Core & Main/$CNM
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About Core & Main
Core & Main is a leading specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products. The company provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies, and professional contractors across municipal, nonresidential, and residential end markets. The company's specialty products and services are used in the maintenance, repair, replacement, and construction of water and fire protection infrastructure.
- Ticker
- $CNM
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 5,600
- Headquarters
- Saint Louis, United States
- Website
- www.coreandmain.com
Core & Main Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$8.2B
18.29
$2.42
0.91
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Price and volume
Market cap
$8.2B
Beta
0.91
52-week high
$59.66
52-week low
$39.42
Average daily volume
1.8M
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.468
Quick ratio
1.471
Long term debt to equity
1.261
Total debt to equity
1.307
Interest coverage (TTM)
6.29%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
935
Gross margin (TTM)
27.05%
Net profit margin (TTM)
5.96%
Operating margin (TTM)
9.64%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.60%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,370,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.13%
Return on equity (TTM)
23.56%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
18.285
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.084
Price to book
4.02
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-12.58
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
13.286
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
7.53%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.331
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-0.54%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
7.70%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.12%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
4.83%
What the Analysts think about Core & Main
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Core & Main stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Core & Main stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Municipal demand has held up, supported by ongoing repair and replacement needs; management said it remained a source of strength in Q2 and reaffirmed its full-year sales outlook. (Core & Main)
Growth in fire protection and treatment plants, alongside data-centre project revenue that nearly doubled year on year, gives CNM opportunities beyond traditional waterworks demand. (Core & Main, EarningsCalls.dev)
Share buybacks can bolster per-share returns: CNM repurchased nearly $270 million of shares year to date, while diluted EPS rose 10% in Q2. (Core & Main)
Growth remains modest: Q2 sales rose 2.5%, and full-year guidance implies only 2% to 3% sales growth; acquisitions were the primary reason first-half sales increased. (Core & Main, Distribution Strategy Group)
Organic volume is a weak spot: first-quarter sales were flat as lower volumes were offset by acquisitions, and storm-drainage sales again fell on lower volume in Q2. (Core & Main, Distribution Strategy Group)
Debt limits financial flexibility: CNM had about $2.2 billion of net debt and roughly $1.7 billion of variable-rate borrowings, while it repurchased about $257 million of shares in the first half rather than using all that cash to reduce leverage. (StockTitan)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 7 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Core & Main
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $CNM weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Global Water£IH2O | $2.2B | 2.12% |
iShares Global Water€IQQQ | $2.1B | 2.12% |
L&G Clean Water$GLUG | $772M | 1.75% |
L&G Clean Water£GLGG | $772M | 1.75% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.4B | 0.24% |
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