ARW vs INGM vs EACO Stock Comparison

Arrow Electronics, Ingram Micro Holding and Eaco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARW Arrow Electronics, Inc.
$219.67 -5.6% 1M +84.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.18B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.92B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
5 wins
INGM Ingram Micro Holding Corp
$28.27 +4.7% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.65B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.98B
Div. yield
1.17%
Technology Distribution Technology
1 win
EACO Eaco Corp
$125.00 -3.8% 1M +68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$607.70M
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.61M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arrow Electronics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Arrow Electronics 5, Eaco 5, Ingram Micro Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARWINGMEACOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.18B $6.65B $607.70M ARW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 15.2x 14.6x ARW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 8.7x — INGM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% +11.5% +22.8% ARW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 0.8% 8.5% EACO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 8.2% 22.1% EACO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.5x -0.5x EACO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.17% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.1% +27.9% +68.9% ARW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr — +44.7%/yr EACO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 44.0% 59.3% ARW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 50/100 81/100 EACO

Percentile Scorecard

ARWINGMEACO

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

AxisARWINGMEACO
Valuation 76 #13 of 50 65 #18 of 50 64 #17 of 46
Growth 77 #11 of 45 86 #7 of 45 87 #6 of 39
Profitability 43 #24 of 41 30 #29 of 41 76 #10 of 39
Financial Health 31 #43 of 62 28 #45 of 62 96 #3 of 47
Shareholder Returns 35 #20 of 30 38 #19 of 30 –
Overall 52 50 81
  • ARW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • INGM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • EACO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARWINGMEACOSPY
1 month -5.6%+4.7%-3.8% -0.2%
3 months +3.9%-6.0%+23.8% +3.9%
6 months +19.4%-4.8%+38.8% +8.2%
Year to date +99.4%+32.5%+61.0% +12.9%
1 year +84.1%+27.9%+68.9% +12.3%
3 years +96.5%—+267.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.3%—+54.4% +23.3%
5 years +90.2%—+532.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.7%—+44.7% +10.9%
10 years +258.2%—+1,817.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.6%—+34.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARWINGMEACOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%44.0%59.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%46.7%121.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.471.250.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.240.631.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-40.8%-28.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.3%-10.7%-7.4% -1.2%
52-week high $242.14$31.64$135.00 $779.14
52-week low $101.87$19.51$73.00 $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.

MultipleARWINGMEACO
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 17.4x 15.2xmedian 17.4x 14.6xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 10.7x 8.0xmedian 10.7x 10.2xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 11.5x -28.7xmedian 11.5x 67.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 3.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.50median 1.51 —median 1.51 0.56median 2.38

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 monthsARWINGMEACO
Revenue $35.92B $55.98B $493.61M
Gross profit $4.06B $3.72B $152.37M
Operating income $1.21B $992.13M $54.76M
Net income $811.67M $430.60M $41.81M
Free cash flow $825.46M -$231.59M $9.00M
EPS (diluted) $15.65 $1.85 $8.51
Cash & equivalents $244.63M $808.97M $758.00K
Total debt $10.85B $3.80B $16.66M
Shares (diluted) 51.87M 232.23M 4.90M
Enterprise value $10.20B $2.26B $482.28M

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
MetricARWINGMEACO
P/E 13.9x 15.2x 14.6x
P/FCF 13.5x -28.7x 67.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x -68.9x 49.4x
P/S 0.3x 0.1x 1.2x
P/B 1.6x 1.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.8x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 8.0x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 10.8x 9.7x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF 15.9x -41.6x 64.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x -99.8x 47.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.50 – 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARWINGMEACO
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% 11.5% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.4% 7.9% 25.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.9% – 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.5% 22.4% 36.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% – 24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.6% 61.2% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% – 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.3% 63.1% 41.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.3% – 26.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 69.4% 79.3% -35.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.3% – -16.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% 61.7% -51.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.7% – -23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARWINGMEACO
Gross margin 11.3% 6.6% 30.9%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 2.1% 11.4%
Operating margin 3.4% 1.8% 11.1%
Pretax margin 2.9% 1.2% 11.3%
Net margin 2.3% 0.8% 8.5%
FCF margin 2.3% -0.4% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 2.6% -0.2% 2.5%
Return on equity 11.7% 10.2% 23.0%
Return on assets 2.2% 2.0% 16.5%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 8.2% 22.1%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 14.0% 30.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 2.6x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.2x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARWINGMEACO
Debt / assets 5.7% 17.6% 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.5x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.6x -16.4x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 81.6% 80.1% 29.7%
Equity / assets 18.4% 19.9% 70.3%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 286.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.71 3.34 8.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARWINGMEACO
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -32.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 85.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusARWINGMEACO
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $23.06FY2026 $3.25FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +109.3%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% +10.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.84BFY2026 $55.78BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +35.6%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -3.8% +3.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARWINGMEACO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 632 228 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +1.0% –
Institutions buying 359 165 –
Institutions selling 195 44 –
Buyers to sellers 1.84 3.75 –

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.

ARWINGMEACO
ARW 1.00 0.37 0.00
INGM 0.37 1.00 0.00
EACO 0.00 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARW, INGM and EACO?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arrow Electronics (ARW) $11.18B, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) $6.65B, Eaco (EACO) $607.70M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARW, INGM and EACO?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 13.9x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 15.2x, Eaco (EACO) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is cheapest (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 9.5x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.7x). 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%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +11.5%, Eaco (EACO) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaco (EACO) has the highest net margin (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 2.3%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.8%, Eaco (EACO) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Eaco (EACO) leads (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 10.2%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.2%, Eaco (EACO) 22.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arrow Electronics (ARW) returned the most: Arrow Electronics (ARW) +84.1%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +27.9%, Eaco (EACO) +68.9%. Over five years, Eaco (EACO) compounded fastest (Arrow Electronics (ARW) +13.7%/yr, Eaco (EACO) +44.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 1.17%. Arrow Electronics (ARW) and Eaco (EACO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arrow Electronics (ARW) has been the steadiest (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 37.5%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 44.0%, Eaco (EACO) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARW, INGM and EACO?

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 5. 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.