Core & Main (CNM) Selling, General & Administrative (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) posted Selling, General & Administrative of $301 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 0.3% from $302 million a year earlier but up 0.7% from the prior quarter.
Core & Main (CNM) Selling, General & Administrative (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 2, 2026, Selling, General & Administrative at Core & Main was $1.16 billion, up 1.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), it came in at $1.15 billion, up 7.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Core & Main's Selling, General & Administrative was $1.08 billion in FY2025 (+15.8%), $931 million in FY2024 (+5.8%), $880 million in FY2023 (+22.7%) and $717 million in FY2022 (+29.0%).
- Quarterly Selling, General & Administrative has run from a low of $183 million in fiscal Q4 2022 to a high of $302 million in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2023, with growth of 33.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a decline of 5.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Selling, General & Administrative for the three prior fiscal quarters was $299 million (Q1 2027), $264 million (Q4 2026) and $295 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 67.67 Bn | 65.03 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 65.48 Bn | 64.60 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.80 Bn | 59.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 573.90 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 42.73 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.61 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.50 Bn | 31.38 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.26 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 829.70 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 14.25 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.59 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 348.99 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.49 Bn | 9.07 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 395.30 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 8.55 Bn | 7.78 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 301.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 301.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 299.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 264.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 295.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 302.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 293.00 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 279.00 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 274.00 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 268.00 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 257.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 230.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 240.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 238.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 223.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 213.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 231.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 230.00 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 206.00 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 183.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 188.00 Mn |
Core & Main Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();