Core & Main is an industrial distribution business based in the US. Core & Main shares (CNM) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $53.88 – an increase of 2.57% over the previous week. Core & Main employs 5,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $7.4 billion.
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| Latest market close | $53.88 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $37.22 - $62.15 |
| 50-day moving average | $49.27 |
| 200-day moving average | $48.89 |
| Wall St. target price | $59.79 |
| PE ratio | 24.662 |
| Dividend yield | N/A |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.13 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $53.88 from 2025-05-02
| 1 week (2025-04-25) | 2.57% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2025-04-04) | 16.78% |
| 3 months (2025-02-04) | -1.39% |
| 6 months (2024-11-04) | 23.63% |
| 1 year (2024-05-03) | -7.93% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2023-05-03) | 100.52% |
| 3 years (2022-05-03) | 124.97% |
| 5 years (2020-04-30) | N/A |
Valuing Core & Main stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Core & Main's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Core & Main's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 25x. In other words, Core & Main shares trade at around 25x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, Core & Main's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industrial distribution industry or those of similar companies.
Core & Main's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $913 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Core & Main's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put Core & Main's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.
| Revenue TTM | $7.4 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 7.3% |
| Gross profit TTM | $2 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 8.22% |
| Return on equity TTM | 26.32% |
| Profit margin | 5.52% |
| Book value | $8.95 |
| Market Capitalization | $10.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting Core & Main to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
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Over the last 12 months, Core & Main's shares have ranged in value from as little as $37.22 up to $62.15. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Core & Main's is 1.055. This would suggest that Core & Main's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
To put Core & Main's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.
Core & Main, Inc. distributes water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products and related services in the United States. Its 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. The company's specialty products and services are used in the maintenance, repair, replacement, and construction of water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection infrastructure. It 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.
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