Earnings per share (EPS) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share was:


	Three months ended		Six months ended
	June 30		June 30
in $ millions, except share and per share data	2026	2025		2026	2025
Numerator
Net income	1,511	1,332		1,331	1,234
Net (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(10)	(8)		(10)	(8)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(15)	(5)		(11)	(1)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value	(7)	(6)		(14)	(13)
Net income attributable to CRH for EPS - basic and diluted	1,479	1,313		1,296	1,212

Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (i)	667.2	674.8		667.9	675.8
Effect of dilutive employee share awards (ii)	1.6	2.9		2.4	4.1
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	668.8	677.7		670.3	679.9

Earnings per share attributable to CRH
Basic	$2.22	$1.95		$1.94	$1.79
Diluted	$2.21	$1.94		$1.93	$1.78

(i) The weighted average number of common shares included in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share has been adjusted to exclude shares repurchased and held by the Company as Treasury stock given that these shares are not entitled to receive dividends.

(ii) Common shares that would only be issued contingent on certain conditions totaling 2,699,537 as of June 30, 2026 and 3,757,241 as of June 30, 2025, are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share where the conditions governing exercisability have not been satisfied as of the end of the reporting period or they are antidilutive for the period presented.