# Core & Main, Inc. (CNM)

- Sector: Industrials · Industry: Industrial Distribution
- SEC CIK: 0001856525 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001856525))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/cnm
- Data as of: price 2026-09-28; newest filing used 2026-09-09; latest fiscal period ended 2026-08-02

## Grade

**B** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 4 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $7.7B | $6.6B |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $7.7B | $7.6B |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $628M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | failed | $628M | $838M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | passed | $628M | $604M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 4 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 6.0% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | 6.0% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | 9.6% |  |
| Good return on equity | passed | 23.0% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 1.22 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | passed | 8.2% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $7.7B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $459M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $628M |
| Net margin | 6.0% |
| Operating margin | 9.6% |
| Return on equity | 23.0% |
| Debt to equity | 1.22 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $2.43 |
| Share price | $42.40 |
| Market value | $8.2B |
| Price / earnings | 17.4x |
| Price / sales | 1.1x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/cnm)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/cnm/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/cnm/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/cnm/earnings)

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