CDW vs CNXN vs PLUS Stock Comparison

Cdw, Pc Connection and Eplus Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
CNXN Pc Connection Inc
$88.69 +0.1% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
3 wins
PLUS Eplus Inc
$95.36 +3.6% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.51B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Eplus leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Eplus 4, Pc Connection 3, Cdw 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDWCNXNPLUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.73B $2.23B $2.51B CDW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 23.3x 17.6x PLUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 21.7x 17.8x CDW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +3.2% +16.2% PLUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 3.2% 5.7% PLUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.2% +41.5% +29.6% CNXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.9%/yr +15.3%/yr +12.1%/yr CNXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 25.9% 33.1% CNXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 44/100 53/100 PLUS

Percentile Scorecard

CDWCNXNPLUS

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

AxisCDWCNXNPLUS
Valuation 20 #40 of 50 33 #34 of 50 39 #31 of 50
Growth 25 #34 of 45 30 #32 of 45 57 #20 of 45
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 55 #19 of 41 60 #17 of 41
Financial Health 10 #56 of 62 80 #13 of 62 69 #20 of 62
Shareholder Returns 59 #13 of 30 24 #23 of 30 41 #18 of 30
Overall 37 44 53
  • CDW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • CNXN ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • PLUS ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDWCNXNPLUSSPY
1 month +13.0%+0.1%+3.6% -1.0%
3 months +23.4%+9.2%+7.1% +2.9%
6 months +22.0%+37.8%+12.4% +6.4%
Year to date +21.2%+53.5%+8.7% +11.4%
1 year +4.2%+41.5%+29.6% +13.1%
3 years -17.4%+69.3%+53.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -6.2%+19.2%+15.3% +21.5%
5 years -13.8%+103.9%+76.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.9%+15.3%+12.1% +10.9%
10 years +272.7%+249.4%+320.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.1%+13.3%+15.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCDWCNXNPLUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%25.9%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.2%25.6%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.580.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.600.89 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-30.8%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.9%-1.7% -2.5%
52-week high $165.11$95.22$97.05 $779.14
52-week low $99.30$55.83$71.54 $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.

MultipleCDWCNXNPLUS
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 17.7x 23.3xmedian 17.7x 17.3xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 0.6x 1.0xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 11.0x 14.8xmedian 11.0x 10.2xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 12.3x 65.7xmedian 12.3x 41.2xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 8.41median 1.54 2.45median 1.54 4.67median 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 monthsCDWCNXNPLUS
Revenue $23.50B $2.99B $2.52B
Gross profit $5.02B $564.46M $625.78M
Operating income $1.68B $117.10M $174.07M
Net income $1.08B $95.84M $142.77M
Free cash flow $860.20M $34.05M $60.59M
EPS (diluted) $8.48 $3.78 $5.48
Cash & equivalents $361.80M $123.72M $448.85M
Total debt $22.72B – –
Shares (diluted) 127.40M 25.34M 26.06M
Enterprise value $18.72B $674.23M $918.19M

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
MetricCDWCNXNPLUS
P/E 19.4x 23.3x 17.3x
P/FCF 24.1x 65.7x 41.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x 53.3x 38.3x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 1.0x
P/B 8.5x 2.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 15.4x 2.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 14.8x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 16.2x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 30.4x 55.7x 33.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.6x 45.2x 31.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.41 2.45 4.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDWCNXNPLUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 3.2% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 0.2% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 6.5% 17.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 3.4% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.4% 19.4% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 5.8% -1.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.3% 11.4% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 8.1% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.3% 12.2% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 9.5% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% -19.3% -39.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -38.3% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.6% -23.6% -40.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -41.4% 3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDWCNXNPLUS
Gross margin 21.4% 18.9% 24.9%
EBITDA margin 8.4% 4.3% 8.0%
Operating margin 7.1% 3.9% 6.9%
Pretax margin 6.2% 4.4% 7.4%
Net margin 4.6% 3.2% 5.7%
FCF margin 3.7% 1.1% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 1.4% 2.6%
Return on equity 43.2% 10.2% 13.3%
Return on assets 6.4% 6.7% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 15.2% – –
Return on capital employed 19.6% 12.0% 15.4%
Asset turnover 1.4x 2.1x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDWCNXNPLUS
Debt / assets 33.7% – –
Debt / equity 2.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – –
Debt / FCF 6.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 85.8% 33.3% 42.6%
Equity / assets 14.2% 66.7% 57.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.50 6.83 4.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDWCNXNPLUS
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.8% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 0.8% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 1.6% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusCDWCNXNPLUS
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.73FY2026 $4.08FY2026 $5.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +2.2% +18.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.80BFY2026 $2.93BFY2026 $2.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +3.8% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDWCNXNPLUS
Held by institutions 100.0% 41.2% 96.2%
Institutions holding 752 187 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% -0.3% -1.0%
Institutions buying 370 98 149
Institutions selling 295 61 97
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.61 1.54

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.

CDWCNXNPLUS
CDW 1.00 0.46 0.36
CNXN 0.46 1.00 0.49
PLUS 0.36 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDW, CNXN and PLUS?

Cdw (CDW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cdw (CDW) $20.73B, Pc Connection (CNXN) $2.23B, Eplus (PLUS) $2.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDW, CNXN and PLUS?

Eplus (PLUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cdw (CDW) 19.2x, Pc Connection (CNXN) 23.3x, Eplus (PLUS) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cdw (CDW) is cheapest (Cdw (CDW) 14.1x, Pc Connection (CNXN) 21.7x, Eplus (PLUS) 17.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eplus (PLUS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cdw (CDW) +7.4%, Pc Connection (CNXN) +3.2%, Eplus (PLUS) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eplus (PLUS) has the highest net margin (Cdw (CDW) 4.6%, Pc Connection (CNXN) 3.2%, Eplus (PLUS) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pc Connection (CNXN) returned the most: Cdw (CDW) +4.2%, Pc Connection (CNXN) +41.5%, Eplus (PLUS) +29.6%. Over five years, Pc Connection (CNXN) compounded fastest (Cdw (CDW) -2.9%/yr, Pc Connection (CNXN) +15.3%/yr, Eplus (PLUS) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cdw (CDW) 0.02%, Pc Connection (CNXN) 0.00%, Eplus (PLUS) 0.00%. Pc Connection (CNXN) and Eplus (PLUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pc Connection (CNXN) has been the steadiest (Cdw (CDW) 47.7%, Pc Connection (CNXN) 25.9%, Eplus (PLUS) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDW, CNXN and PLUS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eplus (PLUS) leads on 4. 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.