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CRH Public (CRH): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$17,841,808CEO Jim Mintern · source
Say-on-pay support94.57%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers99th pct.Of 7 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio303:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $5,934,965FY2023
  • $5,699,182FY2024
  • $17,841,808FY2025

CEO total pay was $17,841,808 in fiscal 2025, up from $5,699,182 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $1,750,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $12,041,637 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at CRH Public Ltd Co in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Jim Mintern (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at CRH Public Ltd Co in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $17,841,808.
How does CRH Public Ltd Co's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Jim Mintern's total compensation ranked at the 99th percentile of CRH Public Ltd Co's disclosed peer group.
What is CRH Public Ltd Co's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, CRH Public Ltd Co's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 303:1.
How did shareholders vote on CRH Public Ltd Co's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 94.57% of shareholders supported CRH Public Ltd Co's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does CRH Public Ltd Co spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, CRH Public Ltd Co reported total board compensation of $4,186,000 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Jim Mintern$1,750,000$0$12,041,637$0$3,622,500$170,762$256,909$17,841,808
Chief Executive Officer
Nathan Creech1,213,00007,644,78001,841,33430,168263,29710,992,579
President, Americas Division
Randy Lake1,578,00005,556,25202,722,05075,840340,01910,272,161
Chief Operating Officer
Nancy Buese640,3851,000,0006,595,6250973,1840136,1519,345,345
Chief Financial Officer
Peter Buckley1,042,45502,997,73501,582,4470270,4285,893,065
President, International Division
Alan Connolly597,720200,0001,262,3000494,9130235,2542,790,187
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Jim Mintern$17,841,808$5,699,182$5,934,965↑ +12,142,626
Nathan Creech10,992,5796,457,338—↑ +4,535,241
Randy Lake10,272,1618,385,336—↑ +1,886,825
Nancy Buese9,345,345———
Peter Buckley5,893,0654,089,110—↑ +1,803,955
Alan Connolly2,790,187———

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We strive to create an executive compensation program that is fair, responsible and competitive, while attracting and retaining executives of the caliber necessary for CRH to compete in all of its markets. Our executive compensation programs are designed to align the interests of our NEOs with our shareholders, underpinned by the following core principles: Alignment with Business Strategy, Consistency and Oversight, Pay for Performance, Shareholder Alignment, and Market Pay Competitiveness.

CEO STI target (% of salary)150%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantSemler Brossy Consulting Group LLC
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Nathan CreechRSU2025-03-03——5,268—$526,605
Randy LakeRSU2025-05-13——18,882—1,853,457
Nathan CreechPSU2025-05-1311,52723,054—46,1082,376,752
Nathan CreechRSU2025-05-13——15,369—1,508,621
Randy LakeRSU2025-03-03——7,830—782,732
Jim MinternRSU2025-03-03——6,771—676,849
Jim MinternRSU2025-05-13——44,955—4,412,783
Jim MinternPSU2025-05-1333,71767,433—134,8666,952,005
Nathan CreechRSU2025-05-13——32,934—3,232,801
Randy LakePSU2025-05-1314,16228,324—56,6482,920,063
Peter BuckleyRSU2025-03-03——3,892—389,108
Peter BuckleyPSU2025-05-137,74015,480—30,9601,595,911
Peter BuckleyRSU2025-05-13——10,317—1,012,717

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Nathan Creech$5,268,027$2,376,752$031.1%
Randy Lake2,636,1892,920,063052.6%
Jim Mintern5,089,6326,952,005057.7%
Peter Buckley1,401,8251,595,911053.2%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Peter BuckleyPSU3,475—$433,694
Peter BuckleyPSU3,917—488,814
Nathan CreechPSU5,177—646,065
Nathan CreechPSU5,301—661,544
Randy LakePSU6,360—793,740
Jim MinternPSU6,813—850,286
Nathan CreechPSU7,564—943,951
Randy LakePSU7,879—983,301
Jim MinternPSU9,816—1,225,011
Nathan CreechPSU9,863—1,230,901
Randy LakePSU11,240—1,402,739
Jim MinternPSU14,372—1,793,626
Jim MinternPSU15,142—1,889,768
Peter BuckleyPSU15,643—1,952,193
Randy LakePSU17,064—2,129,525
Peter BuckleyPSU22,912—2,859,385
Nathan CreechPSU23,296—2,907,354
Peter BuckleyPSU24,187—3,018,494
Randy LakePSU28,621—3,571,957
Jim MinternPSU30,676—3,828,305
Nathan CreechPSU33,280—4,153,328
Nathan CreechPSU37,158—4,637,296
Randy LakePSU42,713—5,330,535
Jim MinternPSU51,460—6,422,266
Jim MinternPSU61,785—7,710,745
Nathan CreechPSU64,172—8,008,644
Randy LakePSU65,758—8,206,598
Jim MinternPSU68,141—8,504,018
Randy LakePSU73,767—9,206,077
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Richie BoucherIndependent · Acquisitions, Divestments & Finance (Chair) · Compensation (Chair)$478,000$300,000$0—$28,000$806,000
Lamar McKayIndependent · Nomination & Corporate Governance (Chair) · Compensation205,000180,0000—0385,000
Shaun KellyIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Acquisitions, Divestments & Finance168,000180,0000—0348,000
Caroline DowlingIndependent · Audit · Compensation140,000180,0000—28,000348,000
Mary K. RhinehartIndependent · Compensation160,000180,0000—6,000346,000
Siobhan TalbotIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nomination & Corporate Governance140,000180,0000—22,000342,000
Richard FearonIndependent · Acquisitions, Divestments & Finance · Audit · Compensation140,000180,0000—5,000325,000
Badar KhanIndependent · Audit140,000180,0000—2,000322,000
Johan Karlstrom140,000180,0000—2,000322,000
Gillian L. PlattIndependent · Compensation140,000180,0000—2,000322,000
Christina VerchereIndependent · Acquisitions, Divestments & Finance · Audit140,000180,0000—0320,000
Jim MinternEmployee director000000
P. DeckerIndependent · Departed during FY——0—0—

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$140,000
Annual equity retainer$180,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)28,000 / 25,000 / 20,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$1,991,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$2,100,000
All other compensation$95,000
Total cost of the board$4,186,000

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names CRH Public as a peer

Companies that benchmark against CRH

2 companies name CRH as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses CRH in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named CRH in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1CRH Public Ltd Co2025Jim Mintern$1,750,000$12,041,637$0$3,622,500$17,841,808
2Vulcan Materials2025J. Thomas Hill1,235,0007,906,5131,976,2883,043,00014,699,497
3Martin Marietta Materials2025C. Howard Nye1,368,3339,428,72602,835,71914,264,065
4Carlisle Companies2025D. Christian Koch1,493,0006,376,9292,612,603011,359,438
5Fortune Brands Innovations2025Nicholas Fink1,275,0006,375,0022,124,998249,90010,476,545
6Eagle Materials2026Michael Haack1,119,4565,457,2701,657,8341,948,98710,302,728
7Advanced Drainage Systems2026D. Scott Barbour1,050,0005,309,8111,143,5572,216,5509,780,935
8Construction Partners2025Fred J. (Jule) Smith, III837,3082,870,3280875,0006,410,129

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
CRH Public Ltd Co138%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSR performanceSemler Brossy Consulting Group LLC
Advanced Drainage Systemsnot disclosedPRSU 60 · RSU 20 · Option 20not disclosedWTW
Carlisle Companiesnot disclosedPSU 33 · RSU 33 · Options 33NoWillis Towers Watson
Construction Partners100%PSU 73 · RSU 27NoDana Krieg (independent compensation consultant)
Eagle Materialsnot disclosedOptions 50 · PSU 25 · RSU 25Yes — Average Absolute Total Stockholder Return (Avg. A-TSR)Meridian Compensation Partners
Fortune Brands Innovations14.0%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25NoWillis Towers Watson
Martin Marietta Materials185%PSU 55 · RSU 45Yes — Relative TSRPay Governance
Vulcan Materialsnot disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 20 · SOSAR 20Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR) percentile rank relative to S&P 500 IndexMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20252025-05-08474,768,24127,235,0351,543,08894.57%Passed
20242024-04-25453,573,68214,263,941210,87396.95%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20252025-05-0894.57%a
20242024-04-2596.95%b

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)303 : 1
CEO total compensation$17,841,808
Median employee compensation$58,919
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (46 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Jim Mintern. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 17,841,808. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Nathan Creech. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 10,992,579. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Randy Lake. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 10,272,161. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Nancy Buese. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 9,345,345. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Peter Buckley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,893,065. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Alan Connolly. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,790,187. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Nathan Creech RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Randy Lake RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Nathan Creech PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Nathan Creech RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Randy Lake RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jim Mintern RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jim Mintern RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jim Mintern PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Nathan Creech RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Randy Lake PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Peter Buckley RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Peter Buckley PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Peter Buckley RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 303 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Richie Boucher. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 806,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Lamar McKay. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 385,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Shaun Kelly. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 348,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Caroline Dowling. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 348,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Mary K. Rhinehart. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 346,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Siobhan Talbot. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 342,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Richard Fearon. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 325,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Badar Khan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 322,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Johan Karlstrom. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 322,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Gillian L. Platt. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 322,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Christina Verchere. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 320,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jim Mintern. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, P. Decker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.57% (votes for as printed: 474,768,241). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-04-29. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.95% (votes for as printed: 453,573,682). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 1,991,000 + equity 2,100,000 + all other 95,000 = 4,186,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • CRH Public Ltd Co (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in CRH Public Ltd Co's own proxy. As printed: 17,841,808. View filing ↗
  • Vulcan Materials, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Vulcan Materials's own proxy. As printed: 14,699,497. View filing ↗
  • Martin Marietta Materials, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Martin Marietta Materials's own proxy. As printed: 14,264,065. View filing ↗
  • Carlisle Companies, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Carlisle Companies's own proxy. As printed: 11,359,438. View filing ↗
  • Fortune Brands Innovations, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Fortune Brands Innovations's own proxy. As printed: 10,476,545. View filing ↗
  • Eagle Materials, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Eagle Materials's own proxy. As printed: 10,302,728. View filing ↗
  • Advanced Drainage Systems, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-03. CEO total compensation as printed in Advanced Drainage Systems's own proxy. As printed: 9,780,935. View filing ↗
  • Construction Partners, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Construction Partners's own proxy. As printed: 6,410,129. View filing ↗
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