Core & Main (CNM) Stock Price & Analysis
CNM Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- MXN 776.52 - MXN 776.52
- 52-Week Range
- MXN 776.52 - MXN 1,217.00
- Previous Close
- MXN 776.52
- Volume
- 0
- Average Volume (3M)
- 0
- Market Cap
- MXN 158.40B
- Enterprise Value
- MXN 11.01B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- MXN 312.00M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- MXN 2.75B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 18.1
- Beta
- -0.23
- Next Earnings
- Dec 08, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 17.25
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Solid Distributor Profitability
Healthy gross and operating margins indicate that Core & Main captures meaningful value beyond simple product resale. Profitability provides room to support branch operations, acquisitions, and customer service while helping preserve earnings power through normal changes in product mix and demand.
Strong Cash Conversion
Free cash flow that closely tracks net income gives Core & Main internally generated funding for acquisitions, expansion, repurchases, and debt service. This conversion strengthens financial resilience and reduces reliance on external capital to pursue the company’s growth strategy.
Diversified Infrastructure Demand
Exposure across municipal water, fire protection, treatment plants, and data centers broadens the company’s demand base. This mix of recurring infrastructure needs and large projects can support market position and create multiple avenues for sustained growth beyond any single end market.
Bears Say
Elevated Leverage
Debt above equity reduces financial flexibility if demand softens or interest rates remain high. Greater leverage can constrain acquisition capacity, increase financing costs, and leave less balance-sheet room to absorb weaker working capital or an infrastructure spending slowdown.
Volatile Cash Flow
Although overall cash generation is strong, the wide year-to-year swings indicate sensitivity to working-capital movements or project timing. Less predictable conversion can complicate capital allocation, debt reduction, and the pace at which Core & Main funds growth internally.
Margin Normalization Risk
Operating margin below recent peaks suggests that some prior profitability gains may not persist at the same level. Continued normalization would reduce incremental earnings from revenue growth and could limit the funds available for acquisitions, expansion, and shareholder returns.
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Company Description
Core & Main
Core & Main, Inc. (CNM) is a leading supplier of vital infrastructure products and services across the United States. The company specializes in providing comprehensive solutions for water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection systems. Their diverse clientele includes local governments (municipalities), privately owned water utilities, and a wide array of professional contractors working on projects in the residential, non-residential (commercial), and public sectors. Core & Main's extensive product range features essential components such as pipes, valves, hydrants, and fittings. For storm drainage needs, they offer systems including corrugated piping, retention basins, inline drains, manholes, grates, and geosynthetics. Their fire protection inventory covers crucial items like fire protection pipes, sprinkler heads, complete fire suppression systems, related accessories, and specialized fabrication services. Additionally, they provide advanced metering products, including smart meter technology, alongside installation services and software solutions. These specialized materials and services are integral to the construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of critical water and fire protection infrastructure. Established in 1874, Core & Main is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial - Distribution
- CEO
- Mark R. Witkowski
- Employees
- 5,600
- Website
- www.coreandmain.com
- Address
- 1830 Craig Park Court, Saint Louis, MO, 63146, US
Core & Main (CNM) Earnings & Revenues
CNM Company Deck
CNM Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call presents a fundamentally positive picture driven by municipal strength, margin improvement, robust cash generation, active share repurchases, accelerating secular growth in smart utility and treatment plant solutions, and an improving M&A pipeline. Offsetting items include soft residential demand, modest organic volume declines, PVC-related headwinds, and some near-term timing and macro uncertainty. On balance, the highlights (margin expansion, cash returns, strategic growth initiatives and reaffirmed guidance) outweigh the lowlights.
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 0 | 0 | 12 |
