Head to head
Core & Main vs W.W. Grainger
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CNM · GWW
CNM
Core & Main
40.70-3.33%
1-year price shape — -20% over the period
Quant Rating D · 18/100
vs
GWW
W.W. Grainger
1,263.51-0.94%
1-year price shape — +33% over the period
Quant Rating B · 74/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
W.W. Grainger edges it on the scoreable measures. W.W. Grainger has the highest Quant Rating (74); W.W. Grainger has done best over the past year (+33%); W.W. Grainger pays the highest dividend yield.
| CNM | GWW | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Industrial Distribution | Industrial Distribution |
| Last price | 40.70 | 1,263.51 |
| Change today | -3.33% | -0.94% |
| 1-year return | -20.0% | +32.9% |
| Market cap | $7.50B | $59.51B |
| 52-week range | 39.42 – 59.66 | 901.22 – 1,417.14 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 16.75 | 32.21 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 32nd | 92nd |
| P/B | 3.69 | 14.41 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.73% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 2.31 | 35.40 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $425.49M | $1.67B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $7.70B | $18.85B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.5% | +10.3% |
| Gross margin | 27.0% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 9.6% | 14.6% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 9.9% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $628.00M | $1.51B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 111.7% | 76.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 28 buy / 19 sell | 37 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 5.5% | 2.2% |
| Analyst consensus | 50% buy / 42% hold / 8% sell (12) | 38% buy / 50% hold / 12% sell (8) |
| Analyst price target | $53 (+30%) | $1,355 (+7%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (18) | B (74) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 5,600 | 25,000 |
| Founded | 1874 | 1928 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.