Core & Main (CNM) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.06% for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.06% in Q2 2025, and up 1.08% quarter-over-quarter from 0.06% in Q1 2026.
Core & Main (CNM) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core & Main's Return on Invested Capital history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.06% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.06%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.06% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.23%, down 5.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 stood at 0.06%, up from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.11% in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.06% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.08% (2022), against an average of 0.08%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital grew 3 bps in 2023, then decreased 4 bps in 2025.
- Core & Main's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.1% in 2022, then slipped by 3 bps to 0.1% in 2023, then slumped by 33 bps to 0.07% in 2024, then fell by 14 bps to 0.06% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 0.06% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CNM's Return on Invested Capital at 0.06% in Q2 2026, 0.06% in Q1 2026, and 0.06% in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.15% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.06% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.03% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.10% |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | - |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 0.06% |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 0.08% |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | 0.06% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.06% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 0.06% |
| May 4, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 0.08% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 0.09% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 0.10% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 0.10% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.10% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.11% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 0.11% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 0.10% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.09% |
| May 1, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 0.11% |