CDW vs ARW vs AVT Stock Comparison

Cdw, Arrow Electronics and Avnet Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

CDWARWAVT

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureCDWARWAVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%37.4%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.2%34.5%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.441.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.961.79 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-38.2%-28.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.4%-17.6% -2.5%
52-week high $165.11$242.14$106.93 $779.14
52-week low $99.30$101.87$44.37 $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.

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

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CDWARWAVT
CDW 1.00 0.13 0.10
ARW 0.13 1.00 0.84
AVT 0.10 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDW, ARW and AVT?

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

Which stock is cheaper, CDW, ARW and AVT?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.