Core & Main, Inc. (CNM) stock

CNMNYSEWholesale-Durable Goods, NECFiscal year ends January 31

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 2, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 9, 2026Score 15/304% below fair value

$45.00+0.38 (+0.85%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $8.57BP/E 18.6Yield –

Core & Main statistics

103 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Mar 23, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Aug 2, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $8.57B; $1.01B
Enterprise Value: $10.78B; $1.51B
PE Ratio: 18.59; 19.91
PS Ratio: 1.11; 0.77
PB Ratio: 4.22; 2.13
P/FCF Ratio: 13.65; 19.40
P/OCF Ratio: 12.55; 15.45

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.40; 0.88
EV / EBITDA: 11.62; 12.72
EV / EBIT: 14.53; 15.17
EV / FCF: 17.17; 19.88

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 190M; 38M
Shares Change (YoY): -1.76%; -0.05%
Float: 185M; 35M
Shares Held by Insiders: 2.66%; 15.1%
Shares Held by Institutions: 105.4%; 79.6%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 12M; –
Short Interest Change: -0.59%; -1.13%
Short % of Float: 6.23%; 4.91%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 6.07%; 3.15%
Days to Cover: 7.44; 3.77

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $59.66; –
52-Week Low: $39.41; –
20-Day Moving Average: $44.34; –
50-Day Moving Average: $42.82; –
200-Day Moving Average: $47.39; –
Average True Range (14): $1.73; –
Price Change (1 Week): -2.11%; 2.51%
Price Change (1 Month): 7.68%; -7.03%
Price Change (3 Months): -0.75%; -9.92%
Price Change (6 Months): -3.78%; -3.78%
Price Change (YTD): -13.4%; 1.83%
Price Change (1 Year): -8.37%; -1.29%
Price Change (3 Years): 35.0%; 21.3%
Price Change (5 Years): 51.4%; 2.10%
Average Volume (10 Days): 3M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 2M; –
Relative Volume: 0.77; 0.69
Relative Strength Index (14): 53.0; 45.7
Volatility (1 Year): 34.2%; 53.4%
Beta (5 Years): 1.19; 0.96

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 27.0%; 25.9%
Operating Margin: 9.64%; 3.07%
Pretax Margin: 8.14%; 2.57%
Profit Margin: 5.96%; 1.82%
EBITDA Margin: 12.1%; 3.94%
FCF Margin: 8.16%; 1.93%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 23.4%; 7.65%
Return on Assets (ROA): 7.05%; 2.30%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 13.7%; 7.00%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 13.4%; 6.64%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.47; 2.00
Quick Ratio: 1.41; 0.93
Debt / Equity: 1.21; 0.57
Debt / EBITDA: 2.64; 2.01
Debt / FCF: 3.90; 3.35
Net Debt / EBITDA: 2.30; 1.71
Interest Coverage: 6.29; 0.93

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): -0.54%; 6.67%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 6.50%; 6.24%
EPS Growth (YoY): 8.52%; 8.64%
FCF Growth (YoY): 11.3%; 8.21%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 4.76%; 1.79%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 16.0%; 8.00%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 2.74%; -5.23%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.18; 1.34
Inventory Turnover: 5.12; 4.98
Revenue Per Employee: $1.37M; $725.35K
Profits Per Employee: $81.96K; $11.10K
Employee Count: 5,600; 787
WACC: 9.47%; 9.30%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $7.70B; $1.44B
Gross Profit: $2.08B; $469.86M
Operating Income: $742.00M; $26.11M
Pretax Income: $627.00M; $22.92M
Net Income: $459.00M; $12.05M
EBITDA: $928.00M; $56.48M
EPS (Diluted): $2.42; $0.58

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $312.00M; $36.92M
Total Debt: $2.45B; $297.09M
Net Cash (Debt): -$2.14B; -$1.76M
Net Cash Per Share: -$11.22; -$0.16
Equity (Book Value): $2.03B; $231.95M
Book Value Per Share: $10.66; $16.12
Tangible Book Value: -$649.00M; $41.08M
Working Capital: $1.75B; $150.13M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $683.00M; $4.85M
Capital Expenditures: -$55.00M; -$20.25M
Free Cash Flow: $628.00M; $58.02M
FCF Per Share: $3.30; $2.29

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 5.35%; 3.16%
FCF Yield: 7.33%; 3.86%
Buyback Yield: 4.26%; 2.20%
Shareholder Yield: 4.26%; 2.40%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $118.00M; $14.74M
Income Tax: $148.00M; $11.58M
Effective Tax Rate: 23.6%; 24.5%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $24.09; $51.33
Graham Upside: -46.5%; -37.5%
Altman Z-Score: 3.11; 3.12
Piotroski F-Score: 7; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.64; -2.50

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CNM	S&P 500	Difference	CNM per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+10.2%	-3.0%	+13.3 pts
3 months	-2.5%	-2.8%	+0.3 pts
Year to date	-13.4%	+11.5%	−24.9 pts
1 year	-6.5%	+13.5%	−20.0 pts
3 years	+40.9%	+77.7%	−36.8 pts	+12.1%	+21.1%
5 years	+51.4%	+72.6%	−21.2 pts	+8.7%	+11.5%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

12M CNM shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 0.6% from the previous report, or 6.23% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 50.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	11,559,275	-0.6%	1,553,988	7.4
Oct 15, 2026	11,627,645	-6.8%	1,800,782	6.5
Sep 30, 2026	12,470,102	+22.6%	2,614,225	4.8
Sep 15, 2026	10,170,572	-9.6%	3,294,423	3.1
Aug 31, 2026	11,254,792	+4.5%	1,922,840	5.8
Aug 14, 2026	10,765,013	-4.5%	1,784,615	6.0
Jul 31, 2026	11,268,016	+8.9%	1,854,948	6.1
Jul 15, 2026	10,350,272	+9.5%	2,346,287	4.4
Jun 30, 2026	9,449,427	+8.4%	3,230,709	2.9
Jun 15, 2026	8,718,881	-5.9%	2,834,608	3.1
May 29, 2026	9,268,108	+2.5%	1,911,580	4.8
May 15, 2026	9,038,934	+14.5%	2,101,710	4.3