Core & Main (CNM) FCF Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026)

Core & Main (CNM) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.01 in Q1 2026, up 107.91% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0 in Q4 2025, and down 11.46% on a YoY basis from 0.01 in Q1 2025.

Core & Main (CNM) FCF Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Core & Main's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 11.46% year-over-year to 0.01; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.01 (down 38.26% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.01, down 38.26% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.01 for Q1 2026 at Core & Main, up from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.15 in Q4 2022 to a low of 2.62 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.14 across 5 years, with a median of 0.03 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio sank 2931.97% in 2022, then soared 178.18% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.15 in 2022, then sank by 84.69% to 0.02 in 2023, then slumped by 64.88% to 0.01 in 2024, then tumbled by 52.09% to 0.0 in 2025, then surged by 107.91% to 0.01 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.01 (Q1 2026), 0.0 (Q4 2025), and 0.08 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 0.41
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 0.86
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.23
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn -
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn -
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 0.47
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.20
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 0.01
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 2.67
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 0.66

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 1, 2026 0.01
Nov 2, 2025 0.00
Aug 3, 2025 0.08
May 4, 2025 0.03
Feb 2, 2025 0.01
Oct 27, 2024 0.01
Jul 28, 2024 0.08
Apr 28, 2024 0.06
Jan 28, 2024 0.03
Oct 29, 2023 0.02
Jul 30, 2023 0.05
Apr 30, 2023 0.09
Jan 29, 2023 0.06
Oct 30, 2022 0.15
Jul 31, 2022 -0.38
May 1, 2022 -0.12
Jan 30, 2022 -2.63
Oct 31, 2021 0.38
Aug 1, 2021 -0.17
May 2, 2021 -0.21