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.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 281.0% year-over-year to 16.0%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 7.9%, up 2.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 7.9%, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 was 16.0% at Core & Main, up from 12.75% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 21.98% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 2.69% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 8.9% and a median of 8.2% in 2022 define the central range for FCF Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: skyrocketed 2262bps in 2023 and later crashed -1290bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 8.2% in 2022, then surged by 136bps to 19.38% in 2023, then crashed by -36bps to 12.37% in 2024, then grew by 3bps to 12.75% in 2025, then grew by 25bps to 16.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for CNM at 16.0% in Q1 2026, 12.75% in Q4 2025, and 1.15% in Q3 2025.