Core & Main (CNM) Cash from Investing Activities (2020 - 2026)

Core & Main (CNM) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$21.0 million for Q2 2026, down 31.25% year-over-year from -$30.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 71.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$74.0 million in Q1 2026.

Core & Main (CNM) Cash from Investing Activities (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Core & Main's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$21.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 31.25% year-over-year to -$21.0 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$150.0 million (up 34.78% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$145.0 million, up 81.6% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q2 2026 stood at -$21.0 million, up from -$74.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$11.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$756.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$44.5 million (2022), against an average of -$118.4 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities slumped 20332.43% in 2022, then jumped 97.49% in 2023.
  • Core & Main's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$77.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 76.62% to -$18.0 million in 2023, then sank by 672.22% to -$139.0 million in 2024, then soared by 69.06% to -$43.0 million in 2025, then surged by 51.16% to -$21.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CNM's Cash from Investing Activities at -$21.0 million in Q2 2026, -$74.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$43.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn -62.50 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn -94.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn -28.10 Mn
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn -13.39 Mn
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn 98.63 Mn
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn -21.00 Mn
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn -28.25 Mn
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn -20.81 Mn
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn -305.41 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 3, 2026 -21.00 Mn
May 3, 2026 -21.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 -74.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 -74.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2025 -43.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2025 -43.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 -12.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 -12.00 Mn
May 4, 2025 -16.00 Mn
May 4, 2025 -16.00 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 -139.00 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 -139.00 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 -44.00 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 -44.00 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 -574.00 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 -574.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -88.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -88.00 Mn