Core & Main (CNM) Cash from Operations (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) posted Cash from Operations of $62 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 82.4% from $34 million a year earlier but down 24.4% from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Cash from Operations (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 2, 2026, Cash from Operations at Core & Main was $683 million, up 12.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it came in at $650 million, up 4.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Core & Main's Cash from Operations was $621 million in FY2025 (-41.9%), $1.07 billion in FY2024 (+166.6%), $401 million in FY2023 and -$31 million in FY2022.
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of -$37 million in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of $373 million in fiscal Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 3.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with growth of 777.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a decline of 83.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior fiscal quarters was $82 million (Q1 2027), $268 million (Q4 2026) and $271 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 444.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 265.70 Mn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 772.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 162.20 Mn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 53.70 Mn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 165.00 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -2.54 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 178.20 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.65 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 62.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 62.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 82.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 268.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 271.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 34.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 77.00 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 235.00 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 260.00 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 48.00 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 294.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 373.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 282.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 120.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 307.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 154.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -23.00 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | -37.00 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 35.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 33.00 Mn |
API Access
Core & Main Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();