Core & Main (CNM) Inventory (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) reported Inventory of $1.14 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 7.7% from $1.06 billion a year earlier and up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Inventory (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), Core & Main posted Inventory of $986 million, up 8.6% from FY2025.
- Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Inventory came in at $908 million in FY2025 (+18.5%), $766 million in FY2024 (-26.8%), $1.05 billion in FY2023 (+22.3%) and $856 million in FY2022 (+122.9%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Inventory since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Inventory has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Inventory in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 122.9%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 28.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $1.1 billion (Q1 2027), $986 million (Q4 2026) and $1.02 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 2.37 Bn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 4.68 Bn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 192.00 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.42 Bn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 508.98 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 1.89 Bn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 828.70 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.82 Bn | 7.12 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 1.14 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 1.14 Bn |
| May 3, 2026 | 1.10 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 986.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 1.02 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| May 4, 2025 | 1.07 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 908.00 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 950.00 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 959.00 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 945.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 766.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 824.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 896.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 1.05 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| May 1, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 856.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 721.20 Mn |
API Access
Core & Main Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();