ARW vs CDW vs CLMB Stock Comparison

Arrow Electronics, Cdw and Climb Global Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARW Arrow Electronics, Inc.
$209.77 -7.4% 1M +73.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.92B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
7 wins
CDW CDW Corp
$165.11 +13.0% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$20.73B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.50B
Div. yield
0.02%
Technology Distribution Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arrow Electronics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Arrow Electronics 7, Cdw 2, Climb Global Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARWCDWCLMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.02B $20.73B $601.57M CDW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 19.2x 29.3x ARW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 14.1x 24.5x ARW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% +7.4% +23.1% ARW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 4.6% 2.9% CDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 15.2% 16.9% CLMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.8x — ARW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +73.2% +4.2% +0.1% ARW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr -2.9%/yr +37.6%/yr CLMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 47.7% 51.1% ARW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 37/100 47/100 ARW

Percentile Scorecard

ARWCDWCLMB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARWCDWCLMB
Valuation 82 #10 of 50 20 #40 of 50 41 #30 of 50
Growth 77 #11 of 45 25 #34 of 45 80 #10 of 45
Profitability 43 #24 of 41 73 #12 of 41 68 #14 of 41
Financial Health 31 #43 of 62 10 #56 of 62 36 #40 of 62
Shareholder Returns 35 #20 of 30 59 #13 of 30 10 #27 of 30
Overall 53 37 47
  • ARW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • CDW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • CLMB ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARWCDWCLMBSPY
1 month -7.4%+13.0%+7.2% -1.0%
3 months -1.2%+23.4%+29.0% +2.9%
6 months +12.2%+22.0%+55.4% +6.4%
Year to date +90.4%+21.2%+27.8% +11.4%
1 year +73.2%+4.2%+0.1% +13.1%
3 years +87.1%-17.4%+194.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.2%-6.2%+43.4% +21.5%
5 years +74.6%-13.8%+393.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.8%-2.9%+37.6% +10.9%
10 years +241.5%+272.7%+674.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.1%+14.1%+22.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureARWCDWCLMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%47.7%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%52.2%57.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.440.730.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.960.090.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-61.5%-53.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%0.0%-2.7% -2.5%
52-week high $242.14$165.11$33.75 $779.14
52-week low $101.87$99.30$16.68 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARWCDWCLMB
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 17.7x 19.4xmedian 17.7x 29.3xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 11.0x 13.2xmedian 11.0x 15.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.3x 24.1xmedian 12.3x 14.9xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 8.5xmedian 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.43median 1.54 8.41median 1.54 1.54median 1.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARWCDWCLMB
Revenue $35.92B $23.50B $711.77M
Gross profit $4.06B $5.02B $112.22M
Operating income $1.21B $1.68B $27.73M
Net income $811.67M $1.08B $20.53M
Free cash flow $825.46M $860.20M $41.00M
EPS (diluted) $15.65 $8.48 $1.12
Cash & equivalents $244.63M $361.80M $56.56M
Total debt $10.85B $22.72B $808.00K
Shares (diluted) 51.87M 127.40M 18.30M
Enterprise value $9.97B $18.72B $416.83M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARWCDWCLMB
P/E 13.3x 19.4x 29.3x
P/FCF 12.9x 24.1x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 21.1x 14.4x
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 0.9x
P/B 1.5x 8.5x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 15.4x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 13.2x 15.5x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 15.6x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 15.3x 30.4x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 26.6x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.43 8.41 1.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARWCDWCLMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% 7.4% 23.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 1.6% 29.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.4% 6.4% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 2.3% 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.5% 0.4% -15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 0.0% 21.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.6% 0.3% -7.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 0.1% 20.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.3% 4.3% -8.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 2.3% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 69.4% -13.2% 127.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.3% -5.6% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -15.6% 189.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.7% -5.9% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARWCDWCLMB
Gross margin 11.3% 21.4% 15.8%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 8.4% 5.0%
Operating margin 3.4% 7.1% 3.9%
Pretax margin 2.9% 6.2% 3.9%
Net margin 2.3% 4.6% 2.9%
FCF margin 2.3% 3.7% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 2.6% 4.2% 6.0%
Return on equity 11.7% 43.2% 16.9%
Return on assets 2.2% 6.4% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 15.2% 16.9%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 19.6% 20.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.9x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARWCDWCLMB
Debt / assets 5.7% 33.7% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 6.8x –
Liabilities / assets 81.6% 85.8% 73.0%
Equity / assets 18.4% 14.2% 27.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.70 2.50 3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARWCDWCLMB
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 4.0% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 5.6% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 37.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARWCDWCLMB
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $23.06FY2026 $11.73FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +109.3%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% +7.4% +39.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.84BFY2026 $22.80BFY2026 $714.50MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.8% +4.2% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARWCDWCLMB
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 80.1%
Institutions holding 632 752 134
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +7.2% +3.3%
Institutions buying 359 370 75
Institutions selling 195 295 45
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.25 1.67

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARWCDWCLMB
ARW 1.00 0.13 0.14
CDW 0.13 1.00 0.22
CLMB 0.14 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARW, CDW and CLMB?

Cdw (CDW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arrow Electronics (ARW) $11.02B, Cdw (CDW) $20.73B, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) $601.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARW, CDW and CLMB?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 13.6x, Cdw (CDW) 19.2x, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arrow Electronics (ARW) is cheapest (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 9.1x, Cdw (CDW) 14.1x, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 24.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arrow Electronics (ARW) +26.1%, Cdw (CDW) +7.4%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +23.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cdw (CDW) has the highest net margin (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 2.3%, Cdw (CDW) 4.6%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) leads (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 10.2%, Cdw (CDW) 15.2%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arrow Electronics (ARW) returned the most: Arrow Electronics (ARW) +73.2%, Cdw (CDW) +4.2%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +0.1%. Over five years, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) compounded fastest (Arrow Electronics (ARW) +11.8%/yr, Cdw (CDW) -2.9%/yr, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +37.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arrow Electronics (ARW) 0.00%, Cdw (CDW) 0.02%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 0.00%. Arrow Electronics (ARW) and Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arrow Electronics (ARW) has been the steadiest (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 37.4%, Cdw (CDW) 47.7%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARW, CDW and CLMB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arrow Electronics (ARW) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.