Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding Core & Main Inc (CNM) Through Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The closing price of Core & Main Inc (NYSE: CNM) was $49.76 for the day, up 2.24% from the previous closing price of $48.67. In other words, the price has increased by $2.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.31 million shares were traded. CNM stock price reached its highest trading level at $50.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $48.65.

Ratios:

Our analysis of CNM’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 377.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.30 and its Current Ratio is at 2.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.29.

On April 01, 2025, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $60.

On September 23, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $52.Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating on September 23, 2024, with a $52 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when Witkowski Mark R sold 100,000 shares for $64.08 per share. The transaction valued at 6,408,210 led to the insider holds 35,847 shares of the business.

Bradbury Robyn L sold 5,000 shares of CNM for $322,550 on Jul 22 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 8,555 shares after completing the transaction at $64.51 per share. On Jul 18 ’25, another insider, Castellano James G, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 43,994 shares for $61.98 each. As a result, the insider received 2,726,783 and left with 0 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CNM now has a Market Capitalization of 9608655872 and an Enterprise Value of 12074671104. As of this moment, Core’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.56 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.04.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CNM is 1.01, which has changed by 0.16479397 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17405021 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CNM has reached a high of $67.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.72%.

Shares Statistics:

CNM traded an average of 2.33M shares per day over the past three months and 5108270 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 190.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 189.29M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.60% stake in the company. Shares short for CNM as of 1756425600 were 10404748 with a Short Ratio of 4.47, compared to 1753920000 on 12333769. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10404748 and a Short% of Float of 6.1100002.

Earnings Estimates

The current assessment of Core & Main Inc (CNM) involves the perspectives of 9.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.36, with high estimates of $0.54 and low estimates of $0.28.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.93 and $2.22 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.45. EPS for the following year is $2.7, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $3.39 and $2.45.

Revenue Estimates

It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 12 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.1B to a low estimate of $2.02B. As of the current estimate, Core & Main Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.04BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.59B. There is a high estimate of $1.63B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.56B.

A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.61B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.66B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.44BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.97B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.27B and the low estimate is $7.8B.

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