Core & Main (CNM) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main's EBITDA Margin came in at 12.91% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 0.44 percentage points from 12.47% a year earlier and up 1.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Core & Main (CNM) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 2, 2026, Core & Main reported EBITDA Margin of 12.15%, up 0.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it was 11.95%, down 0.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBITDA Margin has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +2.67 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBITDA Margin was 12.27% in FY2025 (-1.07 pp), 13.34% in FY2024 (-0.54 pp), 13.88% in FY2023 (+2.39 pp) and 11.49% in FY2022 (+2.21 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is 10.25% (fiscal Q4 2025) to 14.91% (fiscal Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 4.17 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 1.56 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CNM's EBITDA Margin at 11.73% (Q1 2027), 10.50% (Q4 2026) and 13.00% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 17.39% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 22.93% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 9.49% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 40.96% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 11.04% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 6.68% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 12.98% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.84% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 13.44% |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.82 Bn | 7.12 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 12.91% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 12.91% |
| May 3, 2026 | 11.73% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 10.50% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 13.00% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 12.47% |
| May 4, 2025 | 11.46% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 10.25% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 13.35% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 12.88% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 12.29% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 10.83% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 14.01% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 14.19% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 13.85% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 11.79% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 14.91% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 14.72% |
| May 1, 2022 | 13.52% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 11.80% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.10% |
Core & Main EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();