Core & Main has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 30.1%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings declining at 12.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.6% per year. Core & Main's return on equity is 22.3%, and it has net margins of 5.8%.
Key information
30.07%
Earnings growth rate
26.16%
EPS growth rate
Trade Distributors Industry Growth
18.43%
Revenue growth rate
12.56%
Return on equity
22.28%
Net Margin
5.77%
Last Earnings Update
01 Feb 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Core & Main makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BMV:CNM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
01 Feb 26
7,647
441
1,154
0
02 Nov 25
7,764
435
1,169
0
03 Aug 25
7,740
431
1,148
0
04 May 25
7,611
416
1,114
0
02 Feb 25
7,441
411
1,078
0
27 Oct 24
7,183
410
1,029
0
28 Jul 24
6,972
389
995
0
28 Apr 24
6,869
380
965
0
28 Jan 24
6,702
371
931
0
29 Oct 23
6,636
362
913
0
30 Jul 23
6,627
361
904
0
30 Apr 23
6,627
366
896
0
29 Jan 23
6,651
366
880
0
30 Oct 22
6,523
359
845
0
31 Jul 22
6,110
311
802
0
01 May 22
5,547
176
764
0
30 Jan 22
5,004
90
712
0
31 Oct 21
4,590
44
672
0
01 Aug 21
4,197
2
629
0
02 May 21
3,855
40
573
0
31 Jan 21
3,642
37
556
0
02 Feb 20
3,389
36
507
0
03 Feb 19
3,202
37
458
0
Quality Earnings: CNM has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CNM's current net profit margins (5.8%) are higher than last year (5.5%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CNM's earnings have grown significantly by 30.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CNM's earnings growth over the past year (7.3%) is below its 5-year average (30.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CNM earnings growth over the past year (7.3%) exceeded the Trade Distributors industry -16.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst CNM's Return on Equity (22.28%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/23 22:07
End of Day Share Price
2026/03/06 00:00
Earnings
2026/02/01
Annual Earnings
2026/02/01
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Analyst Sources
Core & Main, Inc. is covered by 20 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.