Core & Main (CNM) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
Core & Main (CNM) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 22.34% in Q1 2026, down 9.69% quarter-over-quarter from 24.74% in Q4 2025, and down 152.0% on a YoY basis from 42.96% in Q1 2025.
Core & Main (CNM) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core & Main's Tax Rate history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.34% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 152.0% year-over-year to 22.34%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 23.89% (down 90.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 23.89%, down 90.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 22.34% for Q1 2026 at Core & Main, down from 24.74% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 25.53% in Q2 2025 to a low of 17.27% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 21.57% across 5 years, with a median of 22.34% in 2026.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Tax Rate plunged 9344 bps in 2022, then surged 572 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 18.35% in 2022, then increased by 8 bps to 19.8% in 2023, then increased by 27 bps to 25.13% in 2024, then declined by 2 bps to 24.74% in 2025, then dropped by 10 bps to 22.34% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 22.34% (Q1 2026), 24.74% (Q4 2025), and 22.53% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.43 Bn | 62.25 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 22.74% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 52.87 Bn | 52.56 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 24.22% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.71 Bn | 42.89 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 26.07% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.21 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 21.86% |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.12 Bn | 13.98 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 20.32% |
| 6 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.70 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 26.17% |
| 7 | Qxo | 11.53 Bn | 8.48 Bn | 409.30 Mn | 18.98% |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.91 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 22.34% |
| 9 | Pool | 6.54 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 24.17% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.47 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 24.74% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 22.34% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 22.34% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 24.74% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 24.74% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 22.53% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 22.53% |
| May 4, 2025 | 25.53% |
| May 4, 2025 | 25.53% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 23.86% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 23.86% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 25.13% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 25.13% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 25.00% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 25.00% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 24.63% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 24.63% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 19.15% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 19.15% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 19.80% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 19.80% |