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Core & Main CNM Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin26.9%+0.3pp26.6%-0.5pp27.1%+0.1pp27%+1.4pp
Operating margin9.4%-0.2pp9.7%-1.4pp11%-0.6pp11.7%+3.2pp
Net margin5.8%+0.2pp5.5%0.0pp5.5%0.0pp5.5%+1.3pp
EBITDA margin12%-0.3pp12.3%-1.1pp13.3%-0.5pp13.9%+2.4pp
Free cash flow margin7.9%0.0pp7.9%-7.5pp15.4%+9.7pp5.7%
Returns
Return on equity23.9%-2.2pp26.1%+2.9pp23.2%-0.6pp23.8%+4.1pp
Return on assets7.4%-0.1pp7.5%+0.1pp7.4%-0.4pp7.8%+2.8pp
Return on invested capital13.1%-0.9pp14%-3.7pp17.7%-2.9pp20.6%+8.6pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.3×-0.1×1.4×0.0×1.3×-0.1×1.4×+0.2×
Inventory turnover5.9×-0.6×6.5×+1.1×5.4×+0.3×5.1×-0.9×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.6×+0.3×2.3×0.0×2.3×-0.8×+0.9×
Quick ratio1.5×+0.2×1.3×0.0×1.3×-0.3×1.6×+0.5×
Cash ratio0.3×+0.2×0.0×-0.2×0.2×+0.2×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.2×-0.3×1.5×0.0×1.4×+0.5×0.9×-0.3×
Debt-to-assets0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×+0.1×0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.4×-0.3×2.7×+0.4×2.3×+0.7×1.6×-1.2×
Interest coverage+1.0×5.1×-4.1×9.1×-2.6×11.7×+7.4×
Per Share
Book value per share$10.09+19.7%$8.43+32.3%$6.37-10.2%$7.10+31.9%
Valuation
Market capitalization$10.07B-6.1%$10.73B+43.3%$7.49B+97.8%$3.79B-36.0%
Enterprise value$12.29B-7.1%$13.23B+38.4%$9.56B+82.3%$5.24B-30.5%
Price / earnings22.8×-3.3×26.1×+5.9×20.2×+9.8×10.3×-17.8×
Price / sales1.3×-0.1×1.4×+0.3×1.1×+0.5×0.6×-0.6×
Price / book-1.3×6.3×+1.2×5.2×+3.0×2.2×-2.3×
EV / EBITDA13.4×-1.0×14.5×+3.8×10.7×+5.0×5.7×-7.4×
EV / sales1.6×-0.2×1.8×+0.4×1.4×+0.6×0.8×-0.7×
Free cash flow yield6%+0.5pp5.5%-8.3pp13.8%+3.8pp9.9%
Earnings yield4.4%+0.5pp3.8%-1.1pp5%-4.7pp9.7%+6.1pp
PEG ratio3.1×+0.7×2.4×-12.4×14.8×+14.6×0.1×+0.1×

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Questions, answered.

What are Core & Main's profit margins?
Core & Main (CNM) runs a 27.1% gross margin and a 9.5% operating margin, with a 5.9% net margin.
Where do Core & Main's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Core & Main's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.