secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CRH PUBLIC LTD CO (CRH)
CIK:        0000849395
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-30T10:05:03+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-050752
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CRH Q2 2026 revenue $10.8B (+6%), net income $1.5B (+13%), agrees $8.5B Arcosa acquisition
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- Q2 revenue $10.8B (+6% YoY), net income $1.5B (+13%), diluted EPS $2.21 (+14%).
- Adj. EBITDA $2.6B (+7%), margin 24.4% (+30bps); net income margin 14.0% (+90bps).
- Agreed $8.5B all-cash acquisition of Arcosa (expected close Q1 2027); completed $0.7B Axius Water deal.
- Quarterly dividend raised 5% to $0.39/share; share buyback paused due to Arcosa transaction.
- FY26 guidance reaffirmed: Net income $3.9-4.1B, Adj. EBITDA $8.1-8.5B, Diluted EPS $5.60-$6.05.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849395/000162828026050752/0001628280-26-050752-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849395/000162828026050752/crh-20260730.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-050752

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