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

Core & Main (CNM) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$74.0 million in Q1 2026, down 72.09% quarter-over-quarter from -$43.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 138.71% on a YoY basis from $191.2 million in Q1 2025.

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 -$74.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 138.71% year-over-year to -$74.0 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$145.0 million (up 81.6% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$145.0 million, up 81.6% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$74.0 million for Q1 2026 at Core & Main, down from -$43.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$11.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$756.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$124.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$45.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 20332.43% in 2022, then surged 97.49% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$77.0 million in 2022, then surged by 76.62% to -$18.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 672.22% to -$139.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 69.06% to -$43.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 72.09% to -$74.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$74.0 million (Q1 2026), -$43.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$12.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn -102.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn -57.60 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn -94.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn -19.90 Mn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 93.14 Mn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -19.50 Mn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn -13.39 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn -74.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn -7.76 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn -21.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Oct 29, 2023 -18.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -18.00 Mn