Core & Main (CNM) Inventory (2021 - 2026)

Core & Main (CNM) recorded quarterly Inventory of $986.0 million in Q1 2026, down 2.95% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and up 8.59% on a YoY basis from $908.0 million in Q1 2025.

Core & Main (CNM) Inventory (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Core & Main's Inventory history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $986.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Inventory rose 8.59% year-over-year to $986.0 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $986.0 million (up 8.59% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $986.0 million, up 8.59% from the prior year.
  • Inventory was $986.0 million for Q1 2026 at Core & Main, down from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of $766.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Inventory has averaged $981.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $986.0 million in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Inventory surged 122.92% in 2022, then fell 28.22% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then dropped by 28.22% to $824.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 15.29% to $950.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 6.95% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then declined by 2.95% to $986.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory figures came in at $986.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 2.39 Bn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 1.69 Bn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 4.68 Bn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 4.21 Bn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 1.72 Bn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 1.67 Bn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 526.32 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 986.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 1.66 Bn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 677.38 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Aug 1, 2021 593.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 384.00 Mn