Core & Main (CNM) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Core & Main Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Core & Main, Inc. (CNM) - Annual data in billions USD
Breakdown	FY 2026	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2020	FY 2019
Period ending	Feb 2026	Jan 2026	Feb 2025	Jan 2025	Jan 2024	Jan 2023	Jan 2022	Jan 2021	Jan 2020
Operating Activities
Net Income	-	0.44	0.46	0.43	0.37	0.58	0.23	0.04	0.04
Depreciation & Amortization	-	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.14
Deferred Income Tax	-	0.03	-	0.01	0.00	-0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00
Stock Based Compensation	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.00	0.00
Change in Working Capital	-	-0.05	-0.04	-0.04	0.37	-0.34	-0.47	0.02	0.01
Change in Accounts Receivable	-	0.03	0.03	0.00	0.02	-0.05	-0.31	-0.03	0.00
Change in Inventory	-	-0.07	-0.07	-0.04	0.33	-0.15	-0.44	-0.03	0.00
Change in Accounts Payable	-	-0.06	-0.06	0.01	0.01	-0.14	0.27	0.04	0.02
Change in Other Working Capital	-	0.05	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	-0.01	0.03	-0.01
Other Operating Activities	-	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.01	-0.01	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Operating Activities	0.65	0.65	0.62	0.62	1.07	0.40	-0.03	0.21	0.19
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-0.05	-0.05	-0.04	-0.04	-0.04	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01
Acquisitions	-	-0.06	-0.74	-0.74	-0.23	-0.13	-0.18	-0.22	-0.22
Purchases of Investments	-	0.00	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	-	-0.04	-0.04	-0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Investing Activities	-0.15	-0.15	-0.79	-0.79	-0.27	-0.15	-0.20	-0.23	-0.23
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-	-0.27	-0.02	-1.33	-0.25	-0.26	-2.36	0.24	0.51
Common Stock Issued	-	0.00	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.66	0.00	0.00
Common Stock Repurchased	-	-0.16	-0.16	-0.18	-1.34	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Dividends Paid	-	0.00	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.02	-0.32
Other Financing Activities	-0.02	-0.02	-0.04	-0.04	-0.05	-0.06	-0.07	0.00	-0.01
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-0.29	-0.29	0.17	0.17	-0.98	-0.07	-0.15	0.22	0.18
Summary
Net Change in Cash	0.21	0.21	0.01	0.01	-0.18	0.18	-0.38	0.20	0.14
Cash at Beginning of Period	-	0.01	-	0.00	0.18	0.00	0.38	0.18	0.04
Cash at End of Period	-	0.22	-	0.01	0.00	0.18	0.00	0.38	0.18
Free Cash Flow	0.60	0.60	0.59	0.59	1.03	0.38	-0.05	0.20	0.18
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	-	-	0.20	-	0.11	0.07	0.12	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	-	-	0.14	-	0.12	0.15	0.01	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Aug 2, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Core & Main Cash Flow

What is Core & Main's free cash flow?

Core & Main generated free cash flow of $604.00M in fiscal 2026 (fiscal year ended Feb 1, 2026), operating cash flow of $650.00M minus $46.00M of capital expenditures. That was up 3.1% from $586.00M a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 7.9% of revenue.

How much does Core & Main spend on capital expenditures?

Core & Main spent $46.00M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2026, compared with $35.00M a year earlier. That equals 7.1% of operating cash flow.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition