• Core & Main’s fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call drew CEO Mark R. Witkowski, CFO Robyn Bradbury, President Bradford A. Cowles, IR VP Landon Althoff.
• Q2 net sales USD 2.1 billion, up 2.5%; adjusted EBITDA USD 274 million, up 3%; adjusted diluted EPS USD 0.94, up 8%.
• Guidance reaffirmed: net sales USD 7.8 billion-USD 7.9 billion; adjusted EBITDA USD 950 million-USD 980 million; operating cash flow conversion 60%-70%.
• Buybacks totaled USD 169 million for 3,700,000 shares; fiscal 2026-to-date nearly USD 270 million for 5,700,000 shares; since IPO nearly 25%.
• Data center run rate doubled year-over-year, lifting data centers to mid-single-digit share of sales; fire protection sales rose 14%, roughly two-thirds price-driven.

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