Growth Metrics

Core & Main (CNM) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)

Core & Main has reported FCF Margin over the past 7 years, most recently at 16.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put FCF Margin at 16.0% for Q1 2026, up 281.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 7.9% (up 2.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 7.9%, up 2.0%.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 was 16.0% at Core & Main, up from 12.75% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for CNM hit a ceiling of 21.98% in Q1 2023 and a floor of 2.69% in Q2 2022.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 8.2% (2022), compared with a mean of 8.9%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: soared 2262bps in 2023 and later tumbled -1290bps in 2024.
  • Core & Main's FCF Margin stood at 8.2% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 136bps to 19.38% in 2023, then tumbled by -36bps to 12.37% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 12.75% in 2025, then rose by 25bps to 16.0% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for FCF Margin were 16.0% (Q1 2026), 12.75% (Q4 2025), and 1.15% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.