Core & Main, Inc.

CNM Industrials Industrial Distribution

Core & Main, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $7.6 billion, up 2.77% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+2.48%
EPS
+8.45%
Free cash flow
+83.3%
Total debt
+8.46%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

46.85 1.78 −3.66%
Market cap
$8.9B
P/E
19.3×
Fwd P/E
16.8×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
3.62
Beneish M
−2.65
Dividend safety
72/100

Core & Main, Inc. (CNM) Return on equity

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Core & Main, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 22.6%, down 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (22.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.00% (fiscal 2019) to 24.9% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 88% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 13.2% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 22.9% (2.00)
FY2025 24.9% 6.06
FY2024 18.9% 1.60
FY2023 17.3% 4.65
FY2022 12.6% 7.48
FY2021 5.13% 0.14
FY2020 4.99% 4.99
FY2019 0.00% —

Against its own ten years

Low 0.00% High 24.9%
Ten-year median 14.9%
Current reading's percentile 88

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
POOL Pool Corporation compare 30.2%
CNM Core & Main, Inc. 22.6%
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 22.5%
MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. compare 15.8%
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 15.5%
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 13.2%
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 12.8%
XMTR Xometry, Inc. compare −3.89%
QXO QXO, Inc. compare −7.22%
Industrial Distribution industry median 13.2%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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