Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) and the best and worst performers in the infrastructure distributors industry.
Water and fire protection solutions company Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, but sales rose 6.6% year on year to $2.09 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $7.65 billion at the midpoint came in 1.7% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.87 per share was 10.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of water and fire protection solutions company Core & Main (NYSE:CNM)
fell 22.9% in the morning session after the company reported second-quarter earnings that beat profit estimates but lowered its full-year financial outlook.
Water and fire protection solutions company Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, but sales rose 6.6% year on year to $2.09 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $7.65 billion at the midpoint came in 1.7% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.87 per share was 10.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Water and fire protection solutions company Core & Main (NYSE:CNM)
will be reporting earnings this Tuesday before market hours. Here’s what investors should know.
Core & Main’s 31.3% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 20.8%, and its stock price has climbed to $64.72 per share. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
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