CDW vs INVU vs YSG Stock Comparison

Cdw, Investview and Yatsen Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDW CDW Corp
$161.41 +19.2% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.61B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.50B
Div. yield
0.02%
Technology Distribution Technology
5 wins
INVU Investview, Inc.
$0.02 0.0% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$19.98M
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
YSG Yatsen Holding Ltd
$2.38 -7.0% 1M -68.1% 1Y
Market cap
$219.78M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$653.85M
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Cdw leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cdw 5, Yatsen Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDWINVUYSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.61B $28.81M $219.78M CDW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x — -9.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% -54.2% +25.6% YSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% — -3.5% CDW
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 +1.4% -33.3% -68.1% CDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr -28.9%/yr -30.9%/yr CDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 194.4% 82.4% CDW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 — 69/100 YSG

Percentile Scorecard

CDWINVUYSG

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

AxisCDWINVUYSG
Valuation 22 #39 of 50 – 63 #20 of 52
Growth 25 #34 of 45 – 82 #10 of 50
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 – 50 #23 of 45
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 – 84 #10 of 56
Shareholder Returns 69 #10 of 30 – –
Overall 40 – 69
  • CDW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • INVU ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • YSG ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDWINVUYSGSPY
1 month +19.2%0.0%-7.0% -0.2%
3 months +12.1%-33.3%-30.2% +3.9%
6 months +21.4%-33.3%-15.9% +8.2%
Year to date +18.5%-33.3%-38.8% +12.9%
1 year +1.4%-33.3%-68.1% +12.3%
3 years -18.8%+100.0%-48.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.7%+26.0%-19.8% +23.3%
5 years -13.2%-81.8%-84.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.8%-28.9%-30.9% +10.9%
10 years +260.5%+100.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.7%+7.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDWINVUYSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%194.4%82.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.0%901.4%93.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.661.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.17-0.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-91.7%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.2%-33.3%-68.1% -1.2%
52-week high $165.11$0.03$7.46 $779.14
52-week low $99.30$0.01$2.19 $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.

MultipleCDWINVUYSG
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x -9.7xmedian 18.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 18.6x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.22median 1.51 —median 1.51 0.98median 0.97

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 monthsCDWINVUYSG
Revenue $23.50B $19.98M $653.85M
Gross profit $5.02B – $505.96M
Operating income $1.68B – -$47.33M
Net income $1.08B – -$31.82M
Free cash flow $860.20M – –
R&D – – $22.34M
EPS (diluted) $8.48 – $-0.25
Cash & equivalents $361.80M – $104.68M
Total debt $5.82B – –
Shares (diluted) 127.40M 1.85B 93.13M
Enterprise value $18.60B $28.81M -$352.53M

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
MetricCDWINVUYSG
P/E 19.0x – -9.7x
P/FCF 23.5x – –
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x – –
P/S 0.9x 1.8x 0.7x
P/B 8.3x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book 15.0x – 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x – –
EV/EBIT 15.3x – -6.2x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF 29.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.22 – 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDWINVUYSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% -54.2% 25.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -30.9% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% – 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.4% – 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% – 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.3% – 56.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.3% – -537.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – -9.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDWINVUYSG
Gross margin 21.4% – 77.4%
EBITDA margin 8.4% – –
Operating margin 7.1% – -7.2%
Pretax margin 6.2% – -4.6%
Net margin 4.6% – -3.5%
FCF margin 3.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% – –
Return on equity 43.2% – -7.8%
Return on assets 6.4% – -5.7%
Return on invested capital 15.2% – –
Return on capital employed 19.6% – -10.1%
Asset turnover 1.4x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDWINVUYSG
Debt / assets 33.7% – –
Debt / equity 2.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – –
Debt / FCF 6.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 85.8% – 32.0%
Equity / assets 14.2% – 68.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x – 3.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 1.7x
Altman Z-score 2.48 – -0.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDWINVUYSG
Dividend yield 1.6% – –
Net buyback yield 4.1% – –
Shareholder yield 5.7% – –
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.

ConsensusCDWINVUYSG
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $11.73FY2026 – $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.80BFY2026 – $638.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 – +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% – +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDWINVUYSG
Held by institutions 100.0% – 6.8%
Institutions holding 752 – 43
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% – -11.7%
Institutions buying 370 – 15
Institutions selling 295 – 18
Buyers to sellers 1.25 – 0.83

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.

CDWINVUYSG
CDW 1.00 0.04 0.05
INVU 0.04 1.00 0.04
YSG 0.05 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDW, INVU and YSG?

Cdw (CDW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cdw (CDW) $20.61B, Investview (INVU) $28.81M, Yatsen Holding (YSG) $219.78M.

Which company is growing faster?

Yatsen Holding (YSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cdw (CDW) +7.4%, Investview (INVU) -54.2%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) +25.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cdw (CDW) has the highest net margin (Cdw (CDW) 4.6%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cdw (CDW) returned the most: Cdw (CDW) +1.4%, Investview (INVU) -33.3%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -68.1%. Over five years, Cdw (CDW) compounded fastest (Cdw (CDW) -2.8%/yr, Investview (INVU) -28.9%/yr, Yatsen Holding (YSG) -30.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cdw (CDW) 0.02%, Investview (INVU) 0.00%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) 0.00%. Investview (INVU) and Yatsen Holding (YSG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cdw (CDW) has been the steadiest (Cdw (CDW) 47.7%, Investview (INVU) 194.4%, Yatsen Holding (YSG) 82.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDW, INVU and YSG?

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