secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Core & Main, Inc. (CNM)
CIK:        0001856525
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-11-10T21:16:12+00:00
Accession:  0001856525-26-000096
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Core & Main prelim Q3 sales $2.12-2.13B; FY26 EBITDA outlook narrowed to $950-960M
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- Preliminary Q3 net sales $2.12B-$2.13B vs $2.062B a year ago; net income $128M-$140M vs $143M.
- Preliminary Q3 Adjusted EBITDA $267M-$275M vs $274M in the prior-year quarter.
- FY2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook updated to $950M-$960M from $950M-$980M; net sales outlook maintained.
- Completed three acquisitions with over $250M in combined annual revenue.
- Repurchased a quarterly record $171M of shares, third straight quarter of record open-market buybacks; full Q3 results due Dec. 8, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856525/000185652526000096/0001856525-26-000096-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856525/000185652526000096/cnm-20261110.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001856525-26-000096

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