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
$7.6B
16.98
$2.42
0.91
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Price and volume
Market cap
$7.6B
Beta
0.91
52-week high
$59.66
52-week low
$40.03
Average daily volume
2.3M
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)
16.975
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.006
Price to book
3.73
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-11.67
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
12.334
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
8.11%
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
Q2 execution was solid: net sales increased 2.5%, adjusted EBITDA rose 3.0%, adjusted diluted EPS increased 8.0% to $0.94, and management reaffirmed fiscal 2026 guidance. (Core & Main)
Share repurchases are providing meaningful per-share support: Core & Main repurchased $169 million of stock during Q2 and nearly $270 million year to date, while lower share counts contributed to the 10% diluted-EPS increase. (Core & Main)
The company is expanding higher-value growth channels through greenfield locations, fire-protection capacity, smart-utility offerings and large projects such as treatment plants and data centers; its Connecticut Water partnership also covers more than 100,000 smart meters and related software and services. (Core & Main)
Organic demand remains soft: Q2 sales rose 2.5%, but six-month sales increased only 1.3% and management said growth was primarily acquisition-driven; storm-drainage sales declined over the six-month period. (Core & Main)
Gross-margin expansion is not assured: Q2 gross margin declined 10 basis points year over year to 26.7%, while the full-year outlook implies only 2%–3% sales growth, leaving execution and pricing discipline critical. (Core & Main)
Leverage and financing costs remain material risks: Core & Main had $2.478 billion of gross debt at August 2, 2026, including $750 million of 6.0% senior notes due 2034 and an $800 million term loan due 2033. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 9 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Core & Main
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | $CNM weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Global Water€IQQQ | €1.8B | 1.99% |
iShares Global Water£IH2O | £1.6B | 1.99% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.22% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | £4.7B | 0.22% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.14% |
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