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Crh Plc vs Vulcan Materials: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Crh Plc (CRH) and Vulcan Materials (VMC) compare, as of Oct 30, 2026.

As of Oct 30, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Crh Plc as the less overvalued of the two: Crh Plc trades at $90.81 versus a fair value of $75.08 (−17.3%), while Vulcan Materials trades at $281 versus $132 (−53.2%).
Crh Plc
CRH · USD · Materials
−17.3%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$90.81
Fair Value$75.08
Quality61/100
Fair ValueQualityUptrend
Vulcan Materials
VMC · USD · Materials
−53.2%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$281
Fair Value$132
Quality67/100
Fair ValueQualityUptrend
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Crh PlcVulcan Materials
Valuation
16.0×P/E (TTM)33.1×
14.4×Forward P/E (FY2027)27.5×
n/aMedian P/E at FY-end (10 FY, ex one-offs where documented)34.5×
1.56×P/S (TTM)4.52×
2.52×P/B4.30×
9.4×EV/EBITDA17.5×
1.74×PEG1.79×
−17.3%Fair value upside−53.2%
1.7%Dividend yield0.7%
$1.52Dividend per share$2.02
Profitability
18.0%Operating margin21.6%
1.34×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.09×
13.9%Return on equity13.2%
6.4%Return on assets6.5%
Growth
3.0%Revenue growth (YoY)2.5%
7.2%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)2.7%
10.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.3%
+24.5%Value creation/yr+12.8%
Balance & size
6.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)3.4×
0.69×Debt / equity0.51×
$61BMarket cap$37B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
Vulcan Materials, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024 ex one-offs: 34.5.
Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.

Crh Plc leads: 12 to 3 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Crh Plc Vulcan Materials
ProfitabilityHow much profit the company makes from its sales and capital
48
42
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns getting better?
43
65
CashflowDo the profits arrive as real cash?
49
67
Financial strengthDebt, balance sheet and risk of trouble
59
61
InvestmentDoes it invest with discipline instead of growing at any price?
63
67
Low VolatilityHow calm the share price moves, does not count
54
63
MomentumPrice trend of the last 3 to 12 months, does not count
17
31
Near the 52-week highDistance to the 52-week high, does not count
16
38
New sharesBuys back shares or issues new ones?
96
90

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyCrh PlcPrice $90.81Vulcan MaterialsPrice $281
DCF Models−17.7%below the price$74.71−49.0%below the price$143
Earnings-Based−49.9%below the price$45.50−76.8%below the price$65.23
Dividend Discount−73.9%below the price$23.69−88.4%below the price$32.60
Multiples−4.8%close to the price$86.49−60.3%below the price$112
Asset-Based−90.2%below the price$8.92−94.0%below the price$16.83
Growth DCF−21.5%below the price$71.30−55.1%below the price$126
Economic Profit−44.8%below the price$50.15−72.5%below the price$77.36
Growth Earnings−1.0%close to the price$89.88−54.3%below the price$129
Matching families8 of 8
Minimum−90.2%below the price$8.92−94.0%below the price$16.83
Maximum−1.0%close to the price$89.88−49.0%below the price$143
Median−33.1%below the price$60.72−66.4%below the price$94.55
Geometric mean−49.4%below the price$45.97−74.4%below the price$71.97
Ahead family by family8 of 80 of 8

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean only use the families both stocks have (matching families: 8 of 8), so a family without a value on one side does not distort the comparison. Ahead in a family is the stock whose fair value there sits higher relative to its price. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Family by family: Crh Plc is ahead in 8 of 8 shared families, Vulcan Materials in none.

Crh Plc: 23 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Vulcan Materials: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Crh Plc
Price $90.81
Fair Value $75.08
Bear $41.34Bull $117
Vulcan Materials
Price $281
Fair Value $132
Bear $81.29Bull $175

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Crh Plc · Materials

Quality score61 · Top 25%
Fair value upside−17.3% · below median

Vulcan Materials · Materials

Quality score67 · Top 25%
Fair value upside−53.2% · below median

Bottom line

As of Oct 30, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Crh Plc as the less overvalued of the two: Crh Plc trades at $90.81 versus a fair value of $75.08 (−17.3%), while Vulcan Materials trades at $281 versus $132 (−53.2%).

Vulcan Materials has the higher quality score (67/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.