CNM PEER ANALYSIS

Core & Main Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CNMCore & Main Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Industrials · Industrial Distribution

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Industrial Distribution

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CNMIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CNM	FTT	ADDT-B	REH	TIH	RUS	Ind. Median
P/E	20.04	19.04	42.75	36.53	35.63	17.61●	32.38
P/B	4.41	4.47	10.98	2.80	5.47	2.11●	4.62
EV/EBITDA	11.96	12.58	29.03	15.29	16.92	10.13●	15.29
P/S	1.18	1.21	4.04	1.11	3.43	0.71●	1.25

Financial Health
Metric	CNM	FTT	ADDT-B	REH	TIH	RUS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.31	1.61	1.49	2.34	3.17●	2.86	2.29
Debt/Equity	119.8%	88.1%	85.5%	91.6%	25.2%●	29.5%	78.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.43	1.90	1.69	3.61	-0.30●	0.95	1.39

Profitability
Metric	CNM	FTT	ADDT-B	REH	TIH	RUS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.9%	6.3%	9.5%	3.0%	9.6%●	4.0%	5.6%
ROE	23.7%	24.3%	28.6%●	7.2%	16.3%	12.0%	17.4%
ROA	7.1%	8.2%	10.8%●	3.9%	9.7%	7.1%	7.1%
EBITDA Margin	12.3%	11.3%	14.8%	9.5%	19.9%●	7.8%	10.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CNM	FTT	ADDT-B	REH	TIH	RUS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	0.5%	-1.0%	4.2%	2.8%	4.8%	11.7%●	5.7%
NI Growth	7.9%	37.2%●	13.5%	-25.5%	3.6%	28.1%	10.4%
Div. Yield	—	1.3%	1.1%	1.1%	1.0%	2.9%●	1.1%
Payout	—	23.6%	0.0%	42.3%	32.8%	48.4%	32.8%

Valuation
Metric	CNM	POOL	MSM	AIT	WCC	WSO	Ind. Median
P/E	20.04	19.31●	29.37	30.92	23.22	32.57	32.38
P/B	4.41	6.92	4.77	6.71	3.08●	5.49	4.62
EV/EBITDA	11.96●	14.73	17.87	21.11	14.14	19.26	15.29
P/S	1.18	1.46	1.73	2.58	0.65●	2.09	1.25

Financial Health
Metric	CNM	POOL	MSM	AIT	WCC	WSO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.31	1.87	1.55	2.95	2.12	3.34●	2.29
Debt/Equity	119.8%	140.4%	39.2%	19.6%	127.7%	17.2%●	78.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.43	2.40	1.19	0.32	3.82	-0.15●	1.39

Profitability
Metric	CNM	POOL	MSM	AIT	WCC	WSO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.9%	7.6%	5.9%	8.3%●	2.8%	6.8%	5.6%
ROE	23.7%	34.2%●	16.5%	21.9%	13.3%	18.3%	17.4%
ROA	7.1%	10.5%	9.3%	13.2%●	4.2%	10.9%	7.1%
EBITDA Margin	12.3%	11.9%	10.4%	12.4%●	6.3%	10.8%	10.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CNM	POOL	MSM	AIT	WCC	WSO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	0.5%	1.8%	4.4%	7.5%	11.2%●	-4.5%	5.7%
NI Growth	7.9%	-0.7%	16.2%●	3.9%	-6.2%	-6.3%	10.4%
Div. Yield	—	2.3%	2.8%	0.6%	0.6%	2.9%●	1.1%
Payout	—	79.9%	83.8%	17.7%	15.3%	98.1%	32.8%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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