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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |