Last 24 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Industrial Distribution
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 19.37 | 14.28 | 21.50 | 37.06 | 18.12 | 22.39 | 25.90 | 41.50 | 16.38 | 22.68 | 29.24 | 31.30 | 11.32 | 16.84 | 13.03 | — | 9.06 | 9.01 | 11.88 | 31.64 | 17.54 |
| — | -36.2% | -17.0% | -10.7% | +10.6% | -1.3% | -11.4% | +32.6% | +44.7% | +34.7% | +124.4% | — | +24.9% | +86.9% | +9.7% | — | -48.3% | -85.0% | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.12 | 0.99 | 1.26 | 1.67 | 1.25 | 1.48 | 1.40 | 1.66 | 1.12 | 1.38 | 1.67 | 1.53 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.91 | 1.19 | 1.19 |
| — | -33.3% | -10.4% | +0.7% | +12.2% | +7.5% | -16.0% | +8.1% | +23.3% | +38.9% | +65.3% | +55.1% | +13.4% | +24.6% | +10.3% | -16.6% | -33.0% | -35.6% | — | — | — | |
| P/B Ratio | 4.39 | 4.04 | 4.54 | 5.09 | 5.03 | 6.34 | 5.88 | 6.35 | 5.20 | 6.31 | 7.06 | 5.80 | 2.99 | 3.35 | 2.90 | 2.26 | 2.47 | 2.74 | 2.92 | 3.23 | 3.80 |
| — | -36.2% | -22.8% | -19.8% | -3.3% | +0.4% | -16.8% | +9.5% | +74.0% | +88.5% | +143.8% | +157.0% | +21.0% | +21.9% | -0.6% | -30.1% | -35.2% | -33.9% | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | 13.70 | 48.31 | 35.27 | 10.44 | 9.82 | 129.48 | 41.82 | 12.57 | 9.02 | 69.54 | 40.89 | 7.64 | 4.67 | 6.68 | 14.43 | 4.50 | 9.73 | — | — | 54.33 | 57.69 |
| — | -62.7% | -15.7% | -17.0% | +8.8% | +86.2% | +2.3% | +64.4% | +93.2% | +940.8% | +183.3% | +69.8% | -52.0% | — | — | -91.7% | -83.1% | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.57 | 9.87 | 13.27 | 19.24 | 11.82 | 14.31 | 15.10 | 19.76 | 10.76 | 13.31 | 16.61 | 17.47 | 7.99 | 8.65 | 9.31 | 10.64 | 7.08 | 7.19 | 8.71 | 12.87 | 11.30 |
| — | -31.0% | -12.1% | -2.6% | +9.8% | +7.5% | -9.1% | +13.1% | +34.8% | +53.8% | +78.4% | +64.3% | +12.7% | +20.3% | +6.8% | -17.4% | -37.3% | -50.7% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 14.87 | 12.05 | 14.57 | 27.07 | 14.40 | 17.53 | 19.34 | 27.73 | 13.13 | 16.51 | 21.15 | 23.50 | 9.89 | 10.11 | 11.21 | 13.90 | 8.21 | 8.31 | 10.46 | 17.39 | 14.25 |
| — | -31.3% | -24.7% | -2.4% | +9.7% | +6.2% | -8.6% | +18.0% | +32.8% | +63.3% | +88.7% | +69.1% | +20.5% | +21.6% | +7.2% | -20.1% | -42.4% | -79.2% | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 26.9% | 26.7% | 27.2% | 27.1% | 27.2% | 26.8% | 26.7% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.4% | 26.9% | 26.7% | 27.0% | 26.9% | 27.9% | 27.1% | 27.5% | 26.9% | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.4% |
| — | -0.2% | +2.0% | +1.9% | +2.1% | +1.4% | -0.7% | -0.4% | -1.5% | -2.0% | -3.6% | -1.8% | -1.7% | 0.0% | +5.9% | +3.4% | +4.3% | +7.5% | +8.2% | +7.1% | +11.5% | |
| Operating Margin | 9.5% | 10.6% | 9.3% | 7.5% | 10.7% | 10.2% | 8.9% | 7.3% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 9.0% | 12.9% | 12.7% | 11.3% | 8.7% | 10.5% |
| — | +4.0% | +3.6% | +2.2% | -2.5% | -2.0% | -7.3% | -9.3% | -7.9% | -14.5% | -16.1% | -10.7% | -7.7% | -4.6% | +2.1% | +3.5% | +23.0% | +65.3% | +72.2% | +125.8% | +207.0% | |
| Net Margin | 5.8% | 6.7% | 5.7% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 5.2% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 4.6% |
| — | +4.9% | +8.1% | +17.5% | +1.8% | +5.7% | -4.1% | -13.8% | +6.5% | +2.5% | -0.1% | +11.3% | +0.4% | -4.3% | +1.5% | +2.7% | +34.0% | +197.1% | +110.3% | +1415.6% | +899.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 22.9% | 6.8% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 6.0% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 3.9% |
| — | -3.6% | -7.3% | -6.6% | -11.0% | +0.1% | -7.2% | +7.8% | +51.5% | +41.7% | +60.5% | +48.6% | +2.9% | -9.4% | -16.6% | -14.7% | +27.0% | +129.5% | +24.5% | +913.6% | +617.4% | |
| ROA | 7.4% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| — | +3.8% | +5.7% | +6.7% | +0.6% | +8.6% | -3.7% | -14.8% | -2.5% | -11.2% | -2.2% | +16.2% | +3.2% | -3.6% | -5.2% | -1.2% | +41.5% | +233.2% | +163.9% | +1923.0% | — | |
| ROIC | 12.8% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| — | +5.0% | +2.5% | -5.4% | -3.1% | +1.7% | -7.4% | -9.1% | -9.2% | -16.9% | -7.4% | +3.2% | +0.4% | -6.0% | -8.2% | -3.6% | +23.9% | +79.2% | +104.6% | +178.3% | +29.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.18 | 1.31 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.60 | 1.36 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.93 |
| — | +1.2% | -16.8% | -16.8% | -21.1% | -15.7% | -13.2% | +4.0% | +103.4% | +93.2% | +98.8% | +100.4% | +1.2% | -3.2% | -4.0% | -23.5% | -21.5% | -21.8% | -75.7% | -70.3% | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.65 | 9.92 | 10.91 | 14.68 | 9.08 | 9.71 | 11.55 | 14.40 | 9.66 | 10.41 | 12.29 | 13.28 | 6.41 | 6.64 | 8.09 | 10.09 | 6.33 | 6.47 | 7.79 | 11.09 | 8.87 |
| — | +2.2% | -5.5% | +1.9% | -6.0% | -6.7% | -6.0% | +8.5% | +50.7% | +56.7% | +51.9% | +31.6% | +1.3% | +2.7% | +3.9% | -9.1% | -28.7% | -45.3% | -65.4% | -67.2% | — | |
| Current Ratio | 2.63 | 2.47 | 2.31 | 2.63 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 1.96 | 2.34 | 2.14 | 2.29 | 2.14 | 2.29 | 2.36 | 2.59 | 2.71 | 3.05 | 2.49 | 2.28 | 2.07 | 2.11 | 2.01 |
| — | +9.8% | +17.9% | +12.6% | +6.0% | -1.9% | -8.4% | +2.1% | -9.3% | -11.6% | -21.1% | -24.8% | -5.2% | +13.6% | +31.4% | +44.6% | +23.5% | +12.6% | -8.3% | -17.8% | — | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.31 | 1.51 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.46 | 1.53 | 1.42 | 1.60 | 1.32 | 1.20 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.16 |
| — | +16.2% | +19.1% | +16.7% | +4.9% | -3.1% | -10.4% | -0.9% | -12.2% | -12.1% | -13.5% | -18.9% | +10.4% | +27.3% | +33.2% | +47.7% | +14.4% | -2.3% | -29.6% | -40.5% | — | |
| Interest Coverage | 5.13 | 6.49 | 7.56 | 3.47 | 7.33 | 6.87 | 5.70 | 3.44 | 6.19 | 5.67 | 4.94 | 5.27 | 10.30 | 10.27 | 10.65 | 6.20 | 14.63 | 13.94 | 13.85 | 8.53 | 12.17 |
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Core & Main, Inc.'s current P/E is 19.4x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 22.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Core & Main, Inc.'s current operating margin is 9.5%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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