Core & Main (CNM) Debt Ratio (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.35 in Q1 2026, up 3.29% quarter-over-quarter from 0.34 in Q4 2025, and down 8.35% on a YoY basis from 0.39 in Q1 2025.
Core & Main (CNM) Debt Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core & Main's Debt Ratio history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.35 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 8.35% year-over-year to 0.35; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.35 (down 8.35% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.35, down 8.35% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.35 for Q1 2026 at Core & Main, up from 0.34 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.4 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.29 in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.34 across 5 years, with a median of 0.34 in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Debt Ratio slumped 42.53% in 2022, then surged 35.24% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.3 in 2022, then decreased by 4.24% to 0.29 in 2023, then soared by 35.24% to 0.39 in 2024, then declined by 11.76% to 0.34 in 2025, then advanced by 3.29% to 0.35 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.34 (Q4 2025), and 0.36 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.43 Bn | 62.25 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 0.28 |
| 2 | Fastenal | 52.87 Bn | 52.56 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 0.02 |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.71 Bn | 42.89 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.23 |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.21 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 0.34 |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.12 Bn | 13.98 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 0.10 |
| 6 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.70 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 0.12 |
| 7 | Qxo | 11.53 Bn | 8.48 Bn | 409.30 Mn | 0.18 |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.91 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 0.35 |
| 9 | Pool | 6.54 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 0.31 |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.47 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 0.21 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 0.36 |
| May 4, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 0.37 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.31 |
| May 1, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.34 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 0.58 |