Core & Main (CNM) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) posted EBIT Margin of 10.58% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 0.41 percentage points from 10.18% a year earlier and up 1.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Core & Main (CNM) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 2, 2026, EBIT Margin at Core & Main was 9.64%, up 0.19 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it was 9.44%, down 0.22 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBIT Margin has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +4.36 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Core & Main's EBIT Margin was 9.66% in FY2025 (-1.38 pp), 11.04% in FY2024 (-0.61 pp), 11.65% in FY2023 (+3.16 pp) and 8.49% in FY2022 (+3.41 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has run from a low of 7.30% in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 12.87% in fiscal Q3 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2023, with a gain of 5.03 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a drop of 1.85 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 9.27% (Q1 2027), 7.46% (Q4 2026) and 10.67% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 16.07% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 21.02% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 9.54% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.73% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.78% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.32% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 7.20% |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.82 Bn | 7.12 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 10.58% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 10.58% |
| May 3, 2026 | 9.27% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 7.46% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 10.67% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 10.18% |
| May 4, 2025 | 8.95% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 7.30% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 10.94% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 8.06% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 11.88% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 12.14% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 11.50% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 9.02% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 12.87% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 12.74% |
| May 1, 2022 | 11.26% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 8.75% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.46% |
Core & Main EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "CNM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();