CRH: Financial results

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 30, 2026, CRH plc (the ‘Company’) issued a press release announcing the financial results of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company will host an earnings conference call and webcast presentation to discuss its quarterly results on July 30, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (EDT). Investors and members of the public can register for the conference call at www.crh.com/investors . The information set forth under “Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition”, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being “furnished” pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ‘Exchange Act’), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release dated July 30, 2026, relating to financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 3 0 , 2026. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL). SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Date: July 30, 2026 CRH plc /s/ Aylwyn Bryan By: Aylwyn Bryan Chief Fina