Core & Main (CNM) Inventory Average (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) posted quarterly Inventory Average of $1.0 billion for Q2 2026, up 5.67% year-over-year from $988.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 4.35% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.
Core & Main (CNM) Inventory Average (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core & Main's Inventory Average history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.0 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Inventory Average rose 5.67% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (up 5.67% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $947.0 million, up 13.14% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average for Q2 2026 stood at $1.0 billion, up from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Inventory Average was $1.2 billion in Q4 2022, with the low at $788.6 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $975.8 million (2023), against an average of $977.6 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Inventory Average soared 76.05% in 2022, then dropped 27.56% in 2024.
- Core & Main's Inventory Average stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then fell by 25.67% to $860.0 million in 2023, then gained by 10.99% to $954.5 million in 2024, then gained by 8.54% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then advanced by 0.82% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CNM's Inventory Average at $1.0 billion in Q2 2026, $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 2.38 Bn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 4.64 Bn |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.32 Bn |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 527.66 Mn |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 1.80 Bn |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 1.04 Bn |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 1.52 Bn |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 680.75 Mn |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | 3.74 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | 1.04 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 1.00 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| May 4, 2025 | 988.50 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 929.00 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 954.50 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 952.00 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 855.50 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 795.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 860.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 963.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 1.10 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.11 Bn |
| May 1, 2022 | 959.50 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 788.60 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 657.20 Mn |