The biggest name in American aggregates just got bigger. CRH closed its roughly $8.5 billion purchase of Dallas-based Arcosa on Oct. 23, months ahead of the timeline the two companies gave when they announced the deal in June (via CRH).
Arcosa is now a wholly owned subsidiary of CRH Americas, according to a filing Arcosa made with the Securities and Exchange Commission the same day. Arcosa shareholders get $150 a share in cash, which added up to about $7.5 billion for the stock and cash-settled equity awards. Trading in Arcosa's shares was halted before the market opened on the closing date, and the company has asked the New York Stock Exchange to delist them.
When the deal was first announced on June 22, both companies said they expected it to close in the first quarter of 2027, pending a shareholder vote and regulatory approvals. It wrapped up about a quarter early.
If you don't know the Arcosa name, you may know its rock. The company's construction products business runs 109 quarries and yards, nine asphalt plants and 19 terminals, and it shipped about 35 million tons of aggregates in 2025, according to the June announcement. It serves 13 of the country's 50 largest metro areas, spread across Texas, New Jersey, Arizona, Florida and Tennessee. Its other main business, engineered structures, makes infrastructure products for the power transmission market, where it ranks among the top three manufacturers.
Arcosa had been building out its aggregates side for a while. In 2024 it bought the construction materials business of Stavola Holding Corp. in New Jersey for $1.2 billion, and earlier this year it sold its marine products division to Wynnchurch Capital for $450 million, Dallas Innovates reported when the CRH deal was announced.
CRH, the Irish-founded materials giant that now trades on the New York Stock Exchange, was already the largest aggregates producer in the U.S. With Arcosa folded in, the company says it will have more than 265 million tons of combined annual aggregates production. CRH also said in June that it expects about $175 million a year in cost savings from combining the two businesses by the third year, and that it planned to fund the deal with cash on hand and committed debt financing.
"This strategic acquisition reinforces our position as the #1 infrastructure player in North America," CRH CEO Jim Mintern said when the deal was announced. In the closing announcement, CRH said the deal adds to its exposure to road, water, energy and data projects across the country.
CRH plans to release its third-quarter results on Oct. 29, along with updated 2026 guidance that reflects the Arcosa purchase.
Why it matters for Contractors
Most small builders and remodelers never deal with a company like CRH directly. You buy gravel, base, sand, asphalt and ready-mix from a local yard or through a supplier. But in large parts of Texas, New Jersey, Arizona, Florida and Tennessee, that local yard may now belong to the same parent as the competing yard down the road.
Nobody has announced price changes tied to this deal, and it would be guesswork to predict them. What usually changes after an acquisition like this is the paperwork: new account terms, new credit applications, new invoice formats and sometimes new delivery minimums. If you've been buying from an Arcosa yard, watch for letters on your account and read them before you sign anything.
It's also a good moment to check how many options you really have for stone and base on your jobs. If most of your quotes now trace back to one owner, it's worth getting a second source lined up, even if you rarely use it, so you have something to compare against when pricing season comes around.