Core & Main (CNM) Price to Earnings (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main's Price to Earnings came in at 17.67 for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 36.2% from 27.70 a year earlier and down 13.9% from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Price to Earnings (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), Core & Main's Price to Earnings was 22.84, down 12.4% from FY2025.
- Going back by fiscal year, Price to Earnings was 26.07 in FY2025 (+24.4%), 20.95 in FY2024 (+43.8%), 14.56 in FY2023 (-58.1%) and 34.74 in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 76.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 76.8%).
- Business Quant data shows CNM's Price to Earnings at 20.51 (Q1 2027), 22.84 (Q4 2026) and 22.76 (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.62 Bn | 6.93 Bn | 573.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 17.67 |
| May 3, 2026 | 20.51 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 22.84 |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 22.76 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 27.70 |
| May 4, 2025 | 24.54 |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 26.07 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 20.97 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 26.51 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 29.06 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 20.95 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 17.11 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 20.32 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 16.44 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 14.56 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 16.09 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 18.96 |
| May 1, 2022 | 25.97 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 34.74 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 56.78 |
API Access
Core & Main Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();