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

Core & Main (CNM) recorded quarterly Inventory Average of $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, down 3.38% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and up 7.75% on a YoY basis from $929.0 million in Q1 2025.

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 Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Inventory Average rose 7.75% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (up 7.75% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $947.0 million, up 13.14% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average was $1.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Core & Main, down from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of $788.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $973.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $963.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Inventory Average jumped 76.05% in 2022, then declined 27.56% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then retreated by 25.67% to $860.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 10.99% to $954.5 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.54% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then fell by 3.38% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $1.0 billion (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 Avg. (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 2.33 Bn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 1.72 Bn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 4.64 Bn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 4.11 Bn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 1.55 Bn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 1.58 Bn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 527.66 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 1.00 Bn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 1.56 Bn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 668.93 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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