Core & Main (CNM) Net Margin (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main's Net Margin came in at 6.71% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 0.31 percentage points from 6.40% a year earlier and up 1.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Net Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 2, 2026, Core & Main reported Net Margin of 5.96%, up 0.39 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it was 5.77%, up 0.24 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin carries a five-year change of +4.75 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Net Margin was 5.52% in FY2025 (-0.01 pp), 5.54% in FY2024 (+0.03 pp), 5.50% in FY2023 (+2.19 pp) and 3.32% in FY2022 (+2.30 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Net Margin in data going back to fiscal Q2 2021.
- Year-over-year, Net Margin has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 6.02 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.15 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CNM's Net Margin at 5.65% (Q1 2027), 4.43% (Q4 2026) and 6.64% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 11.35% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 16.04% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.54% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 14.06% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 6.97% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 3.14% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 8.77% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 7.25% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 2.25% |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.82 Bn | 7.12 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 6.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 6.71% |
| May 3, 2026 | 5.65% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 4.43% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 6.64% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 6.40% |
| May 4, 2025 | 5.23% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 3.77% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 6.53% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 6.06% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 5.46% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 4.38% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 6.13% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 5.91% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 5.46% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 3.93% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 6.11% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 6.18% |
| May 1, 2022 | 5.38% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 3.85% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.56% |
API Access
Core & Main Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();