Core & Main (CNM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.93% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 0.20 percentage points from 14.13% a year earlier and down 0.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), Core & Main posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 14.15%, down 1.47 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a four-year change of +1.42 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 15.62% in FY2025 (-1.94 pp), 17.56% in FY2024 (-2.09 pp), 19.64% in FY2023 (+6.92 pp) and 12.72% in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 10.32% in fiscal Q3 2022 and a high of 18.83% in fiscal Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 7.86 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.53 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 14.28% (Q1 2027), 13.58% (Q4 2026) and 14.01% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 16.11% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 40.62% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.62 Bn | 6.93 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 13.93% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 13.93% |
| May 3, 2026 | 14.28% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 13.58% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 14.01% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 14.13% |
| May 4, 2025 | 14.95% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 13.89% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 14.10% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 13.94% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 16.09% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 17.23% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 18.10% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 18.47% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 18.83% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 17.93% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 18.17% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 17.07% |
| May 1, 2022 | 14.90% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 11.91% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.32% |
API Access
Core & Main Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();