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Does Q1 Margin Gains And Reaffirmed Outlook Change The Bull Case For Core & Main (CNM)?
Core & Main, Inc. reported past first-quarter 2026 results with sales of US$1,910 million, net income of US$108 million, and diluted EPS of US$0.57, slightly above the prior year.
Despite broadly flat sales, the company improved profitability through gross margin expansion and cost discipline while reaffirming its full-year 2026 net sales outlook of US$7.80–US$7.90 billion.
With Q1 margin improvement and full-year guidance reaffirmed, we’ll now assess how this affects Core & Main’s existing...