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

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DateValue
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%