Core & Main reported a gross margin of 27.23% and a net margin of 5.92% for the quarter ended May 2026. These financial ratios cover 24 quarters of results from Aug 2020 through May 2026, standardized by Business Quant from the company’s SEC filings.
| Ratios | Aug2020 | Nov2020 | Jan2021 | May2021 | Aug2021 | Oct2021 | Jan2022 | May2022 | Jul2022 | Oct2022 | Jan2023 | Apr2023 | Jul2023 | Oct2023 | Jan2024 | Apr2024 | Jul2024 | Oct2024 | Feb2025 | May2025 | Aug2025 | Nov2025 | Feb2026 | May2026 |
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| Profitability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Margin | 25.04% | 26.41% | 26.24% | 26.35% | 26.92% | 27.50% | 27.15% | 27.89% | 26.92% | 27.04% | 26.67% | 26.88% | 26.37% | 26.64% | 26.56% | 26.69% | 26.76% | 27.21% | 27.07% | 27.23% | ||||
| EBT Margin | 1.00% | 9.54% | 9.55% | 10.45% | 11.82% | 11.99% | 7.57% | 10.42% | 10.96% | 10.78% | 6.53% | 7.70% | 8.55% | 9.18% | 5.18% | 7.38% | 8.70% | 9.21% | 5.95% | 7.85% | ||||
| EBIT Margin | 7.70% | 10.46% | 8.75% | 11.26% | 12.74% | 12.87% | 9.02% | 11.50% | 12.14% | 11.88% | 8.06% | 9.65% | 10.39% | 10.94% | 7.30% | 8.95% | 10.18% | 10.67% | 7.46% | 9.27% | ||||
| EBITDA Margin | 8.09% | 10.89% | 9.15% | 11.64% | 13.00% | 13.20% | 9.46% | 11.88% | 12.52% | 12.26% | 8.54% | 10.11% | 10.85% | 11.38% | 7.83% | 9.42% | 10.61% | 11.15% | 8.03% | 9.79% | ||||
| Operating Margin | 7.70% | 10.46% | 8.75% | 11.26% | 12.74% | 12.87% | 9.02% | 11.50% | 12.14% | 11.88% | 8.06% | 9.65% | 10.39% | 10.94% | 7.30% | 8.95% | 10.18% | 10.67% | 7.46% | 9.27% | ||||
| Net Margin | 0.77% | 7.76% | 7.38% | 8.57% | 9.78% | 9.79% | 6.11% | 8.45% | 8.81% | 8.65% | 5.28% | 5.80% | 6.42% | 6.87% | 3.95% | 5.49% | 6.74% | 6.94% | 4.62% | 5.92% | ||||
| FCF Margin | -4.55% | 2.06% | -0.64% | -2.69% | -1.72% | 8.20% | 21.98% | 6.99% | 14.88% | 19.38% | 20.07% | 4.08% | 1.99% | 12.37% | 13.19% | 3.35% | 1.15% | 12.75% | 16.00% | 3.56% | ||||
| Efficiency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory AverageInventory Avg. | 0.66B | 0.79B | 0.96B | 1.11B | 1.16B | 1.10B | 1.04B | 0.96B | 0.86B | 0.80B | 0.86B | 0.95B | 0.95B | 0.93B | 0.99B | 1.06B | 1.04B | 1.00B | 1.04B | |||||
| Assets AverageAssets Avg. | 4.22B | 4.41B | 4.66B | 5.02B | 5.17B | 5.05B | 4.92B | 4.98B | 5.05B | 5.07B | 5.55B | 6.07B | 6.16B | 6.04B | 6.07B | 6.29B | 6.30B | 6.19B | 6.20B | |||||
| Invested CapitalInvested Cap. | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | ||||
| Asset Utilization RatioAsset Util. | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | |||||
| Leverage & Solvency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage RatioInterest Cover | 2.70 | 12.25 | 8.38 | 13.85 | 13.94 | 14.63 | 6.20 | 10.65 | 10.27 | 10.85 | 5.27 | 4.94 | 5.67 | 6.19 | 3.44 | 5.70 | 6.87 | 7.33 | 4.07 | 6.56 | ||||
| Debt Ratio | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 | ||||
| Times Interest Earned | 2.70 | 12.25 | 8.38 | 13.85 | 13.94 | 14.63 | 6.20 | 10.65 | 10.27 | 10.85 | 5.27 | 4.94 | 5.67 | 6.19 | 3.44 | 5.70 | 6.87 | 7.33 | 4.07 | 6.56 | ||||
| Dividends & Payouts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FCF Payout RatioFCF Cover | -0.17 | 0.38 | -2.63 | -0.12 | -0.38 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | ||||
| Dividend YieldDiv. Yield | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.36% | 0.09% | 0.20% | 0.38% | 0.34% | 0.17% | 0.21% | 0.12% | 0.10% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ||||
| Payout Ratio | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | ||||
| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Price to EarningsP/E | 637.82 | 61.73 | 62.68 | 42.64 | 32.61 | 32.55 | 63.46 | 45.28 | 44.60 | 41.21 | 102.26 | 109.32 | 81.84 | 61.40 | 159.90 | 97.22 | 84.68 | 69.23 | 137.98 | 81.50 | ||||
| Price to SalesP/S | 4.91 | 4.79 | 4.63 | 3.66 | 3.19 | 3.19 | 3.88 | 3.83 | 3.93 | 3.56 | 5.40 | 6.34 | 5.25 | 4.22 | 6.31 | 5.34 | 5.70 | 4.80 | 6.37 | 4.82 | ||||
| Price to BookP/B | 4.12 | 3.83 | 3.15 | 2.91 | 2.74 | 2.46 | 2.21 | 2.75 | 3.30 | 2.94 | 5.10 | 6.72 | 6.00 | 4.91 | 6.04 | 5.61 | 6.09 | 4.82 | 4.86 | 4.36 | ||||
| Enterprise Value | 6.79B | 7.26B | 6.27B | 6.41B | 6.55B | 6.44B | 5.82B | 6.59B | 7.81B | 6.86B | 7.84B | 11.09B | 10.38B | 8.67B | 10.78B | 10.28B | 11.99B | 9.89B | 9.93B | 9.13B | ||||
| EV to EBIT | 67.88 | 49.38 | 57.54 | 35.62 | 27.64 | 27.53 | 46.91 | 36.38 | 34.57 | 31.59 | 67.62 | 65.99 | 50.86 | 38.86 | 86.95 | 60.10 | 56.30 | 44.95 | 84.15 | 51.60 | ||||
| EV to EBITDA | 64.65 | 47.44 | 55.02 | 34.47 | 27.07 | 26.84 | 44.74 | 35.21 | 33.53 | 30.61 | 63.77 | 62.99 | 48.71 | 37.35 | 81.06 | 57.09 | 54.01 | 43.00 | 78.19 | 48.84 | ||||
| Market Capitalization | 6.38B | 6.73B | 5.77B | 5.84B | 5.94B | 5.79B | 5.33B | 6.02B | 7.31B | 6.51B | 7.77B | 11.04B | 10.31B | 8.60B | 10.71B | 10.21B | 11.94B | 9.90B | 10.07B | 9.21B | ||||
| Price to FCFP/FCF | -108.11 | 232.01 | -720.85 | -135.87 | -185.50 | 38.88 | 17.65 | 54.75 | 26.40 | 18.39 | 26.89 | 155.52 | 264.41 | 34.11 | 47.83 | 159.49 | 497.50 | 37.64 | 39.81 | 135.43 | ||||
| EV to FCF | -115.05 | 250.31 | -783.98 | -149.10 | -204.72 | 43.23 | 19.26 | 59.87 | 28.20 | 19.37 | 27.14 | 156.14 | 266.03 | 34.39 | 48.13 | 160.57 | 499.63 | 37.60 | 39.25 | 134.31 | ||||
| EV to CFO | -123.41 | 219.97 | -173.28 | -284.82 | 41.83 | 18.95 | 54.88 | 27.70 | 18.38 | 26.68 | 142.13 | 216.15 | 33.33 | 45.88 | 133.46 | 352.68 | 36.49 | 37.05 | 111.38 | |||||
| Return Ratios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Return on Sales [ROS]ROS | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
| Return on Capital Employed [ROCE]ROCE | 10.32% | 11.91% | 14.90% | 17.07% | 18.17% | 17.93% | 18.83% | 18.47% | 18.10% | 17.23% | 16.09% | 13.94% | 14.10% | 13.89% | 14.95% | 14.13% | 14.01% | 13.58% | 14.28% | |||||
| Return on Invested Capital [ROIC]ROIC | 0.11% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.06% | ||||
| Return on Assets [ROA]ROA | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |