Core & Main (CNM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.35% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 0.15 percentage points from 7.20% a year earlier but down 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), Core & Main's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 7.73%, down 0.21 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a four-year change of -6.17 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Core & Main's Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.93% in FY2025 (-2.71 pp), 10.64% in FY2024 (-1.79 pp), 12.44% in FY2023 (-1.47 pp) and 13.90% in FY2022.
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has run from a low of 7.18% in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 24.92% in fiscal Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2023, with a gain of 6.47 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a drop of 13.70 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 7.58% (Q1 2027), 7.46% (Q4 2026) and 7.23% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.75% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 25.74% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.16% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.10% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 13.82% |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.52% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -4.97% |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.65 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 7.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 7.35% |
| May 3, 2026 | 7.58% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 7.46% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 7.23% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 7.20% |
| May 4, 2025 | 7.21% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 7.18% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 7.20% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 7.60% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 8.98% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 10.48% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 10.67% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 11.22% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 11.73% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 11.51% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 11.14% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 17.83% |
| May 1, 2022 | 15.50% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 13.91% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 12.67% |
API Access
Core & Main Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();