Core & Main (CNM) Other Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main's Other Operating Expenses was $35 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 2.8% from $36 million a year earlier but up 2.9% from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Other Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Core & Main's Other Operating Expenses was $142 million through Aug 2, 2026, down 4.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it came in at $146 million, down 1.4% from FY2025.
- Other Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Other Operating Expenses was $148 million in FY2025 (+23.3%), $120 million in FY2024 (+2.6%), $117 million in FY2023 (+0.9%) and $116 million in FY2022 (+1.8%).
- Quarterly Other Operating Expenses has moved between $29 million (fiscal Q1 2023) and $39 million (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Other Operating Expenses has declined for five straight quarters, with growth averaging 4.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Other Operating Expenses over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 25.8%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 8.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, CNM's Other Operating Expenses in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $34 million (Q1 2027), $37 million (Q4 2026) and $36 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.65 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 573.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 35.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 34.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 37.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 37.00 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 39.00 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 37.00 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 37.00 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 35.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 30.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 30.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 30.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 30.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 30.00 Mn |
API Access
Core & Main Other Operating Expenses 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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();