Growth Metrics

Core & Main (CNM) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Core & Main has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 6 years, most recently at 0.14% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.14% for Q1 2026, changed 0.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was 0.14% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.14%, down 1.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.14% at Core & Main, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CNM hit a ceiling of 0.19% in Q2 2023 and a floor of 0.12% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.15% (2025), compared with a mean of 0.16%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: grew 8bps in 2022 and later decreased -5bps in 2024.
  • Core & Main's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.18% in 2022, then fell by 0bps to 0.18% in 2023, then dropped by -22bps to 0.14% in 2024, then decreased by -1bps to 0.14% in 2025, then fell by -3bps to 0.14% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 0.14% (Q1 2026), 0.14% (Q4 2025), and 0.14% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.