Core & Main (CNM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Core & Main, Inc. (NYSE: CNM) is a specialized distributor of infrastructure products serving the water, wastewater, storm drainage, fire protection and related utility markets. The company supplies products used to build, repair and maintain essential public and private infrastructure across the United States.

Its product portfolio includes ductile iron and plastic pipe, valves, hydrants, water meters, fittings, and other waterworks components. Core & Main also distributes stormwater drainage products, fire protection equipment and related solutions. Its customers include municipalities, utility contractors, civil construction firms, engineers and other commercial and industrial buyers.

Core & Main traces its operations to HD Supply Waterworks, which was acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in 2017 and subsequently rebranded as Core & Main. The company became a publicly traded business in 2021. Through a network serving communities and contractors nationwide, Core & Main combines product distribution with technical support, supply-chain services and project assistance.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.69 to $42.88
• 50-Day Range: $40.37 to $46.67
• 52-Week Range: $39.42 to $59.66
• Volume: 2.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.97 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.27
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $54.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Core & Main Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Core & Main scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 291st out of 654 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Core & Main has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Core & Main has a consensus price target of $54.40, representing about 29.6% upside from its current price of $41.96.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Core & Main has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Core & Main are expected to grow by 8.00% in the coming year, from $3.00 to $3.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Core & Main is 17.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Core & Main is 17.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.56.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Core & Main has a PEG Ratio of 1.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Core & Main has a P/B Ratio of 3.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.65% of the float of Core & Main has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Core & Main has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.77.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Core & Main has recently increased by 22.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Core & Main does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Core & Main does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Core & Main has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Core & Main this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Core & Main to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Core & Main insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.51% of the stock of Core & Main is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.19% of the stock of Core & Main is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNM
• CIK: 1856525
• Web: www.coreandmain.com
• Phone: 314-432-4700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,600
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Core & Main: $54.40
• High Price Target: $63.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.46
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.99
• P/E Growth: 1.76
• Net Income: $441 million
• Net Margins: 5.96%
• Pretax Margin: 8.15%
• Return on Equity: 25.98%
• Return on Assets: 8.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.16
• Current Ratio: 2.47
• Quick Ratio: 1.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.65 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.05
• Cash Flow: $3.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.95
• Book Value: $10.61 per share
• Price / Book: 3.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 190,490,000
• Free Float: 187,618,000
• Market Cap: $7.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.91