Core & Main (CNM) EPS (Basic) (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main's EPS (Basic) came in at $0.77 for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 9.3% from $0.71 a year earlier and up 34.6% from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) EPS (Basic) (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 2, 2026, Core & Main reported EPS (Basic) of $2.46, up 8.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it came in at $2.32, up 8.4% from FY2025.
- EPS (Basic) carries a four-year compound annual growth rate of 22.2% (FY2022 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EPS (Basic) was $2.14 in FY2025 (-0.1%), $2.15 in FY2024 (-0.6%), $2.16 in FY2023 (+107.1%) and $1.04 in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) in data going back to fiscal Q2 2022.
- Year-over-year, EPS (Basic) has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EPS (Basic) over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 252.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 8.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CNM's EPS (Basic) at $0.57 (Q1 2027), $0.37 (Q4 2026) and $0.72 (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 12.08 |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.33 |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 2.13 |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 1.07 |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 6.33 |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.28 |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 3.17 |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 4.00 |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 0.06 |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.82 Bn | 7.12 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 0.77 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 0.77 |
| May 3, 2026 | 0.57 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 0.72 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 0.71 |
| May 4, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 0.69 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 0.65 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.66 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 0.65 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.69 |
| May 1, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.40 |
API Access
Core & Main EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();