Core & Main, Inc. (CNM)Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Saint Louis, United States | NYSE
45.22 USD
+0.48
(1.073%)
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(July 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:04 a.m. EDT
Core & Main presents a compelling dichotomy between a fundamentally robust business and a stock currently underperforming its technical averages. The long-term outlook is strong, driven by exceptional capital allocation; management has returned nearly 100% of the last five years' earnings to shareholders via buybacks and dividends, while maintaining a fortress balance sheet with a 24% ROE and minimal debt. The price history confirms this quality, showing a massive 208% gain over four years with zero consecutive years of decline, suggesting the market has fully recognized the company's dominance in industrial distribution. However, the short-term setup is messy. The stock is trading significantly below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, reflecting a recent period of underperformance likely tied to the removal from key Russell indices and a lack of recent insider buying. While analysts see room for a rally toward the $60-$75 target range, the immediate path is obscured by this technical weakness. The options market reflects this tension: traders are buying calls for a near-term bounce but hedging heavily with long-dated puts, anticipating a potential deeper drop before the next leg up. For investors willing to ignore the short-term noise, the valuation gap between the current price and the intrinsic value of the business offers a solid entry point. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.057956 |
| AutoTheta | 0.059978 |
| AutoETS | 0.060231 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.060234 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 2.03 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.421 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.39 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 115.941 |
| Revenue per Share | 40.376 |
| Market Cap | 8,751,880,192 |
| Trailing P/E | 19.00 |
| Forward P/E | 14.68 |
| Beta | 0.91 |
| Profit Margins | 5.87% |
| Website | https://www.coreandmain.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 4:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move over the next few months, evidenced by heavy call volume at strikes 50 and 55 for July and September expirations. However, the presence of significant put volume at deep out-of-the-money strikes (20, 22.5, 35) for 2027 and 2028 suggests a hedge against a potential long-term mean reversion or a 'buy the dip' strategy rather than a pure bullish bet. Implied volatility is elevated on these long-dated puts relative to the near-term calls, indicating a fear of a deeper correction in the coming year despite the current uptrend.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.25557405 |
| Address1 | 1,830 Craig Park Court |
| All Time High | 67.18 |
| All Time Low | 18.75 |
| Ask | 45.48 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,452,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,640,342 |
| Average Volume | 2,640,342 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,452,080 |
| Beta | 0.91 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 10.859 |
| City | Saint Louis |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 45.22 |
| Current Ratio | 2.312 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 45.9171 |
| Day Low | 44.905 |
| Debt To Equity | 115.941 |
| Display Name | Core & Main |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,749,558,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,749,558,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.094 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.08 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,781,094,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,870,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,870,600 |
| Ebitda | 919,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.12019 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.79 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.417 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,834,860,032 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.812 |
| Eps Forward | 3.08 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.38 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 48.2236 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.0035973 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0622848 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -25.557405 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 67.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.326883 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 43.96 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.2600021 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.02866247 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 43.96 - 67.18 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,626,960,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 186,782,879 |
| Forward Eps | 3.08 |
| Forward P E | 14.681819 |
| Free Cashflow | 437,875,008 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.2706 |
| Gross Profits | 2,068,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00484 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.11891 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 193,540,035 |
| Industry | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Key | industrial-distribution |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-07-23 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,904,000 |
| Long Business Summary | Core & Main, Inc. engages in the distribution of water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products and related services in the United States. The company's products portfolio include pipes, valves, hydrants, fittings, and other products and services used for service, repair and replacement of underground water infrastructure; storm drainage products, such as corrugated HDPE and metal piping systems, retention basins, inline drains, manholes, grates, geosynthetics, erosion control, and other related products; fire protection products, including fire protection pipes, valves, fittings, sprinkler heads and other accessories, as well as fabrication and kitting services; smart meter products; and smart metering solutions which include meter accessories, meter installation, network infrastructure and software installation, training, and long-term services, as well as engineered treatment plant products. Its specialty products and services are used in the maintenance, repair, replacement, and construction of water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection infrastructure. The company serves municipalities, private water companies, and professional contractors in the municipal, non-residential, and residential end markets. Core & Main, Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Long Name | Core & Main, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 8,751,880,192 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_2504079 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,766,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 449,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,440,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 8,375,007,258 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 15 |
| Open | 45.42 |
| Operating Cashflow | 655,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.09267 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.35 |
| Phone | 314 432 4700 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.19000244 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.42017347 |
| Pre Market Price | 45.03 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,104,898 |
| Previous Close | 44.74 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.081081 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.1642876 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.1446351 |
| Profit Margins | 0.058720004 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.278 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.48 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.07286 |
| Regular Market Day High | 45.9171 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 44.905 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 44.905 - 45.9171 |
| Regular Market Open | 45.42 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 44.74 |
| Regular Market Price | 45.22 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,059,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,633,697 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07221 |
| Return On Equity | 0.23888001 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.001 |
| Revenue Per Share | 40.376 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 187,192,831 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0505 |
| Shares Short | 9,449,427 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,268,108 |
| Short Name | Core & Main, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0506 |
| Short Ratio | 3.13 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MO |
| Symbol | CNM |
| Target High Price | 75.0 |
| Target Low Price | 40.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 60.26667 |
| Target Median Price | 62.0 |
| Total Cash | 155,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.828 |
| Total Debt | 2,451,000,064 |
| Total Revenue | 7,646,000,128 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.38 |
| Trailing P E | 19.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.3539 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 51.2796 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -6.059597 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.118167795 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,633,697 |
| Website | https://www.coreandmain.com |
| Zip | 63,146 |