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Jun 30, 2025

FY2025 Q2

CRH (CRH) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2025

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross margin improved from the prior quarter and was slightly higher than one year earlier.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 · FY2025 Q2

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross margin improved from the prior quarter and was slightly higher than one year earlier.

  • The strongest observable driver is higher gross profit, which grew more than revenue when compared with the previous quarter. This indicates that cost of revenue increased at a lower rate than revenue.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, revenue and gross profit were higher, cost of revenue was higher, and gross margin improved. Compared to the same quarter last year, all metrics were higher and gross margin was stable with only a slight increase.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

39.4%

Gross profit

$4.0B

Revenue

$10.2B

Cost of revenue

$6.2B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+12.3 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.4 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Sep 30, 2024$10.5B$4.1B$6.5B38.6%
Dec 31, 2024$8.9B$3.2B$5.7B35.6%
Mar 31, 2025$6.8B$1.8B$4.9B27.2%
Jun 30, 2025$10.2B$4.0B$6.2B39.4%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2025

+12.3 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2024

+1.4 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The strongest observable driver is higher gross profit, which grew more than revenue when compared with the previous quarter. This indicates that cost of revenue increased at a lower rate than revenue.

Compared to the prior quarter, revenue and gross profit were higher, cost of revenue was higher, and gross margin improved. Compared to the same quarter last year, all metrics were higher and gross margin was stable with only a slight increase.

Monitor the relationship between revenue and cost of revenue to see if the recent improvement in gross margin can be sustained.