Core & Main Inc (CNM) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of October 2025: 0.97x

Core & Main Inc (CNM) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.97x as of October 2025. Free cash flow of $263.00 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($271.00 Million). See Core & Main Inc current assets vs equity to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.97x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$263.00 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$271.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$8.00 Million
USD

Core & Main Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2005–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Core & Main Inc across 7 annual periods. Explore CNM operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Core & Main Inc (2005–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Core & Main Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Core & Main Inc stock valuation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.94x $586.00 Million $621.00 Million $35.00 Million ▼ -2.1%
2024 0.96x $1.03 Billion $1.07 Billion $39.00 Million ▲ +2.8%
2023 0.94x $376.00 Million $401.00 Million $25.00 Million ▼ -0.9%
2021 0.95x $207.90 Million $219.80 Million $11.90 Million ▲ +1.9%
2020 0.93x $180.00 Million $194.00 Million $14.00 Million ▲ +7.6%
2019 0.86x $87.00 Million $100.90 Million $13.90 Million ▼ -15.7%
2005 1.02x $62.84 Million $61.42 Million $1.42 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).