Growth Metrics

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

Core & Main has reported Change in Inventory over the past 7 years, most recently at -$36.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Change in Inventory at -$36.0 million for Q1 2026, up 12.2% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was $70.0 million (up 94.44% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $70.0 million, up 94.44%.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was -$36.0 million at Core & Main, up from -$46.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for CNM hit a ceiling of $207.0 million in Q2 2022 and a floor of -$150.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • Median Change in Inventory over the past 5 years was -$35.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of $3.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: soared 2028.57% in 2022 and later crashed 1200.0% in 2025.
  • Core & Main's Change in Inventory stood at -$43.0 million in 2022, then plummeted by 65.12% to -$71.0 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 60.56% to -$28.0 million in 2024, then crashed by 64.29% to -$46.0 million in 2025, then rose by 21.74% to -$36.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Change in Inventory were -$36.0 million (Q1 2026), -$46.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$11.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.