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Core & Main CNM Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.9B-0.1%
Gross profit$520.0M+2.0%
Operating income$177.0M+3.5%
Net income$108.0M+8.0%
EPS (diluted)$0.57+9.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$150.0M+1,775%
Total debt$2.4B-3.4%
Total equity$2.0B+17.0%
Total assets$6.3B+0.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$82.0M+6.5%
CapEx$14.0M+7.7%
Free cash flow$68.0M+6.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$9.09B-4.9%
Enterprise value$11.39B-5.7%
P/E20.3×-2.7×
P/S1.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin27.1%+0.5pp
Operating margin9.5%0.0pp
Net margin5.9%+0.4pp
FCF margin8%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity23.7%-1.4pp
Debt / equity1.2×-0.3×
Current ratio2.3×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Core & Main’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Core & Main’s 10-Q, filed June 10, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Core & Main's earnings yield?
Core & Main (CNM) reported earnings yield of 4.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Core & Main's earnings yield changed year-over-year?
Core & Main's earnings yield increased by 13.5% year-over-year, from 4.2% to 4.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Core & Main's earnings yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Core & Main's earnings yield has grown at a 5.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.5% to 4.4%.
What does earnings yield mean?
The company's annual profit as a percentage of its market price — the flip side of the P/E.
How do you interpret earnings yield?
Higher means more earnings per dollar invested. Easy to compare directly against bond yields to judge the relative attractiveness of equity.
How does earnings yield compare across companies?
Comparable across profitable companies and against fixed-income yields; undefined when earnings are negative.