AVT vs CDW vs ARW Stock Comparison

Avnet, Cdw and Arrow Electronics Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVT Avnet Inc
$88.08 -12.9% 1M +68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.37B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
0.02%
Technology Distribution Technology
2 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
4 wins
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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Arrow Electronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Arrow Electronics 6, Cdw 4, Avnet 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVTCDWARWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.37B $20.73B $11.02B CDW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 19.2x 13.6x ARW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 14.1x 9.1x AVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.5% +7.4% +26.1% ARW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 4.6% 2.3% CDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 15.2% 10.2% CDW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 2.8x 1.4x ARW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% CDW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.9% +4.2% +73.2% ARW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr -2.9%/yr +11.8%/yr AVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 47.7% 37.4% ARW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 37/100 53/100 ARW

Percentile Scorecard

AVTCDWARW

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

AxisAVTCDWARW
Valuation 45 #28 of 50 20 #40 of 50 82 #10 of 50
Growth 46 #25 of 45 25 #34 of 45 77 #11 of 45
Profitability 25 #31 of 41 73 #12 of 41 43 #24 of 41
Financial Health 33 #42 of 62 10 #56 of 62 31 #43 of 62
Shareholder Returns 48 #16 of 30 59 #13 of 30 35 #20 of 30
Overall 39 37 53
  • AVT ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • CDW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • ARW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVTCDWARWSPY
1 month -12.9%+13.0%-7.4% -1.0%
3 months -1.5%+23.4%-1.2% +2.9%
6 months +12.0%+22.0%+12.2% +6.4%
Year to date +83.2%+21.2%+90.4% +11.4%
1 year +68.9%+4.2%+73.2% +13.1%
3 years +90.3%-17.4%+87.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.9%-6.2%+23.2% +21.5%
5 years +132.8%-13.8%+74.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +18.4%-2.9%+11.8% +10.9%
10 years +109.7%+272.7%+241.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.7%+14.1%+13.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAVTCDWARWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%47.7%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%52.2%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.731.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.790.091.96 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.0%-61.5%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%0.0%-13.4% -2.5%
52-week high $106.93$165.11$242.14 $779.14
52-week low $44.37$99.30$101.87 $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.

MultipleAVTCDWARW
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 17.7x 19.4xmedian 17.7x 13.3xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 11.0x 13.2xmedian 11.0x 9.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.4xmedian 12.3x 24.1xmedian 12.3x 12.9xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 8.5xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.01median 1.54 8.41median 1.54 -1.43median 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 monthsAVTCDWARW
Revenue $27.63B $23.50B $35.92B
Gross profit $2.88B $5.02B $4.06B
Operating income $724.80M $1.68B $1.21B
Net income $334.39M $1.08B $811.67M
Free cash flow -$354.50M $860.20M $825.46M
EPS (diluted) $4.01 $8.48 $15.65
Cash & equivalents $155.40M $361.80M $244.63M
Total debt $12.17B $22.72B $10.85B
Shares (diluted) 83.42M 127.40M 51.87M
Enterprise value $6.55B $18.72B $9.97B

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
MetricAVTCDWARW
P/E 21.6x 19.4x 13.3x
P/FCF -20.4x 24.1x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow -25.7x 21.1x 11.4x
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 0.3x
P/B 1.4x 8.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 15.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 13.2x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 15.6x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF -29.1x 30.4x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -36.7x 26.6x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.01 8.41 -1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVTCDWARW
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.5% 7.4% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 1.6% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.8% 6.4% 26.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 2.3% -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 0.4% 68.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 0.0% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.2% 0.3% 73.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.3% 0.1% -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.9% 4.3% 75.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.4% 2.3% -9.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -138.8% -13.2% 69.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -5.6% 39.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -161.4% -15.6% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% -5.9% 45.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVTCDWARW
Gross margin 10.4% 21.4% 11.3%
EBITDA margin 3.1% 8.4% 3.8%
Operating margin 2.6% 7.1% 3.4%
Pretax margin 1.7% 6.2% 2.9%
Net margin 1.2% 4.6% 2.3%
FCF margin -1.3% 3.7% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin -1.0% 4.2% 2.6%
Return on equity 6.7% 43.2% 11.7%
Return on assets 2.3% 6.4% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 15.2% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 10.4% 19.6% 14.4%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 0.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVTCDWARW
Debt / assets 21.0% 33.7% 5.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 2.8x 1.4x
Debt / FCF -9.1x 6.8x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 67.4% 85.8% 81.6%
Equity / assets 32.6% 14.2% 18.4%
Interest coverage 2.9x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.14 2.50 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVTCDWARW
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 4.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 5.6% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.2% 30.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -32.3% 37.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% -2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 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.

ConsensusAVTCDWARW
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2027 14.1xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.90FY2027 $11.73FY2026 $23.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +109.9%FY2027 +17.1%FY2026 +109.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +7.4% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.66BFY2027 $22.80BFY2026 $41.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2027 +1.7%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +4.2% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVTCDWARW
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 507 752 632
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +7.2% -2.6%
Institutions buying 285 370 359
Institutions selling 151 295 195
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.25 1.84

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.

AVTCDWARW
AVT 1.00 0.10 0.84
CDW 0.10 1.00 0.13
ARW 0.84 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVT, CDW and ARW?

Cdw (CDW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avnet (AVT) $7.37B, Cdw (CDW) $20.73B, Arrow Electronics (ARW) $11.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVT, CDW and ARW?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avnet (AVT) 22.0x, Cdw (CDW) 19.2x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avnet (AVT) is cheapest (Avnet (AVT) 7.4x, Cdw (CDW) 14.1x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 9.1x). 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: Avnet (AVT) +24.5%, Cdw (CDW) +7.4%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cdw (CDW) has the highest net margin (Avnet (AVT) 1.2%, Cdw (CDW) 4.6%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Cdw (CDW) leads (Avnet (AVT) 6.4%, Cdw (CDW) 15.2%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arrow Electronics (ARW) returned the most: Avnet (AVT) +68.9%, Cdw (CDW) +4.2%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +73.2%. Over five years, Avnet (AVT) compounded fastest (Avnet (AVT) +18.4%/yr, Cdw (CDW) -2.9%/yr, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cdw (CDW) has the highest dividend yield: Avnet (AVT) 0.02%, Cdw (CDW) 0.02%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 0.00%. Arrow Electronics (ARW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arrow Electronics (ARW) has been the steadiest (Avnet (AVT) 38.4%, Cdw (CDW) 47.7%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.