Core & Main (CNM) Change in Inventory (2020 - 2026)

Core & Main's Change in Inventory history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$36.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 12.2% year-over-year to -$36.0 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $70.0 million (up 94.44% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $70.0 million, up 94.44% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory was -$36.0 million for Q1 2026 at Core & Main, up from -$46.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $207.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$150.0 million in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $3.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$35.0 million in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Change in Inventory jumped 2028.57% in 2022, then tumbled 1200.0% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$43.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 65.12% to -$71.0 million in 2023, then soared by 60.56% to -$28.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 64.29% to -$46.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 21.74% to -$36.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$36.0 million (Q1 2026), -$46.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$11.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.