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Core & Main, Inc.

$CNM·$8.2B·Industrial - Distribution·Industrials
$43.98+0.7%YTD-15.7%1Y-33.0%
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CNCNM
$CNMCore & Main, Inc.
$43.98+0.74%5 posts0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CNM, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-27

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Water-infrastructure distributor -16% YTD near the 52w low — cheap-on-earnings compounder in a drawdown.

Core & Main is an $8.2B water/wastewater infrastructure distributor at $43.22, -16% YTD and -33% over the year, sitting at only 4.5% of the 52-week range with beta 0.91 — near the absolute low.

The operating picture is flat-to-declining:

  • Q1 fiscal '27 revenue $1.91B, essentially flat YoY; prior quarter $1.58B, -6.9% YoY.
  • Op margin 9.3% Q1 (from 7.5%); EPS $0.57 and $0.38.
  • Gross margin 27%, ROIC 10.4%, ROE 22.7%, D/E 1.20.
  • PE 20.3, P/S 1.18 — reasonable for a durable distributor with 10% ROIC.
  • FCF yield 6.7% — real cash generation.

The concrete capital-structure activity:

  • 7/2: $750M of 6.000% Senior Notes due 2034 issued — refinancing / debt-market access at reasonable rate.
  • 6/25: pricing of that $750M offering.
  • 6/23 annual meeting vote reported.
  • CalPERS trimmed 13,197 shares — modest negative flow.

No X sentiment posts in the bundle. The setup: real distributor with 22.7% ROE + 6.7% FCF yield, deep in the range, with recent debt refinancing. The market is discounting a slowdown; the fundamentals don't yet reflect one. Wait for the next print for the direction of resolution.

What to watch: Next quarterly print — organic growth, private/public infrastructure demand split, and any M&A commentary.

deep drawdowncheap on earningsrecent debt raisewater infrastructure theme

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Distributes water, wastewater, stormwater, and fire protection infrastructure products to municipalities and contractors across the US.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Industrial - Distribution sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CNM.

Industrial - Distribution · Industrials

No material change from last week — water and wastewater infrastructure replacement and upgrade cycles, supported by federal infrastructure spending, drive sustained demand for water, storm, and..

What this means for $CNM

Direct beneficiary — Distributes water, wastewater, stormwater, and fire protection infrastructure products to municipalities and contractors across the US; core revenue tied directly to the primary demand driver in industrial - distribution.

Top industry ETF

$XLIIndustrial Select Sector SPDR
+17.4%YTD
+18.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
20.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
10.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
9.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
6.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
22.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
27.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Jun 10, 2026$0.57$0.53+6.7%
Q4 2025Mar 24, 2026$0.38$0.33+14.2%
Q3 2025Dec 9, 2025$0.72$0.70+2.9%
Q2 2025Sep 9, 2025$0.87$0.78+12.1%
Next earningsTue, Sep 8·consensus EPS $0.94

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.9B-0.1%27.2%9.3%$0.57$68.0M
Q4 FY25$1.6B-6.9%27.1%7.5%$0.38$253.0M
Q3 FY25$2.1B+1.2%27.2%10.7%$0.72$263.0M
Q2 FY25$2.1B+6.6%26.8%10.2%$0.71$24.0M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$7.7B$7.5B – $7.7B$2.29$2.28 – $2.298
FY27$7.8B$7.8B – $7.9B$2.57$2.56 – $2.577
FY28$8.2B$8.1B – $8.3B$3.00$2.98 – $3.029
FY29$8.6B$8.6B – $8.6B$3.56$3.25 – $3.747

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.5%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-7.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-14.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β0.915-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyJul 6James D HopeDirector2.1K sh$95KSellApr 17Robyn L BradburyCFO5.0K sh$263KBuyApr 7James D HopeDirector2.0K sh$100K
+ 41 other (22 inkinds · 17 awards · 1 other · 1 conversion) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementJul 28-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
AI summary

Core and Main LP issued $750M of 6.000% Senior Notes due 2034 on July 1, 2026 under an indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company as trustee, guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by parent companies Core and Main Midco and Core and Main Inc. Material debt raise by this infrastructure distribution company.

8-KShareholder voteJun 238-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

___________________________ Delaware 001-40650 86-3149194 disclosed voting results from its annual or special meeting. vided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS Core & Main, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of shareholders on June 23, 2026. For more information on the following proposals submitted to shareholders, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated May 7, 2026. Below are the final voting results for each matter s...

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 23
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 23
8-KOfficer or director changeMar 278-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 16 other (6 13Gs · 3 routine 8-Ks · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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