Jim Mintern
CRH tops quarterly earnings estimates as it aims to seal biggest deal to date
Revenues grow 6% to $10.88bn on back of strong pricing, demand and acquisitions
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Building materials company has agreed to buy US peer Arcosa in a deal worth $8.5bn
CEO pay in Ireland in 2025: One executive earned $237m
Bank bosses all received pay hikes while Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary recently extended his contract with a big package of share options
CRH’s $8.5bn Arcosa deal reinforces ‘portfolio transformation’ strategy
The Irish firm is shifting emphasis even more towards the US
CRH’s US mega deal stokes chatter of a European spin-off
Arcosa purchase may be latest step to CRH becoming a pure US business
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CRH to buy US peer Arcosa for $8.5bn in biggest deal to date
Deal would eclipse CRH’s €6.5bn purchase of assets from European rivals Holcim and Lafarge over decade ago
CRH finance chief steps down ‘by mutual agreement’ after year
Departure ‘not related to any disagreement’ over accounting practices or controls
CRH says US investors now account for 65% of all shareholders after company’s S&P 500 inclusion
Trading in shares fell to very low level in London ahead of listing being pulled as US business now accounts for three-quarters of net profit
CRH agrees $700m US water treatment deal as sales and earnings beat estimates
Building materials giant also offloads three firms for $1.9bn
CRH chief Jim Mintern’s remuneration hits $17.8m in first year at helm
Building materials giant confirms delisting from London Stock Exchange
CRH ‘well placed’ to cash in on US data centre construction boom
Good growth in final three months of the year reported by Irish building materials giant which spent $4.1bn on 38 acquisitions in 2025
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Shares in the construction materials giant have soared since it moved its main listing to the US
CRH shares spike to record high as group set to join S&P 500
Inclusion of the Irish stock in the index will force investors that track the S&P 500 to buy CRH shares
CRH ups earnings forecast and commits to buying back more shares
Plan to buy back $300m of shares will bring total repurchases since 2018 to $9.7bn
CRH market value soars to record $81.6bn as new boss outlines growth plans
New CRH boss Jim Mintern unveiling medium term strategy for firm
CRH sees US market for low-carbon cement alternative doubling by 2050
Building materials giant reports a better than expected 9% rise in second quarter core profit and raises full-year forecast
CRH to buy US group Eco Material for $2.1bn
US company uses materials like fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, to partly replace cement in the construction sector
CRH chair says Irish AGMs still ‘appropriate’ even as holding of meetings overseas is approved
Group CEO Jim Mintern says it’s a matter of “when, not if” CRH joins S&P 500 index in US
CRH sticks to forecasts amid ‘no sign of investment delays’
Group says outlook for its business remains positive
CRH hires New York-based executive Nancy Buese as CFO
Company moved main listing to New York in 2023 with eye on S&P 500
New CRH chief executive Jim Mintern to earn up to $14.8m this year
Predecessor Albert Manifold received 2024 remuneration package of $13.6m
CRH sees earnings margins growing for 12th year on infrastructure spend
Results meet market expectations
Wall Street investors ask if CRH’s new boss will hive off non-US assets, including Ireland
Scale and prospects of US business drove 2023 decision to move CRH’s primary stock market listing to New York
Manifold bows out of CRH after almost 400% share price surge
Jim Mintern takes over as chief executive of building materials giant
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It was a challenging year for some listed companies and a record year for CEO departures
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In a year of closures and comebacks, Michael O’Leary had a ‘pain in the backside’, while Gail Slater was urged to ‘Make America Competitive Again’
CRH extends share buybacks since 2018 to €3.2bn
Total equates to 10% of company’s current market value
CRH seen with €10.9bn ‘war chest’ after latest unit sale
Disposal of North American glass unit due to complete shortly
CRH chief Manifold sets new Iseq record with €13.9m pay package
Building materials giant advancing succession plans as CEO contracted to late 2024
Iseq still in black as European peers struggle on lockdown fears
US investors pivot from tech giants and back towards stocks likely to rise post-pandemic
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