Core & Main (CNM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main's (CNM) Interest Coverage Ratio was 7.09 for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 3.2% from 6.87 a year earlier and up 8.2% from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 2, 2026, Core & Main's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 6.29, up 14.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it came in at 6.02, up 18.8% from FY2025.
- By fiscal year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 5.06 in FY2025 (-44.6%), 9.14 in FY2024 (-22.2%), 11.74 in FY2023 (+170.8%) and 4.34 in FY2022 (+225.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio spans a low of 3.44 in fiscal Q4 2025 and a high of 14.63 in fiscal Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Interest Coverage Ratio has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 1.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Coverage Ratio in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 819.4%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 53.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 6.56 (Q1 2027), 4.07 (Q4 2026) and 7.33 (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 418.17 |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | - |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 24.26 |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | - |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | - |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | - |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 3.09 |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.82 Bn | 7.12 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 7.09 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 7.09 |
| May 3, 2026 | 6.56 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 4.07 |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 7.33 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 6.87 |
| May 4, 2025 | 5.70 |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 3.44 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 6.19 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 5.67 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 4.94 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 5.27 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 10.85 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 10.27 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.65 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 6.20 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 14.63 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 13.94 |
| May 1, 2022 | 13.85 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 8.38 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 12.25 |
API Access
Core & Main Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();