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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): CRH plc (CRH) pays a $1.52 annual dividend ($0.39 quarterly), yielding 1.91% at $81.54/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-14. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.91%
Annual Dividend: $1.52 per share
Payout Ratio: 26.9%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-14
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 38
CRH plc dividend investors are looking at a building materials giant with operations spanning public infrastructure, commercial construction, and residential markets across the Americas and Europe. The current yield is 1.91%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $1.52 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 14, 2026, with the last declared amount at $0.39 per share. CRH's beta of 1.191 means the stock moves more than the broader market, which matters for income investors who care about total return alongside the dividend.
CRH plc pays out 26.9% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to maintain the dividend even if earnings come under pressure from a slowdown in construction activity across its infrastructure, commercial, and residential end markets. CRH plc dividend safety is further supported by the breadth of its business, which spans aggregates, asphalt, precast concrete, and utility infrastructure products across multiple geographies. The primary risk is cyclical: building materials demand is tied to construction spending, and a broad downturn in public or private construction could compress earnings and narrow that coverage cushion.
CRH plc dividend history shows a CAGR of 3.6% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.779 to $1.48 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear. The largest single-year increase in the window was 146.4% in 2009, which skews the long-run average upward and reflects the lumpy nature of CRH's dividend progression rather than a steady compounding pattern.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -12.4% | $2.20 (2022) | $1.48 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.9% | $0.92 (2020) | $1.48 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.9% | $0.69 (2015) | $1.48 (2025) |
CRH plc stock fits dividend investors who prioritize a low-risk payout over a high income rate. The yield is low (below 2%), and at 1.91% it sits just below the 5-year average of 1.95%, so there is no meaningful yield discount on offer right now. The 26.9% payout ratio is the real story: it keeps the dividend well-covered and leaves room for future increases, but it also means CRH is not maximizing income for shareholders today. Growth at 3.6% per year over 18 years is modest. What an investor gets here is a conservatively managed payout from a large, diversified building materials business. The trade-off is accepting a below-average yield in exchange for a payout that carries low near-term cut risk.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $0.3900 |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.3900 |
| 2026-03-06 | $0.3900 |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.3700 |
| 2025-08-22 | $0.3700 |
| 2025-05-23 | $0.3700 |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.3700 |
| 2024-11-22 | $0.3500 |
| 2024-08-23 | $0.3500 |
| 2024-05-23 | $0.3500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1700 |
| 2025 | $1.4800 |
| 2024 | $1.4000 |
| 2023 | $2.3600 |
| 2022 | $2.2000 |
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