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Debt
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
9. Debt
Long-term debt was:
June 30December 31June 30
in $ millionsEffective interest rate202620252025
Senior Notes (U.S. Dollar denominated unless otherwise noted)
1.250% euro Senior Notes due 2026
1.25 %855882879
3.400% Senior Notes due 2027
3.49 %600600600
4.000% euro Senior Notes due 2027
4.13 %570588586
3.950% Senior Notes due 2028
4.07 %900900900
1.375% euro Senior Notes due 2028
1.42 %684705703
5.200% Senior Notes due 2029
5.30 %750750750
4.125% Sterling Senior Notes due 2029
4.22 %529539548
5.125% Senior Notes due 2030
5.25 %1,2501,2501,250
1.625% euro Senior Notes due 2030
1.72 %855882879
4.400% Senior Notes due 2031
4.58 %1,0001,000–
4.000% euro Senior Notes due 2031
4.10 %855882879
6.400% Senior Notes due 2033 (i)
6.43 %213213213
5.400% Senior Notes due 2034
5.52 %750750750
5.500% Senior Notes due 2035
5.57 %1,2501,2501,250
4.250% euro Senior Notes due 2035
4.38 %855882879
5.000% Senior Notes due 2036
5.15 %1,0001,000–
5.125% Senior Notes due 2045
5.25 %500500500
4.400% Senior Notes due 2047
4.44 %400400400
4.500% Senior Notes due 2048
4.63 %600600600
5.875% Senior Notes due 2055
5.97 %500500500
5.600% Senior Notes due 2056
5.74 %500500–
Bank and Other Debt Obligations
USD interest-bearing loan due 20274.96 %750750750
PHP interest-bearing loan due 20275.63 %389391410
AUD interest-bearing loan due 20286.09 %421411–
AUD interest-bearing loan due 2029— %––483
AUD interest-bearing loan due 20305.31 %218258–
U.S. Dollar Commercial Paper4.12 %651–1,002
Euro Commercial Paper— %–170–
Other obligations717878
Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs(95)(98)(83)
Total long-term debt (ii)17,82117,53315,706
Less: current portion of long-term debt (iii)(2,411)(1,055)(1,064)
Long-term debt15,41016,47814,642
(i)    The $300 million 6.400% Senior Notes were issued in September 2003, and at the time of issuance the Senior Notes were partially swapped to floating interest rates. In August 2009 and December 2010, $87 million of the issued Senior Notes were acquired by the Company as part of liability management exercises undertaken and the interest rate hedge was closed out. The remaining fair value hedge adjustment on the hedged item in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $22 million, $23 million, and $25 million as of June 30, 2026, December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025, respectively.
(ii)    Of the Company’s nominal fixed rate debt as of June 30, 2026, December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025, $500 million, $500 million, and $500 million, respectively, was hedged to daily compounded Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) using interest rate swaps. Of the Company’s nominal floating rate debt as of June 30, 2026, December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025, $413 million, $nil million, and $nil million, respectively, was hedged to fixed rates using interest rate swaps.
(iii) Excludes borrowings from bank overdrafts of $105 million, $120 million, and $107 million, which are recorded within Current portion of long-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2026, December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025, respectively.
Senior Notes:
The Senior Notes are issued by wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company and carry full and unconditional guarantees from the Company, as defined in the indentures that govern them. These Senior Notes represent senior unsecured obligations of the Company and hold an equal standing in payment priority with the Company's existing and future senior unsubordinated indebtedness.
With the exception of the 6.400% Senior Notes due 2033, all other Senior Notes can be redeemed before their respective par call dates, at a make-whole redemption price. Post par call dates and before the respective maturity dates, the Senior Notes can be redeemed at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, along with any accrued and unpaid interest.
In the event of a change-of-control repurchase event, the Company is obligated to offer repurchase options for the 3.400% Senior Notes due 2027, 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028, 5.200% Senior Notes due 2029, 5.125% Senior Notes due 2030, 4.400% Senior Notes due 2031, 5.400% Senior Notes due 2034, 5.500% Senior Notes due 2035, 5.000% Senior Notes due 2036, 5.125% Senior Notes due 2045, 4.400% Senior Notes due 2047, 4.500% Senior Notes due 2048, 5.875% Senior Notes due 2055, and 5.600% Senior Notes due 2056. This repurchase involves a cash payment equal to 101% of the principal amount, along with any accrued and unpaid interest.
If the Company's credit rating falls below investment-grade, the Company would be required to make an additional coupon step-up payment on the 5.125% Senior Notes due 2045. The increase is 25 basis points (bps) per rating notch per agency, capped at 100 bps per agency. However, this coupon step-up would reverse if the Company returns to an investment-grade rating.
Bank Debt:
The Company maintains a multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility (the 'RCF') with a syndicate of lenders. The RCF offers a senior unsecured revolving credit facility of €3,500 million over five years, maturing May 11, 2030. Borrowings under the RCF bear interest at rates based upon an underlying base rate, plus a margin determined in accordance with a ratings-based pricing grid. Base rates include SOFR for U.S. Dollar, Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR) for euros, Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) for Sterling, and Swiss Average Rate Overnight (SARON) for Swiss Francs, respectively. A commitment fee is payable on a quarterly basis based on a percentage of the applicable margin and calculated on the daily undrawn amount of the facility.
The deferred financing costs associated with the RCF were $4 million as of June 30, 2026. The total potential credit available through this arrangement is €3,500 million, inclusive of the ability to issue letters of credit.
As of June 30, 2026, December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings or letters of credit issued under the RCF and the undrawn committed facility available to be drawn by the Company as of June 30, 2026 was $3,988 million (€3,500 million equivalent).
The RCF includes customary terms and conditions for investment-grade borrowers. There are no financial covenants.
In December 2024, the Company entered into a new $750 million two-year fixed rate term loan facility which was fully drawn. In December 2025, this facility was extended by one year to 2027.
In connection with the Arcosa Acquisition, on June 22, 2026, the Company, as guarantor, and CRH America Finance, Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (‘America Finance’), as borrower, entered into a bridge facility agreement with the lenders party thereto, pursuant to which the lenders committed to provide a 364-day $5.8 billion U.S. dollar term loan facility (the ‘Bridge Facility’) to finance, in part, the consideration payable in connection with the Arcosa Acquisition, the refinancing of certain of Arcosa’s existing debt and related fees and expenses. Borrowings under the Bridge Facility bear interest at SOFR plus a margin which increases over the tenor of the loan, initially at 0.25% for the first quarter, increasing to 0.40% for the next quarter, and increasing by another 0.20% each quarter thereafter. A ticking fee is payable on a quarterly basis based on a percentage of the applicable margin and calculated on the daily undrawn amount of the Bridge Facility. As of June 30, 2026, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Bridge Facility.
On July 17, 2026, the Company, as guarantor, and America Finance, as borrower, entered into a three-year $2.5 billion term loan facility in connection with the Arcosa Acquisition (the ‘Term Loan Facility’). As a result of the Term Loan Facility, the commitments under the Bridge Facility were reduced from $5.8 billion to $3.3 billion. Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at SOFR plus a margin determined in accordance with a ratings-based pricing grid. A ticking fee is payable on a quarterly basis based on a percentage of the applicable margin and calculated on the daily undrawn amount of the Term Loan Facility.
Both the Bridge Facility and the Term Loan Facility include customary terms and conditions for investment-grade borrowers. There are no financial covenants. The funding of the Bridge Facility and the Term Loan Facility are subject to the occurrence of customary closing conditions for the Arcosa Acquisition.
Philippines (PHP) Debt:
The Company's subsidiary, Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc., has entered into a number of committed credit arrangements with local banks totaling $0.4 billion (PHP23.6 billion). The Company does not guarantee these facilities. The funds drawn from these facilities carry a combination of fixed and floating interest rates.
Australian (AUD) Debt:
In July 2024, the Company acquired Adbri which had committed credit agreements with a range of banks and credit institutions totaling $0.6 billion (AUD0.9 billion). The funds drawn from these facilities carried a combination of fixed and floating interest rates. In November 2025, Adbri entered into a new credit facility with a range of banks and credit institutions totaling $0.8 billion (AUD1.2 billion). Funds were initially drawn to retire a portion of Adbri's existing credit facilities. The Company does not provide a guarantee for Adbri's facilities. The funds drawn from these facilities carry a combination of fixed and floating interest rates.
Commercial Paper:
As of June 30, 2026, the Company had a $4 billion U.S. Dollar Commercial Paper Program and a €1.5 billion Euro Commercial Paper Program. The purpose of these programs is to provide short-term liquidity as required. The Company’s RCF supports the commercial paper programs with a separate €750 million swingline sublimit which allows for same-day drawing in either euro or U.S. Dollar. Commercial paper borrowings may vary during the period, largely as a result of fluctuations in funding requirements.
The long-term debt maturities, net of the unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs, for the periods subsequent to June 30, 2026 are as follows:
in $ millionsRemainder of 202620272028202920302031 and thereafterTotal
Long-term debt maturities1,5262,2071,9861,3462,2458,51117,821