Earnings per share (EPS)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

11. Earnings per share (EPS)

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share was:


	Three months ended		Nine months ended
	September 30		September 30
in $ millions, except share and per share data		2025	2024	2025	2024
Numerator
Net income		1,519	1,389	2,753	2,812
Net (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests		(10)	(9)	(18)	(21)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(6)	(4)	(7)	(2)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value		(7)	(23)	(20)	(30)
Net income attributable to CRH for EPS - basic and diluted		1,496	1,353	2,708	2,759

Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (i)		672.3	681.6	674.4	685.0
Effect of dilutive employee share awards (ii)		3.2	3.9	3.8	5.0
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		675.5	685.5	678.2	690.0

Earnings per share attributable to CRH
Basic		$2.23	$1.99	$4.02	$4.03
Diluted		$2.21	$1.97	$3.99	$4.00

(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 do not rank for dividend.

(ii) Common Shares that would only be issued contingent on certain conditions totaling 3,184,287 at September 30, 2025, and 3,919,037 at September 30, 2024, 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.