CRH (NYSE:CRH) reported quarterly earnings of $2.21 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.04 by 8.33 percent. This is a 13.92 percent increase over earnings of $1.94 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $10.777 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $10.652 billion by 1.17 percent. This is a 5.59 percent increase over sales of $10.206 billion the same period last year.