Core & Main (CNM) Inventory Average (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main's (CNM) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $1.1 billion in Q3 2026, up 5.41% year-over-year from $1.1 billion in Q3 2025, and up 7.23% on a QoQ basis from $1.0 billion in Q2 2026.
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Core & Main (CNM) Inventory Average (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core & Main (CNM) has 6 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $1.1 billion in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Inventory Average rose 5.41% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $1.1 billion, a 5.41% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $947.0 million, up 13.14% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average for Q3 2026 stood at $1.1 billion, up from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Inventory Average topped out at $1.2 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $788.6 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $985.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $988.5 million in 2025.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Inventory Average surged 76.05%; it then fell 27.56% in 2024.
- Year by year, Inventory Average stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then dropped by 25.67% to $860.0 million in 2023, then increased by 10.99% to $954.5 million in 2024, then increased by 8.54% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then gained by 8.11% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Inventory Average figures were $1.1 billion in Q3 2026, $1.0 billion in Q2 2026, and $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.74 Bn | 59.53 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 2.38 Bn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.47 Bn | 57.26 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 4.64 Bn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.01 Bn | 30.98 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 186.00 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.76 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 2.28 Bn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.65 Bn | 16.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.32 Bn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.14 Bn | 12.02 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 517.65 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 1.80 Bn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.11 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 819.50 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.93 Bn | 7.69 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 1.12 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Core & Main Inventory Average 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-average&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory-average", "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-average&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();