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

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DateValue
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