CRH Public vs Owens Corning
CRH and OC side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CRH and OC compare
CRH Public is the larger company, worth 6.8 times as much as Owens Corning ($62.5B against $9.2B).
CRH Public grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.6% versus −8.4% for Owens Corning).
CRH Public keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.2% compared with −4.4% at Owens Corning.
Both pay dividends: CRH Public yields 1.2% and Owens Corning 2.7%.
CRH Public scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 6 for Owens Corning), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CRH | OC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $62.5B | $9.2B |
| Share price | $93.92 | $115.94 |
| Change, 1 year | −16.6% | 12.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 91.2% | 30.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 | 1.22 |
| Employees | 83K | 25K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.7× | – |
| P/S | 1.6× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.5× (better) | 2.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.2× (better) | 14.5× |
| P/FCF | 24.6× | 11.9× (better) |
| PEG | 6.94 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.1% | 8.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $101.62 | $83.38 |
| Margin of safety | 7.6% (better) | −39.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.6% (better) | −8.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% (better) | 7.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 6.0% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 31.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.2% (better) | 25.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% (better) | 2.3% |
| Net margin | 9.2% (better) | −4.4% |
| FCF margin | 6.5% | 7.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 14.8% (better) | −11.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.0% (better) | 2.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.79 (better) | 1.39 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.91 (better) | 4.54 |
| Interest coverage | 6.3× (better) | 0.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.46 (better) | 1.13 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.72 (better) | 2.04 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 2.7% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | 12 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 23.9% |
| Buyback yield | 1.5% | 8.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.8% | 10.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.7% | 106% |
| Held by insiders | 0.15% | 1.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.2M (better) | −$447K |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.1% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- CRH stock overview
- CRH income statement
- CRH valuation and score
- OC stock overview
- OC income statement
- OC valuation and score
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