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.

  • For Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 12.2% year-over-year to -$36.0 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $70.0 million, up 94.44%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $70.0 million, 94.44% up from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was -$36.0 million at Core & Main, up from -$46.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $207.0 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$150.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $3.6 million and a median of -$35.0 million in 2023 define the central range for Change in Inventory.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: skyrocketed 2028.57% in 2022 and later plummeted 1200.0% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$43.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 65.12% to -$71.0 million in 2023, then surged by 60.56% to -$28.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 64.29% to -$46.0 million in 2025, then grew by 21.74% to -$36.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Inventory for CNM at -$36.0 million in Q1 2026, -$46.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$11.0 million in Q3 2025.