided to enable investors to see the economic effect of gross debt, related hedges and cash and cash equivalents in total. Net Debt comprises short and long-term debt, finance lease liabilities, cash and cash equivalents and current and noncurrent derivative financial instruments (net).

Reconciliation to its nearest GAAP measure is presented below:

			March 31			December 31			March 31
in $ millions			2025			2024			2024
Short and long-term debt			(15,671)			(13,968)			(12,672)
Cash and cash equivalents (i)			3,352			3,720			3,309
Finance lease liabilities			(336)			(257)			(145)
Derivative financial instruments (net)			(31)			(27)			(92)
Net Debt			(12,686)			(10,532)			(9,600)
(i) Cash and cash equivalents include cash and cash equivalents reclassified as held for sale of $1 million at March 31, 2024.

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Organic Revenue and Organic Adjusted EBITDA: CRH pursues a strategy of growth through acquisitions and investments, with total spend on acquisitions and investments of $0.6 billion in the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared with $2.2 billion for the same period in 2024. Acquisitions completed in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 contributed incremental total revenues of $0.6 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $0.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Cash proceeds from divestitures and disposals of long-lived assets amounted to $0.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared with $0.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The total revenues impact of divestitures was a negative $0.1 billion and the impact at an Adjusted EBITDA level was a negative $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

The U.S. Dollar strengthened against most major currencies during the three months ended March 31, 2025, from the comparable period in 2024, resulting in an overall negative currency exchange impact.

Because of the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, currency exchange translation and other non-recurring items on reported results each reporting period, CRH uses organic revenue and organic Adjusted EBITDA as additional performance indicators to assess performance of pre-existing (also referred to as underlying, like-for-like or ongoing) operations each reporting period.

Organic revenue and organic Adjusted EBITDA are arrived at by excluding the incremental revenue and Adjusted EBITDA contributions from current and prior year acquisitions and divestitures, the impact of currency exchange translation, and the impact of any one-off items. In Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section on pages 26 to 27, changes in organic revenue and organic Adjusted EBITDA are presented as additional measures of revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to provide a greater understanding of the performance of the Company. Organic change % is calculated by expressing the organic movement as a percentage of the prior year reporting period (adjusted for currency exchange effects). A reconciliation of the changes in organic revenue and organic Adjusted EBITDA to the changes in total revenues and Adjusted EBITDA by segment is presented with the discussion within each segment’s performance in tables contained in the segment discussion in Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” commencing on page 23.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s primary source of incremental liquidity is cash flows from operating activities, which combined with the cash and cash equivalents balance, the U.S. Dollar and Euro Commercial Paper Programs, and committed credit lines, is expected to be sufficient to meet the Company’s working capital needs, capital expenditures, dividends, share repurchases, upcoming debt maturities, and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations for the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company believes that it will have the ability to fund additional acquisitions via cash flows from internally available cash, cash flows from operating activities and, subject to market conditions, via obtaining additional borrowings and/or issuing additional debt or equity securities.

Total short and long-term debt was $15.7 billion at March 31, 2025, compared to $14.0 billion at December 31, 2024, and $12.7 billion at March 31, 2024. In January 2025, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company completed the issuance of $1.25 billion 5.125% Senior Notes due 2030, $1.25 billion 5.500% Senior Notes due 2035, and $0.5 billion 5.875% Senior Notes due 2055. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, a net $1.5 billion of commercial paper was repaid across the U.S. Dollar and Euro Commercial Paper Programs. Net Debt* at March 31, 2025, was $12.7 billion, compared to $10.5 billion at December 31, 2024, and $9.6 billion at March 31, 2024. The increase in Net Debt*3compared to December 31, 2024, reflects the seasonal net cash outflow from operating activities, acquisitions, cash returns to shareholders through continued share buybacks, as well as the purchase of property, plant and equipment.

CRH continued its ongoing share buyback program in the first three months of 2025 repurchasing approximately 3.2 million Ordinary Shares for a total consideration of $0.3 billion and the Company is commencing an additional $0.3 billion tranche to be completed no later than August 5, 2025.

At March 31, 2025, CRH had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash of $3.4 billion, compared to $3.8 billion at December 31, 2024, and $3.3 billion at March 31, 2024. Total lease liabilities were $1.7 billion, compared to $1.6 billion at December 31, 2024, and $1.5 billion at March 31, 2024.

At March 31, 2025, CRH had $3.9 billion of undrawn committed facilities, $3.8 billion of which was available until May 2029. During April 2025, the Company completed a second one-year extension option on the undrawn committed facilities extending the maturity date to May 2030. At March 31, 2025, the weighted average maturity of the term debt (net of cash and cash equivalents) was 8.6 years.

Other than items updated in this Quarterly Report, CRH's financial condition and the nature and composition of the Company’s material cash requirements, which include debt service and related interest payments, operating lease obligations, share repurchase commitments and other purchase obligations arising in the normal course of business, have not materially changed from those disclosed in the 2024 Form 10-K.

Cash flows

Cash flows from operating activities

			Three months ended
			March 31
in $ millions			2025			2024
Net cash used in operating activities			(659)			(712)

The seasonal impact on the Company’s operations disproportionately negatively impacts the quarterly operating cash flow results when compared with the full year. Net cash used in operating activities was $659 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $53 million, compared to the same period in 2024. The decrease in net cash used in operating activities was primarily due to lower working capital investments and improved operating performance.

• Represents a non-GAAP measure. See the discussion within 'Non-GAAP Reconciliation and Supplementary Information' on pages 28 to 29.3

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Cash flows from investing activities

			Three months ended
			March 31
in $ millions			2025			2024
Net cash used in investing activities			(964)			(2,096)

Net cash used in investing activities was $1.0 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $2.1 billion in the same period for 2024, a decrease of $1.1 billion. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company invested $0.6 billion in acquisitions, a decrease of $1.6 billion on the same period in 2024. Capital expenditure totaled $0.6 billion in the first three months of 2025, resulting in an increased outflow of $0.1 billion versus the comparable prior year period. These outflows were partially offset by $0.2 billion proceeds from divestitures and disposals of long-lived assets and other investing activities, compared to $0.6 billion in the prior year.

Cash flows from financing activities

			Three months ended
			March 31
in $ millions			2025			2024
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			1,141			(176)

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $0.2 billion net cash used in financing activities in the same period in the prior year. Proceeds from debt issuances were $3.0 billion, which was primarily related to the issuance of $3.0 billion in new senior notes in January 2025, an increase of $1.2 billion on the same period in 2024. Payments on debt in the first three months of 2025 were $1.5 billion, being the repayment of amounts issued under the Company’s commercial paper programs. This compared with a repayment of $0.7 billion in the prior year comparable period, which related to the repayment of a euro-denominated bond on maturity in January 2024. Dividends paid for the first three months of 2025 were $nil billion compared to $0.8 billion in the same period in the prior year. A second interim dividend for 2023 was paid in Q1 2024 which was not repeated in Q1 2025 as the Company moved to quarterly dividends in 2024. Outflows related to the purchases of common stock were $0.3 billion in the first three months of 2025 compared to $0.6 billion for the same period in 2024.

Debt Facilities

The following section summarizes certain material provisions of our debt facilities and long-term debt obligations. The following description is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the documents governing such indebtedness (available in the Investors section on www.crh.com).

At March 31, 2025, we expect maturities for the next three quarters as follows:

2025 Debt Maturities

Second Quarter			$1.4 billion
Third Quarter			-
Fourth Quarter			-

Unsecured Senior Notes

The main sources of Company debt funding are public bond markets in North America and Europe. See Note 8 “Debt” in Part I, Item 1. “Financial Statements” for further details regarding our debt obligations. In January 2025, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company completed the issuance of $1.25 billion 5.125% Senior Notes due 2030, $1.25 billion 5.500% Senior Notes due 2035, and $0.5 billion 5.875% Senior Notes due 2055.

Bank credit facilities

The Company manages its borrowing ability by entering into committed borrowing agreements. The Company has a multi-currency RCF, dated May 2023, which is made available from a syndicate of lenders, consisting of a €3.5 billion unsecured, revolving loan facility. During April 2025, the Company completed a one-year extension option on the undrawn committed facilities extending the maturity date to May 11, 2030. See Note 8 “Debt” in Part I, Item 1. “Financial Statements” for further details regarding the RCF. At March 31, 2025, the RCF was undrawn. In December 2024, the Company entered into a new $750 million two-year fixed rate term loan facility which was fully drawn.

Guarantees

The Company has given letters of guarantee to secure obligations of subsidiary undertakings as follows: $14.8 billion in respect of loans and borrowings, bank advances and derivative obligations, and $0.5 billion in respect of letters of credit due within one year at March 31, 2025.

Commercial Paper Programs

As at March 31, 2025, the Company had a $4.0 billion U.S. Dollar Commercial Paper Program and a €1.5 billion Euro Commercial Paper Program available. Commercial paper borrowings bear interest at rates determined at the time of borrowing. As at March 31, 2025, there was $0.1 billion of outstanding issued notes under the U.S. Dollar Commercial Paper Program and-no outstanding issued notes under the Euro Commercial Paper Program. The purpose of these programs is to provide short-term liquidity.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

CRH does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on CRH’s financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that may be material to investors.

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Debt Ratings14

Our debt ratings and outlooks at March 31, 2025, were:

			Short-Term			Long-Term			Outlook
S&P			A-2			BBB+			Stable
Moody’s			P-2			Baa1			Stable
Fitch			F1			BBB+			Stable

Contractual Obligations

An analysis of the maturity profile of debt, leases capitalized, purchase obligations, deferred and contingent acquisition consideration and pension scheme contribution commitments at March 31, 2025, is as follows:

Payments due by period			Total			Less than 1 year			2-3 years			4-5 years			More than 5 years
in $ millions
Short and long-term debt (i)			15,748			1,473			3,428			4,152			6,695
Lease liabilities (ii)			2,108			341			571			336			860
Estimated interest payments on contractually committed debt (iii)			5,425			634			1,107			865			2,819
Deferred and contingent acquisition consideration			48			34			10			3			1
Purchase obligations (iv)			2,327			1,440			540			140			207
Retirement benefit obligation commitments (v)			18			3			6			4			5
Total (vi)			25,674			3,925			5,662			5,500			10,587

(i) Of the $15.7 billion short and long-term debt, $0.5 billion is drawn on revolving facilities which may be repaid and redrawn up to the date of maturity.

(ii) Lease liabilities are presented on an undiscounted basis.

(iii) These interest payments have been estimated on the basis of the following assumptions: (a) no change in variable interest rates; (b) no change in exchange rates; (c) that all debt is repaid as if it falls due from future cash generation; and (d) that none is refinanced by future debt issuance.

(iv) Purchase obligations include contracted-for capital expenditure. These expenditures for replacement and new projects are in the ordinary course of business and will be financed from internal resources.

(v) These retirement benefit commitments comprise the contracted payments related to our pension schemes in the United Kingdom.

(vi) Over the long term, CRH believes that our available cash and cash equivalents, cash from operating activities, along with the access to borrowing facilities will be sufficient to fund our long-term contractual obligations, maturing debt obligations and capital expenditures.

Supplemental Guarantor Information

Guarantor Financial Information

As of March 31, 2025, CRH plc (the 'Guarantor') has fully and unconditionally guaranteed: (1) $750 million of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2029 (the '5.200% Notes') and $1,250 million of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2030 (the '5.125% Notes'), each issued by CRH SMW Finance Designated Activity Company (‘SMW Finance’); (2) $300 million of 6.400% Senior Notes due 2033(i) (the '6.400% Notes') issued by CRH America, Inc. (‘CRH America’); and (3) $750 million of 5.400% Senior Notes due 2034 (the '5.400% Notes'), $1,250 million of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2035 (the '5.500% Notes') and $500 million of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2055 (the '5.875% Notes'), each issued by CRH America Finance, Inc. (‘America Finance’). Together, the 5.200% Notes, the 5.125% Notes, the 6.400% Notes, the 5.400% Notes, the 5.500% Notes and the 5.875% Notes are referred to in this Supplemental Guarantor Information as the 'Notes', and together, SMW Finance, CRH America and CRH America Finance are referred to in this Supplemental Guarantor Information as the 'Issuers').

The Issuers are each 100% owned by CRH plc, directly or indirectly. SMW Finance is an indirect wholly-owned finance subsidiary of CRH plc incorporated under the laws of Ireland and is a financing vehicle for CRH’s group companies. America Finance is an indirect wholly-owned finance subsidiary of CRH plc incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware and is a financing vehicle for CRH’s U.S. operating companies.

Each series of Notes is unsecured and ranks equally with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the relevant Issuer and CRH plc, subject to exceptions for obligations required by law. Each series of Notes is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by CRH plc as defined in the respective indenture governing each series of Notes. Each guarantee is a full, irrevocable, and unconditional guarantee of the principal, interest, premium, if any, and any other amounts due in respect of the relevant series of Notes given by CRH plc.

(i) Originally issued in September 2003 as $300 million 6.400% Senior Notes due 2033. CRH subsequently acquired $87 million of the 6.400% Notes in liability management exercises in August 2009 and December 2010.

1A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.4

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Basis of Presentation

The following summarized financial information reflects, on a combined basis, the Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2025 and as of December 31, 2024 and the Income Statement for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and for the year ended December 31, 2024 of CRH America and CRH plc, which guarantees the registered debt; collectively the ‘Obligor Group’. Intercompany balances and transactions within the Obligor Group have been eliminated in the summarized financial information overleaf. Amounts attributable to the Obligor Group’s investment in non-obligor subsidiaries have also been excluded. Intercompany receivables/payables and transactions with non-obligor subsidiaries are separately disclosed as applicable. This summarized financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to Regulation S-X Rule 13-01 and is not intended to present the financial position and results of operations of the Obligor Group in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The summarized Income Statement information is as follows:

in $ millions			For the three months ended March 31, 2025			For the year ended December 31, 2024
Income from operations before income tax benefit and income from equity method investments (i)			1,485			1,051
- of which relates to transactions with non-obligor subsidiaries			1,371			1,183
Net income – all of which is attributable to equity holders of the Company			1,485			1,050
- of which relates to transactions with non-obligor subsidiaries			1,371			1,183
(i) Revenues and gross profit for the Obligor Group for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024 amounted to $nil million and $nil million, respectively.
The summarized Balance Sheet information is as follows:
			March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024
Current assets			585			610
Current assets – of which is due from non-obligor subsidiaries			523			307
Noncurrent assets			3,701			3,446
Noncurrent assets – of which is due from non-obligor subsidiaries			3,701			3,446
Current liabilities			3,413			4,145
Current liabilities – of which is due to non-obligor subsidiaries			2,132			2,890
Noncurrent liabilities			744			758

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There have been no material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2025, to our critical accounting policies and/or estimates disclosed in our 2024 Form 10-K.

Available Information

The Company maintains an internet address at www.crh.com and makes available free of charge through its website its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments thereto, if any, filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, which are available as soon as reasonably practicable after CRH files or furnishes such information to the SEC. Investors may also access such documents via the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

References in this document to other documents on the CRH website are included only as an aid to their location and are not incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report. CRH’s website provides the full text of earnings updates, copies of presentations to analysts and investors and circulars to shareholders.

Further, copies of CRH’s key corporate governance policies and other reports, including its Code of Business Conduct, Sustainability Performance Report, and the charters for Committees of the Board, may be found on the CRH website.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update any statements contained in this Quarterly Report or the documents incorporated by reference herein for revisions or changes after the filing date of this Quarterly Report, other than as required by law.

We post on our website news releases, announcements and other statements about our business performance, results of operations and sustainability matters, some of which may contain information that may be deemed material to investors. Additionally, we use our LinkedIn account (www.linkedin.com/company/crh), as well as our other social media channels from time to time, to post announcements that may contain information that may be deemed material to investors. Our officers may use similar social media channels to disclose public information. We encourage investors, the media and others interested in CRH to review the business and financial information we or our officers post on our website and the social media channels identified above. Information on CRH’s website or such social media channels does not form part of, and is not incorporated into, this Quarterly Report.

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CRH is exposed to market risks relating to fluctuations in foreign exchange risks, interest rates, and commodity prices. Changes in those factors could impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. Financial risk management at the Company seeks to minimize the negative impact of foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations on the Company’s earnings, cash flows and equity. Management provides oversight for risk management and derivative activities, determines certain of the Company’s financial risk policies and objectives, and provides guidelines for derivative instrument utilization.

To manage these risks, CRH uses various derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, foreign exchange forwards and swaps, and commodity contracts. CRH only uses commonly traded and non-leveraged instruments. These contracts are entered into primarily with major banking institutions and utility companies, while CRH actively monitors its exposure to counterparty risk through the use of counterparty approvals and credit limits, thereby managing the risk of counterparty loss.

The following discussion presents the sensitivity of the market value, earnings and cash flows of the Company’s financial instruments to hypothetical changes in interest and exchange rates assuming these changes occurred at March 31, 2025.

Interest Rate Risk

CRH may be impacted by interest rate volatility with respect to existing debt and future debt issuances as well as cash balances. For fixed rate debt instruments, interest rate changes affect the fair market value but do not impact earnings or cash flows. Conversely, for floating rate debt instruments, interest rate changes generally do not affect the fair market value of the instrument but impact future earnings and cash flows, assuming that other factors are held constant. Cash balances are held on short-term deposits and changing interest rates will impact deposit interest income earned. The Company uses interest rate swaps to convert a portion of its fixed rate debt to floating rate debt and these may be designated and qualify as fair value hedges. Under these arrangements, the Company agrees to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and benchmark floating interest rates calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount.

At March 31, 2025, of total debt including overdrafts, finance leases and the impact of derivatives, the Company had fixed rate debt of $13.9 billion and floating rate debt of $2.1 billion, representing 87% and 13% respectively. The equivalent figures as at December 31, 2024, were fixed rate debt of $10.8 billion and floating rate debt of $3.5 billion, representing 76% and 24% respectively, and as at March 31, 2024, fixed rate debt of $8.3 billion and floating rate debt of $4.6 billion, representing 65% and 35% respectively. The Company’s interest rate swaps at March 31, 2025 whereby the Company swaps from fixed interest rates to floating interest rates, were $1.4 billion, compared to $1.4 billion as at December 31, 2024 and $1.4 billion as at March 31, 2024. The Company’s interest rate swaps at March 31, 2025 whereby the Company swaps from floating interest rates to fixed interest rates, were $nil billion, compared to $0.2 billion as at December 31, 2024 and $nil billion as at March 31, 2024. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at March 31, 2025, were $3.4 billion, compared to $3.8 billion at December 31, 2024 and $3.3 billion at March 31, 2024, which was all held on short-term deposits and investments.

Sensitivity to interest rate moves

At March 31, 2025, the before-tax earnings and cash flows impact of a 100bps increase in interest rates, including the offsetting impact of derivatives, on the variable rate cash and debt portfolio would be approximately $12 million favorable ($2 million favorable at December 31, 2024 and $13 million unfavorable at March 31, 2024).

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

CRH’s exchange rate exposures result primarily from its investments and ongoing operations in countries outside of the United States and other business transactions such as the procurement of products, services and equipment from foreign sources. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may affect (i) the carrying value of the Company’s net investment in foreign subsidiaries; (ii) the translation of foreign currency earnings; and (iii) the cash flows related to foreign currency denominated transactions.

Where economically feasible, the Company maintains Net Debt*5in the same relative ratio as capital employed to act as an economic hedge of the underlying currency assets. Where it is not feasible to do so, the Company may enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge a portion of the net investment against the effect of exchange rate fluctuations. These transactions are designated as net investment hedges.

The Company also enters into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge against the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. These transactions are designated as cash flow hedges. In addition, the Company may enter into foreign currency contracts that are not designated in hedging relationships to offset, in part, the impacts of changes in value of various non-functional currency denominated items including certain intercompany financing balances. The U.S. Dollar equivalent gross notional amount of the Company’s foreign exchange forward contracts was $3.4 billion at March 31, 2025, compared to $4.6 billion at December 31, 2024 and $4.5 billion at March 31, 2024.

Holding all other variables constant, if there was a 10% weakening in foreign currency exchange rates versus U.S. Dollar for the portfolio, the fair market value of foreign currency contracts outstanding at March 31, 2025, would increase by approximately $24 million, which would be largely offset by a gain on the foreign currency fluctuation of the underlying exposure being hedged. In comparison, the fair market value of foreign currency contracts outstanding at December 31, 2024 would decrease by approximately $86 million and at March 31, 2024, would decrease by approximately $135 million, largely offset by a loss on the underlying exposure being hedged.

Commodity Price Risk

Some of the Company’s products use significant amounts of commodity-priced materials, predominantly oil, electricity, coal and carbon credits which are subject to price changes based upon fluctuations in the commodities market. This price volatility could potentially have a material impact on our financial condition and/or our results of operations. Where feasible, the Company manages commodity price risks through negotiated supply contracts and forward contracts to manage operating costs. The Company monitors commodity trends and where possible has alternative sourcing plans in place to mitigate the risk of supplier concentration and passing commodity-related inflation to customers or suppliers.

Where appropriate, the Company also has a number of derivative hedging programs in place to hedge commodity risks, with the aim of the programs being to neutralize variability arising from changes in associated commodity indices. The timeframe for such programs can be up to four years.

• Represents a non-GAAP measure. See the discussion within 'Non-GAAP Reconciliation and Supplementary Information' on pages 28 to 29.5

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of March 31, 2025. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date at the level of providing reasonable assurance.

In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is from time to time a party to various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe any pending legal proceeding to which the Company is a party will have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

CRH has elected to use a $1 million threshold for disclosing certain proceedings under environmental laws to which a governmental authority is a party. Applying this threshold, there were no relevant legal proceedings to disclose for this period.

There have been no material changes with respect to the risk factors disclosed in 'Item 1A. Risk Factors' of our 2024 Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table presents the number and average price of shares purchased in each month of the first quarter of fiscal year 2025:

Period			(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased			(b) Average Price Paid per Share			(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (i)			(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 – January 31, 2025			866,384			$96.50			866,384			47,716,903
February 1 – February 28, 2025			865,567			$102.85			865,567			46,979,022
March 1 – March 31, 2025			1,427,983			$95.89			1,427,983			43,444,331
Total			3,159,934						3,159,934

(i) In May 2018, CRH announced its intention to introduce a share repurchase program to repurchase Ordinary Shares (the ‘Program’). In the first quarter of 2025, the Company returned a further $0.3 billion of cash to shareholders through the repurchase of 3,159,934 Ordinary Shares (equivalent to 0.5% of the Company’s issued share capital). This brought total cash returned to shareholders under the Program to $8.7 billion since its commencement in May 2018. The purchases in the first quarter of 2025 were completed under the following tranches:

Date Announced						Max Amount to be Repurchased (in $ millions)			Expiry Date
November 7, 2024			(Tranche 23)			300			February 26, 2025
February 26, 2025			(Tranche 24)			300			May 2, 2025

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd‐Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S‐K (17 CFR 229.104) is included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

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The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report.

Exhibits

3.1			Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 6-K furnished September 25, 2023).
4.11			Officer’s Certificate of CRH America Finance, Inc. and CRH plc pursuant to Sections 102 and 301 of the Indenture, dated January 9, 2025, setting forth the terms of (i) the 5.500% Guaranteed Notes due 2035 and (ii) the 5.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2055 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the current report on Form 8-K filed January 10, 2025).
4.12			Officer’s Certificate of CRH SMW Finance DAC and CRH plc pursuant to Sections 102 and 301 of the Indenture, dated January 9, 2025, setting forth the terms of the 5.125% Guaranteed Notes due 2030 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the current report on Form 8-K filed January 10, 2025).
4.13			Form of 5.500% Guaranteed Notes due 2035 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the current report on Form 8-K filed January 10, 2025).
4.14			Form of 5.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2055 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the current report on Form 8-K filed January 10, 2025).
4.15			Form of 5.125% Guaranteed Notes due 2030 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the current report on Form 8-K filed January 10, 2025).
10.32*^			Employment Agreement by and between CRH Americas, Inc. and Nancy Buese, dated April 11, 2025
22.1			List of Guarantors and Subsidiary Issuers of Guaranteed Securities.
31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**			Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**			Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
95.1			Disclosure of Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Safety Data.
101			Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL in Exhibit 101).
*			Management compensation plan or arrangement.
**			Furnished herewith.
^			Certain information in this document has been redacted pursuant to Item 601(a)(6) of Regulation S-K because the disclosure of such information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

The total amount of long-term debt of the registrant and its subsidiaries authorized under any one instrument does not exceed 10% of the total assets of CRH plc and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company agrees to furnish copies of any such instrument to the SEC upon request.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CRH public limited company (Registrant)

By /s/ Alan Connolly Alan Connolly Interim Chief Financial Officer

May 5, 2025

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