Core & Main (CNM) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) posted Capital Expenditures of $18 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 80.0% from $10 million a year earlier and up 28.6% from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 2, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Core & Main was $55 million, up 31.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it came in at $46 million, up 31.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 30.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Core & Main's Capital Expenditures was $35 million in FY2025 (-10.3%), $39 million in FY2024 (+56.0%), $25 million in FY2023 (+25.0%) and $20 million in FY2022 (+66.7%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 35.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with growth of 280.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2025, with a decline of 57.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior fiscal quarters was $14 million (Q1 2027), $15 million (Q4 2026) and $8 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 64.44 Bn | 63.20 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 99.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.37 Bn | 58.35 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 111.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 57.63 Bn | 56.55 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 64.10 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.02 Bn | 40.24 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.00 Bn | 30.88 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 855.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.06 Bn | 19.10 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 93.40 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.10 Bn | 15.41 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 28.20 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.49 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 5.25 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.72 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 8.99 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.63 Bn | 6.93 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 18.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 18.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 14.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 15.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 8.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 10.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 13.00 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 11.00 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 7.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 5.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 19.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 5.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 5.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 5.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 9.00 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 6.00 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 8.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.00 Mn |
API Access
Core & Main Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CNM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();