Core & Main (CNM) EBT Margin (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 5.95% in Q1 2026, down 35.47% quarter-over-quarter from 9.21% in Q4 2025, and up 76.0% on a YoY basis from 3.38% in Q1 2025.
Core & Main (CNM) EBT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core & Main's EBT Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.95% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 76.0% year-over-year to 5.95%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 7.94% (up 18.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 7.94%, up 18.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 5.95% for Q1 2026 at Core & Main, down from 9.21% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 11.99% in Q4 2022 to a low of 5.18% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 8.94% across 5 years, with a median of 9.18% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBT Margin surged 1082 bps in 2022, then sank 272 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 11.99% in 2022, then slipped by 10 bps to 10.78% in 2023, then fell by 15 bps to 9.18% in 2024, then rose by 0 bps to 9.21% in 2025, then sank by 35 bps to 5.95% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 5.95% (Q1 2026), 9.21% (Q4 2025), and 8.7% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.43 Bn | 62.25 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 14.01% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 52.87 Bn | 52.56 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 20.36% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.71 Bn | 42.89 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.21 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 3.24% |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.12 Bn | 13.98 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 7.61% |
| 6 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.70 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 10.80% |
| 7 | Qxo | 11.53 Bn | 8.48 Bn | 409.30 Mn | -16.20% |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.91 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 5.95% |
| 9 | Pool | 6.54 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 6.17% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.47 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 6.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 5.95% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 9.21% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 8.70% |
| May 4, 2025 | 7.38% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 5.18% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 9.18% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 8.55% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 7.70% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 6.53% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 10.78% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 10.96% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.42% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 7.57% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 11.99% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 11.82% |
| May 1, 2022 | 10.45% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 9.55% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 9.54% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 1.00% |
| May 2, 2021 | 3.13% |