Core & Main, Inc. (CNM)
Core & Main, Inc. engages in the distribution of water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products and related services in the United States. The company's products portfolio include pipes, valves, hydrants, fittings, and other products and services used for service, repair and replacement of underground water infrastructure; storm drainage products, such as corrugated HDPE and metal piping systems, retention basins, inline drains, manholes, grates, geosynthetics, erosion control, and other related products; fire protection products, including fire protection pipes, valves, fittings, sprinkler heads and other accessories, as well as fabrication and kitting services; smart meter products; and smart metering solutions which include meter accessories, meter installation, network infrastructure and software installation, training, and long-term services, as well as engineered treatment plant products. Its specialty products and services are used in the maintenance, repair, replacement, and construction of water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection infrastructure. The company serves municipalities, private water companies, and professional contractors in the municipal, non-residential, and residential end markets. Core & Main, Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- Symbol
- CNM
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial Distribution
- Market cap
- $7.98B
- 52 week range
- 40.03 - 59.66
Valuation
- Share price
- $42.76 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.67x
- Price to book
- 3.79x
- Price to free cash flow
- 12.71x
- Enterprise value
- $10.42B
- Book value per share
- $11.27
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | -0.70% |
| 5 days | +4.09% |
| 1 month | -4.72% |
| 3 months | -7.94% |
| 6 months | -11.67% |
| Year to date | -17.72% |
| 1 year | -16.57% |
| 3 years | +50.40% |
| 5 years | +58.25% |
| All time | +113.80% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 21.26%
- Return on invested capital
- 13.45%
- Return on assets
- 7.25%
- Return on capital employed
- 13.86%
- Gross margin
- 26.93%
- Net margin
- 5.77%
- EBITDA margin
- 11.95%
- Revenue growth
- 2.77%
- Net income growth
- 7.30%
- Free cash flow growth
- 3.07%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 7.87%
- Current ratio
- 2.47x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 2.60x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2026-02-01
- Fiscal year
- 2026
- Revenue
- $7.65B
- Cost of revenue
- $5.59B
- Gross profit
- $2.06B
- EBITDA
- $914.00M
- Net income
- $441.00M
- Earnings per share
- $2.32
- Shares outstanding
- 189.72M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|
| 2026-02-01 | $7.65B | $2.06B | $441.00M | $2.32 |
| 2025-02-02 | $7.44B | $1.98B | $411.00M | $2.14 |
| 2024-01-28 | $6.70B | $1.82B | $371.00M | $2.15 |
| 2023-01-29 | $6.65B | $1.79B | $366.00M | $2.16 |
| 2022-01-30 | $5.00B | $1.28B | $166.00M | $0.57 |
| 2021-01-31 | $3.64B | $878.00M | $37.00M | $0.00 |
| 2020-02-02 | $3.39B | $789.00M | $36.00M | $0.00 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|
| 2026-02-01 | 26.93% | 5.77% | 21.26% | 13.45% |
| 2025-02-02 | 26.61% | 5.52% | 23.17% | 13.48% |
| 2024-01-28 | 27.13% | 5.54% | 24.34% | 17.03% |
| 2023-01-29 | 26.99% | 5.50% | 15.19% | 16.73% |
| 2022-01-30 | 25.58% | 3.32% | 9.07% | 10.83% |
| 2021-01-31 | 24.11% | 1.02% | 4.62% | 6.25% |
| 2020-02-02 | 23.28% | 1.06% | 0.00% | - |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|
| 2026-02-01 | $220.00M | $2.12B |
| 2025-02-02 | $8.00M | $2.24B |
| 2024-01-28 | $1.00M | $1.86B |
| 2023-01-29 | $177.00M | $1.44B |
| 2022-01-30 | $1.00M | $1.46B |
| 2021-01-31 | $381.00M | $2.25B |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|
| 2026-02-01 | $604.00M | $17.00M |
| 2025-02-02 | $586.00M | $14.00M |
| 2024-01-28 | $1.03B | $10.00M |
| 2023-01-29 | $376.00M | $11.00M |
| 2022-01-30 | $-51.00M | $25.00M |
| 2021-01-31 | $202.00M | $4.00M |
| 2020-02-02 | $180.00M | $4.00M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2005-06-03
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|
| 2005-06-03 | $0.01 |
| 2005-05-04 | $0.08 |
| 2005-04-05 | $0.08 |
| 2005-03-03 | $0.07 |
| 2005-02-03 | $0.07 |
| 2005-01-05 | $0.07 |
| 2004-12-03 | $0.02 |
| 2004-10-05 | $0.08 |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Jul/2026 | $0.91 |
| 2026-06-10 | - | - |
| 2026-03-24 | - | - |
| 2025-12-09 | - | - |
| 2025-09-09 | - | - |
| 2025-06-26 | - | - |
| 2025-06-10 | - | - |
| 2025-03-25 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- coreandmain.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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