Core & Main (CNM) Net Margin (2020 - 2026)

Core & Main (CNM) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 4.62% in Q1 2026, down 33.42% quarter-over-quarter from 6.94% in Q4 2025, and up 67.0% on a YoY basis from 2.76% in Q1 2025.

Core & Main (CNM) Net Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Core & Main's Net Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.62% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 67.0% year-over-year to 4.62%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 6.04% (up 21.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 6.04%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 4.62% for Q1 2026 at Core & Main, down from 6.94% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 9.79% in Q4 2022 to a low of 3.95% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 7.04% across 5 years, with a median of 6.87% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Margin surged 901 bps in 2022, then plunged 265 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 9.79% in 2022, then retreated by 12 bps to 8.65% in 2023, then fell by 21 bps to 6.87% in 2024, then rose by 1 bps to 6.94% in 2025, then plunged by 33 bps to 4.62% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 4.62% (Q1 2026), 6.94% (Q4 2025), and 6.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 10.82%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 15.43%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 5.54%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 2.53%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 4.63%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -13.13%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 7.97%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 4.62%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 4.68%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 4.59%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 1, 2026 4.62%
Nov 2, 2025 6.94%
Aug 3, 2025 6.74%
May 4, 2025 5.49%
Feb 2, 2025 3.95%
Oct 27, 2024 6.87%
Jul 28, 2024 6.42%
Apr 28, 2024 5.80%
Jan 28, 2024 5.28%
Oct 29, 2023 8.65%
Jul 30, 2023 8.81%
Apr 30, 2023 8.45%
Jan 29, 2023 6.11%
Oct 30, 2022 9.79%
Jul 31, 2022 9.78%
May 1, 2022 8.57%
Jan 30, 2022 7.38%
Oct 31, 2021 7.76%
Aug 1, 2021 0.77%
May 2, 2021 2.56%