Core & Main Q4 sales fall 6.9% as diluted EPS rises 12.1%; fiscal 2026 outlook issued
Core & Main reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 net sales down 6.9% to $1,581 million, mainly due to one fewer selling week, while diluted EPS rose 12.1% to $0.37. For the full fiscal year, net sales rose 2.8% to $7,647 million and diluted EPS rose 8.5% to $2.31, and the company forecast fiscal 2026 net sales of $7.8 billion to $7.9 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $950 million to $980 million.
Key points
- Q4 net sales fell 6.9% to $1,581 million; average daily net sales rose 0.9%
- Q4 diluted EPS rose 12.1% to $0.37; adjusted diluted EPS rose 2.0% to $0.52
- Fiscal 2025 net income rose 6.5% to $462 million; adjusted EBITDA rose 0.1% to $931 million
- Fiscal 2026 outlook: net sales of $7,800 million to $7,900 million and adjusted EBITDA of $950 million to $980 million
The filing
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