Core & Main (CNM) Shares Outstanding (2021 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) reported Shares Outstanding of 186.64 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 1.7% from 189.9 million a year earlier and down 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Core & Main (CNM) Shares Outstanding (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 1, 2026), Core & Main posted Shares Outstanding of 189.72 million, down 1.0% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 4.5% (FY2022 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding came in at 191.62 million in FY2025 (+10.9%), 172.84 million in FY2024 (+2.0%), 169.48 million in FY2023 (+6.5%) and 159.19 million in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 20.8%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2027 (a decline of 1.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 188.38 million (Q1 2027), 189.72 million (Q4 2026) and 190.21 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 47.20 Mn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.15 Bn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 194.60 Mn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 409.98 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 51.05 Mn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 48.80 Mn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 37.38 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 38.16 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 676.20 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.65 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 186.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 186.64 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 188.38 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 189.72 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 190.21 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 189.90 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 189.80 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 191.62 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 191.54 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 192.80 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 192.19 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 172.84 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 171.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 167.31 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 171.60 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 169.48 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 170.03 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 167.88 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 167.54 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 159.19 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 158.99 Mn |
API Access
Core & Main Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();