CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A (CNM) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CNM • US21874C1027

55.38 USD
+1.17 (+2.16%)
Last: Feb 26, 2026, 02:32 PM
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Fundamental Rating

6

We assign a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10 to CNM. CNM was compared to 50 industry peers in the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. While CNM has a great profitability rating, there are some minor concerns on its financial health. CNM is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CNM was profitable.
  • CNM had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years CNM has always been profitable.
  • Of the past 5 years CNM 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
CNM Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCNM Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • With a decent Return On Assets value of 6.90%, CNM is doing good in the industry, outperforming 74.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CNM has a Return On Equity of 22.00%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CNM outperforms 86.00% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 10.92%, CNM is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 74.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CNM is above the industry average of 9.42%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 6.9%
ROE 22%
ROIC 10.92%
ROA(3y)7.26%
ROA(5y)5.33%
ROE(3y)23.57%
ROE(5y)17.76%
ROIC(3y)13.05%
ROIC(5y)10.52%
CNM Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCNM Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15 20 25

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin of CNM (5.60%) is better than 66.00% of its industry peers.
  • CNM's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • CNM's Operating Margin of 9.38% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CNM outperforms 68.00% of its industry peers.
  • CNM's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • CNM has a Gross Margin of 26.82%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CNM underperforms 60.00% of its industry peers.
  • CNM's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 9.38%
PM (TTM) 5.6%
GM 26.82%
OM growth 3Y4.39%
OM growth 5Y16.07%
PM growth 3Y18.52%
PM growth 5Y35.35%
GM growth 3Y1.32%
GM growth 5Y2.7%
CNM Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCNM Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15 20 25

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CNM is still creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CNM has less shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for CNM has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • CNM has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
CNM Yearly Shares OutstandingCNM Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M
CNM Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCNM Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 3.51 indicates that CNM is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of CNM (3.51) is better than 64.00% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CNM is 3.74, which is a good value as it means it would take CNM, 3.74 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CNM (3.74) is better than 68.00% of its industry peers.
  • CNM has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.08. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.08, CNM is not doing good in the industry: 60.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.08
Debt/FCF 3.74
Altman-Z 3.51
ROIC/WACC1.1
WACC9.92%
CNM Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCNM Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CNM has a Current Ratio of 2.26. This indicates that CNM is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.26, CNM is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.35 indicates that CNM should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • CNM has a Quick ratio (1.35) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.26
Quick Ratio 1.35
CNM Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCNM Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • CNM shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 16.45%, which is quite good.
  • Measured over the past years, CNM shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 64.38% on average per year.
  • CNM shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 8.09%.
  • CNM shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 17.04% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)16.45%
EPS 3Y44.94%
EPS 5Y64.38%
EPS Q2Q%20.27%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.09%
Revenue growth 3Y14.14%
Revenue growth 5Y17.04%
Sales Q2Q%1.18%

3.2 Future

  • CNM is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 9.89% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.83% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y27.03%
EPS Next 2Y14.64%
EPS Next 3Y13.03%
EPS Next 5Y9.89%
Revenue Next Year2.57%
Revenue Next 2Y3.37%
Revenue Next 3Y3.61%
Revenue Next 5Y4.83%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
CNM Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCNM Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2B 4B 6B 8B
CNM Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCNM Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 1 2 3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 20.59, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of CNM.
  • 70.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CNM, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • CNM is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.05, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • CNM is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 18.32.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CNM indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CNM is cheaper than 74.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • CNM's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 28.03.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 20.59
Fwd PE 18.32
CNM Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCNM Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CNM is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CNM is valued cheaper than 82.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 18.83
EV/EBITDA 13.73
CNM Per share dataCNM EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CNM's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • The decent profitability rating of CNM may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • CNM's earnings are expected to grow with 13.03% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.76
PEG (5Y)0.32
EPS Next 2Y14.64%
EPS Next 3Y13.03%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CNM does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A

NYSE:CNM (2/26/2026, 2:32:39 PM)

55.38

+1.17 (+2.16%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Earnings (Last)12-09
Earnings (Next)N/A
Inst Owners116.14%
Inst Owner Change-3.04%
Ins Owners0.56%
Ins Owner Change5.99%
Market Cap10.83B
Revenue(TTM)7.76B
Net Income(TTM)435.00M
Analysts76.84
Price Target62.23 (12.37%)
Short Float %4.53%
Short Ratio3.69
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)12.54%
Min EPS beat(2)9.23%
Max EPS beat(2)15.85%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)7.82%
Min EPS beat(4)0.71%
Max EPS beat(4)15.85%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)5.05%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)5.86%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)10.64%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.95%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.7%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.2%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.2%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.7%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.69%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.6%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.97%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.79%
PT rev (1m)0.73%
PT rev (3m)1.68%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)9.53%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)25.67%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.06%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.28%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 20.59
Fwd PE 18.32
P/S 1.39
P/FCF 18.83
P/OCF 17.55
P/B 5.48
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 13.73
EPS(TTM)2.69
EY4.86%
EPS(NY)3.02
Fwd EY5.46%
FCF(TTM)2.94
FCFY5.31%
OCF(TTM)3.16
OCFY5.7%
SpS39.71
BVpS10.11
TBVpS-4.03
PEG (NY)0.76
PEG (5Y)0.32
Graham Number24.74
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 6.9%
ROE 22%
ROCE 14.02%
ROIC 10.92%
ROICexc 11.11%
ROICexgc 24.24%
OM 9.38%
PM (TTM) 5.6%
GM 26.82%
FCFM 7.41%
ROA(3y)7.26%
ROA(5y)5.33%
ROE(3y)23.57%
ROE(5y)17.76%
ROIC(3y)13.05%
ROIC(5y)10.52%
ROICexc(3y)13.27%
ROICexc(5y)10.76%
ROICexgc(3y)30.58%
ROICexgc(5y)28.28%
ROCE(3y)16.76%
ROCE(5y)13.51%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-1.87%
ROICexgc growth 5Y6.48%
ROICexc growth 3Y6.77%
ROICexc growth 5Y19.1%
OM growth 3Y4.39%
OM growth 5Y16.07%
PM growth 3Y18.52%
PM growth 5Y35.35%
GM growth 3Y1.32%
GM growth 5Y2.7%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover1.23
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.08
Debt/FCF 3.74
Debt/EBITDA 2.31
Cap/Depr 21.65%
Cap/Sales 0.54%
Interest Coverage 4.41
Cash Conversion 66.92%
Profit Quality 132.18%
Current Ratio 2.26
Quick Ratio 1.35
Altman-Z 3.51
F-Score8
WACC9.92%
ROIC/WACC1.1
Cap/Depr(3y)20.09%
Cap/Depr(5y)16.28%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.48%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.43%
Profit Quality(3y)174.31%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)16.45%
EPS 3Y44.94%
EPS 5Y64.38%
EPS Q2Q%20.27%
EPS Next Y27.03%
EPS Next 2Y14.64%
EPS Next 3Y13.03%
EPS Next 5Y9.89%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.09%
Revenue growth 3Y14.14%
Revenue growth 5Y17.04%
Sales Q2Q%1.18%
Revenue Next Year2.57%
Revenue Next 2Y3.37%
Revenue Next 3Y3.61%
Revenue Next 5Y4.83%
EBIT growth 1Y2.1%
EBIT growth 3Y19.16%
EBIT growth 5Y35.85%
EBIT Next Year27.22%
EBIT Next 3Y13.35%
EBIT Next 5Y11.54%
FCF growth 1Y-44.87%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y24.92%
OCF growth 1Y-42.98%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y24.63%

CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A / CNM FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CNM stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to CNM.


What is the valuation status for CNM stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A (CNM). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A (CNM) stock?

CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A (CNM) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


How financially healthy is CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A?

The financial health rating of CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A (CNM) is 6 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for CNM stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A (CNM) is expected to grow by 27.03% in the next year.