CDW vs CLMB vs INGM Stock Comparison

Cdw, Climb Global Solutions and Ingram Micro Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDW CDW Corp
$161.41 +19.2% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.22B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.50B
Div. yield
1.56%
Technology Distribution Technology
3 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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingram Micro Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ingram Micro Holding 6, Cdw 3, Climb Global Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDWCLMBINGMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.22B $600.13M $6.65B CDW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 28.7x 15.2x INGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 24.0x 8.7x INGM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +23.1% +11.5% CLMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 2.9% 0.8% CDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.2% 16.9% 8.2% CLMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — 2.5x INGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.56% 0.13% 1.17% CDW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.4% -1.5% +27.9% INGM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr +37.1%/yr — CLMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 51.1% 44.0% INGM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 47/100 50/100 INGM

Percentile Scorecard

CDWCLMBINGM

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

AxisCDWCLMBINGM
Valuation 22 #39 of 50 41 #30 of 50 65 #18 of 50
Growth 25 #34 of 45 80 #10 of 45 86 #7 of 45
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 68 #14 of 41 30 #29 of 41
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 36 #40 of 62 28 #45 of 62
Shareholder Returns 69 #10 of 30 10 #27 of 30 38 #19 of 30
Overall 40 47 50
  • CDW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • CLMB ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • INGM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDWCLMBINGMSPY
1 month +19.2%+1.6%+4.7% -0.2%
3 months +12.1%+14.1%-6.0% +3.9%
6 months +21.4%+51.8%-4.8% +8.2%
Year to date +18.5%+25.1%+32.5% +12.9%
1 year +1.4%-1.5%+27.9% +12.3%
3 years -18.8%+195.3%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.7%+43.5%— +23.3%
5 years -13.2%+384.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.8%+37.1%— +10.9%
10 years +260.5%+644.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.7%+22.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDWCLMBINGMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%51.1%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.0%57.4%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.571.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.030.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-53.5%-40.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.2%-4.7%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $165.11$33.75$31.64 $779.14
52-week low $99.30$16.68$19.51 $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.

MultipleCDWCLMBINGM
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 17.4x 28.7xmedian 17.4x 15.2xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 10.7x 15.2xmedian 10.7x 8.0xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 11.5x 14.6xmedian 11.5x -28.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 8.22median 1.51 1.51median 1.51 —median 1.51

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 monthsCDWCLMBINGM
Revenue $23.50B $711.77M $55.98B
Gross profit $5.02B $112.22M $3.72B
Operating income $1.68B $27.73M $992.13M
Net income $1.08B $20.53M $430.60M
Free cash flow $860.20M $41.00M -$231.59M
EPS (diluted) $8.48 $1.12 $1.85
Cash & equivalents $361.80M $56.56M $808.97M
Total debt $5.82B – $3.80B
Shares (diluted) 127.40M 18.30M 232.23M
Enterprise value $18.21B $415.38M $2.26B

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
MetricCDWCLMBINGM
P/E 19.0x 28.7x 15.2x
P/FCF 23.5x 14.6x -28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 14.1x -68.9x
P/S 0.9x 0.8x 0.1x
P/B 8.3x 4.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 15.0x 6.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 15.2x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 15.3x 19.6x 9.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.8x 0.2x
EV/FCF 29.9x 13.3x -41.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 12.8x -99.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.22 1.51 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDWCLMBINGM
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 23.1% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 29.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 6.7% 7.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 24.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.4% -15.9% 22.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 21.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 0.3% -7.1% 61.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 20.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.3% -8.2% 63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 19.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% 127.9% 79.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 8.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.6% 189.6% 61.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 13.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDWCLMBINGM
Gross margin 21.4% 15.8% 6.6%
EBITDA margin 8.4% 5.0% 2.1%
Operating margin 7.1% 3.9% 1.8%
Pretax margin 6.2% 3.9% 1.2%
Net margin 4.6% 2.9% 0.8%
FCF margin 3.7% 5.8% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 6.0% -0.2%
Return on equity 43.2% 16.9% 10.2%
Return on assets 6.4% 4.5% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 15.2% 16.9% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 19.6% 20.9% 14.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.5x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.1x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDWCLMBINGM
Debt / assets 33.7% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 2.4x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 6.8x – -16.4x
Liabilities / assets 85.8% 73.0% 80.1%
Equity / assets 14.2% 27.0% 19.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.48 3.20 3.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDWCLMBINGM
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 0.4% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 0.5% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.0% – 17.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.7% – -32.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.0% – 85.9%
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.

ConsensusCDWCLMBINGM
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 24.0xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.73FY2026 $1.34FY2026 $3.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +39.6% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.80BFY2026 $714.50MFY2026 $55.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +5.9% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDWCLMBINGM
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 752 134 228
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +3.3% +1.0%
Institutions buying 370 75 165
Institutions selling 295 45 44
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.67 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.

CDWCLMBINGM
CDW 1.00 0.23 0.39
CLMB 0.23 1.00 0.12
INGM 0.39 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDW, CLMB and INGM?

Cdw (CDW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cdw (CDW) $20.22B, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) $600.13M, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) $6.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDW, CLMB and INGM?

Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cdw (CDW) 19.0x, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 28.7x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is cheapest (Cdw (CDW) 13.8x, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 24.0x, 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?

Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cdw (CDW) +7.4%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +23.1%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cdw (CDW) has the highest net margin (Cdw (CDW) 4.6%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 2.9%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) leads (Cdw (CDW) 15.2%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 16.9%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) returned the most: Cdw (CDW) +1.4%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) -1.5%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +27.9%. Over five years, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) compounded fastest (Cdw (CDW) -2.8%/yr, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cdw (CDW) has the highest dividend yield: Cdw (CDW) 1.56%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 0.13%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 1.17%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) has been the steadiest (Cdw (CDW) 47.7%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 51.1%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 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.