What Is Behind The Move In CRH Stock?
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Shares of CRH (CRH) rose 6.4% on Monday, November 2, 2026, while the S&P 500 fell 0.5%. The building materials company reported its third-quarter results on October 29, two sessions earlier. All four companies on its Trefis peer list also gained on Monday, including a 6.5% rise for Eagle Materials. What did CRH tell investors in that report?
CRH Reported Higher Sales And Rising Costs
Revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, rose 3% from a year earlier to $11.4 billion. That fell slightly below the $11.56 billion analysts had expected. Diluted earnings per share before impairments, the company’s own measure, came to $2.09, compared with the $2.06 analysts expected for adjusted earnings per share. The figures do not compare directly, as the two measures may be defined differently. Zacks Investment Research reported that the quarter’s earnings missed estimates. Net income fell to $1.24 billion from $1.5 billion a year earlier, a decline the company attributed mainly to impairment losses.
Costs proved difficult during the quarter. Management said higher oil prices flowed through to energy, raw materials and haulage, with diesel up 40% from its low in July. CRH added fuel surcharges and raised prices late in the season. Management said those steps allowed the company to hold adjusted EBITDA, its main profit measure, at $2.7 billion, in line with a year earlier.
CRH also updated its 2026 outlook for a softer housing market, higher costs and a part-year contribution from Arcosa, the $8.5 billion acquisition it completed. The company now expects adjusted EBITDA of $7.8 billion to $8.0 billion for the year. Zacks Investment Research described the update as lower 2026 guidance. It announced a new $6 billion share buyback running to the end of 2030, and management said it expects margins to expand again in 2027. The stock rose 4.7% on October 29 and 0.2% the next session, before Monday’s gain.
Did CRH Rise With Other Building Materials Stocks?
Yes. Vulcan Materials rose 2.8%, and Martin Marietta Materials and Knife River also closed higher. Eagle Materials was the only peer to match the gain in CRH. The materials sector fund, XLB, advanced 1.8% on a day the S&P 500 fell. CRH rose with its group, and by more than the sector fund.
Where Does CRH Stock Stand After Monday’s Gain?
A rise this large is rare for CRH. Over the prior 365 days, only one session produced a gain at least as big, a 7.5% increase on April 8, 2026. Even so, the stock lost 17.7% over the past twelve months, against an 11.5% gain for the S&P 500.
The past month went the other way: the stock returned 17.9% while the S&P 500 lost 2.3%. CRH closed at $96.59 on Monday, up from a 52-week closing low of $79.20 on October 14, 2026. That close is still well below the stock’s $131.38 high on January 9, 2026. At 1.6 times its sales over the last twelve months, CRH is priced at about half the S&P 500’s 3.3 times.
CRH is expected to report its fourth-quarter 2026 results in February 2027. Its operating margin against the 14.9% of a year earlier is the measure to watch.
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