Core & Main CNM
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As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 9:46 AM EDT

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

Core & Main (CNM) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of $119.0 million for Q2 2026, down 26.99% year-over-year from $163.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 430.56% quarter-over-quarter from -$36.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Core & Main's Change in Inventory history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $119.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Inventory fell 26.99% year-over-year to $119.0 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $26.0 million (down 72.63% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $70.0 million, up 94.44% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q2 2026 stood at $119.0 million, up from -$36.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $207.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$150.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$31.5 million (2023), against an average of $10.1 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Change in Inventory soared 2028.57% in 2022, then slumped 1200.0% in 2025.
  • Core & Main's Change in Inventory stood at -$43.0 million in 2022, then sank by 65.12% to -$71.0 million in 2023, then surged by 60.56% to -$28.0 million in 2024, then sank by 64.29% to -$46.0 million in 2025, then surged by 358.7% to $119.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CNM's Change in Inventory at $119.0 million in Q2 2026, -$36.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$46.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Inventory (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 60.88 Bn 60.29 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 55.34 Bn 55.13 Bn 1.06 Bn 44.80 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.14 Bn 42.32 Bn 2.32 Bn 92.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 16.24 Bn 15.43 Bn 1.46 Bn 217.20 Mn
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.95 Bn 11.82 Bn 411.22 Mn -
6 Watsco 11.85 Bn 11.39 Bn 578.93 Mn 113.54 Mn
7 Core & Main 8.35 Bn 8.20 Bn 520.00 Mn 119.00 Mn
8 Pool 6.58 Bn 6.55 Bn 540.76 Mn -282.15 Mn
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.52 Bn 6.44 Bn 430.41 Mn 7.29 Mn
10 Xometry 5.04 Bn 4.52 Bn 87.15 Mn 296,000.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 3, 2026 119.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 -36.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2025 -46.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 -11.00 Mn
May 4, 2025 163.00 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 -41.00 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 -28.00 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 1.00 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 104.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -72.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -71.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 -150.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -35.00 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 -106.00 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 -43.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 91.00 Mn
May 1, 2022 207.00 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 135.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 96.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 84.00 Mn