Earnings per share (EPS)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

15. Earnings per share (EPS)

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31 were:


in $ millions, except share and per share data	2025	2024	2023
Numerator
Net income	3,790	3,521	3,072
Net (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(28)	(28)	(28)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(9)	(1)	134
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value	(23)	(34)	(24)
Net income attributable to CRH for EPS - basic and diluted	3,730	3,458	3,154

Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic (i)	673.2	683.3	723.9
Effect of dilutive employee share awards (ii)	3.8	6.2	5.3
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	677.0	689.5	729.2

Earnings per share attributable to CRH
Basic	$5.54	$5.06	$4.36
Diluted	$5.51	$5.02	$4.33

(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 2,627,138, 2,140,879 and 4,677,404 as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, 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 periods presented.