UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2026

CRH public limited company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland

001-32846

98-0366809

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


Stonemason’s Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 KH51, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)

+353 1 404 1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each

CRH

New York Stock Exchange

5.200% Guaranteed Notes due 2029

CRH/29

New York Stock Exchange

5.125% Guaranteed Notes due 2030

CRH/30

New York Stock Exchange

4.400% Guaranteed Notes due 2031

CRH/31

New York Stock Exchange

6.400% Notes due 2033

CRH/33A

New York Stock Exchange

5.400% Guaranteed Notes due 2034

CRH/34

New York Stock Exchange

5.500% Guaranteed Notes due 2035

CRH/35

New York Stock Exchange

5.000% Guaranteed Notes due 2036

CRH/36

New York Stock Exchange

5.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2055

CRH/55

New York Stock Exchange

5.600% Guaranteed Notes due 2056

CRH/56

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)


☐			Emerging Growth Company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Exchange Act ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 18, 2026, CRH plc (the ‘Company’) issued a press release announcing the financial results of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. 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 2025 results on February 19, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (EST). 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 8.01 Other Events.

On February 18, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a quarterly dividend. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release dated February 18 , 202 6 , relating to financial results for the fiscal year ended December 3 1 , 2025

99.2

Press release dated February 18 , 202 6 , relating to the declaration of a quarterly dividend

104

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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: February 18, 2026

CRH plc

/s/ Nancy Buese

By:

Nancy Buese

Chief Financial Officer

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