CLMB vs ARW vs SCSC Stock Comparison

Climb Global Solutions, Arrow Electronics and Scansource Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARW Arrow Electronics, Inc.
$214.35 -7.9% 1M +78.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.29B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.92B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
6 wins
SCSC Scansource, Inc.
$60.98 +4.6% 1M +42.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arrow Electronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Arrow Electronics 6, Climb Global Solutions 3, Scansource 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLMBARWSCSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $586.20M $11.29B $1.31B ARW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.5x 13.9x 16.6x ARW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.5x 9.3x 13.1x ARW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.1% +26.1% +6.1% ARW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 2.3% 2.4% CLMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.9% 10.2% 7.4% CLMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 0.1x SCSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% +78.7% +42.1% ARW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.8%/yr +13.7%/yr +11.0%/yr CLMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 37.5% 38.3% ARW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 52/100 63/100 SCSC

Percentile Scorecard

CLMBARWSCSC

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

AxisCLMBARWSCSC
Valuation 43 #29 of 50 76 #13 of 50 69 #16 of 50
Growth 80 #10 of 45 77 #11 of 45 59 #19 of 45
Profitability 68 #14 of 41 43 #24 of 41 50 #21 of 41
Financial Health 36 #40 of 62 31 #43 of 62 61 #25 of 62
Shareholder Returns 10 #27 of 30 35 #20 of 30 76 #8 of 30
Overall 47 52 63
  • CLMB ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • ARW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • SCSC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLMBARWSCSCSPY
1 month +3.8%-7.9%+4.6% -0.8%
3 months +20.9%+0.5%+9.6% +3.5%
6 months +56.5%+14.9%+50.0% +7.0%
Year to date +27.8%+94.5%+56.1% +12.2%
1 year -0.4%+78.7%+42.1% +13.0%
3 years +201.7%+91.7%+104.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +44.5%+24.2%+26.9% +23.1%
5 years +396.2%+90.1%+68.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +37.8%+13.7%+11.0% +11.0%
10 years +672.9%+243.6%+65.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%+13.1%+5.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLMBARWSCSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%37.5%38.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.6%34.8%42.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.581.471.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.012.101.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.5%-38.2%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-11.5%-2.0% -1.8%
52-week high $33.75$242.14$62.22 $779.14
52-week low $16.68$101.87$34.27 $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.

MultipleCLMBARWSCSC
P/E now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 17.9x 13.6xmedian 17.9x 16.5xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 11.0x 9.5xmedian 11.0x 10.1xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 12.1x 13.2xmedian 12.1x 10.8xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.54median 1.49 -1.46median 1.49 18.65median 1.49

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 monthsCLMBARWSCSC
Revenue $711.77M $35.92B $3.23B
Gross profit $112.22M $4.06B $437.36M
Operating income $27.73M $1.21B $98.63M
Net income $20.53M $811.67M $78.87M
Free cash flow $41.00M $825.46M $113.85M
EPS (diluted) $1.12 $15.65 $3.64
Cash & equivalents $56.56M $244.63M $88.37M
Total debt – $10.85B $101.41M
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 51.87M 21.69M
Enterprise value $401.46M $10.24B $892.71M

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
MetricCLMBARWSCSC
P/E 29.3x 13.6x 16.5x
P/FCF 14.9x 13.2x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x 11.7x 10.0x
P/S 0.9x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B 4.9x 1.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 1.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 9.5x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 10.6x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF 13.6x 15.6x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 13.7x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.54 -1.46 18.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLMBARWSCSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.1% 26.1% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 0.1% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 26.4% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -3.9% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.9% 68.5% 15.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -13.0% -10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.1% 73.6% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -12.5% -4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.2% 75.3% 21.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -9.3% 0.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 127.9% 69.4% 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 39.3% 75.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 189.6% 76.3% 9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 45.7% 65.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLMBARWSCSC
Gross margin 15.8% 11.3% 13.6%
EBITDA margin 5.0% 3.8% 3.8%
Operating margin 3.9% 3.4% 3.1%
Pretax margin 3.9% 2.9% 3.2%
Net margin 2.9% 2.3% 2.4%
FCF margin 5.8% 2.3% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% 2.6% 3.8%
Return on equity 16.9% 11.7% 8.7%
Return on assets 4.5% 2.2% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 16.9% 10.2% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 14.4% 9.8%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLMBARWSCSC
Debt / assets – 5.7% 5.2%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.0% 81.6% 52.9%
Equity / assets 27.0% 18.4% 47.1%
Interest coverage – – 15.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.22 1.70 3.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLMBARWSCSC
Dividend yield 0.1% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 1.1% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.1% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCLMBARWSCSC
Forward P/E 24.5xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 13.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2026 $23.06FY2026 $4.64FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 +109.3%FY2026 +9.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +39.6% +9.8% +25.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $714.50MFY2026 $41.84BFY2026 $3.40BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026 +5.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% -3.8% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLMBARWSCSC
Held by institutions 80.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 134 632 212
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% -2.6% -0.2%
Institutions buying 75 359 111
Institutions selling 45 195 74
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.84 1.50

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.

CLMBARWSCSC
CLMB 1.00 0.14 0.24
ARW 0.14 1.00 0.26
SCSC 0.24 0.26 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLMB, ARW and SCSC?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) $586.20M, Arrow Electronics (ARW) $11.29B, Scansource (SCSC) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLMB, ARW and SCSC?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 28.5x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 13.9x, Scansource (SCSC) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arrow Electronics (ARW) is cheapest (Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 24.5x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 9.3x, Scansource (SCSC) 13.1x). 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: Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +23.1%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +26.1%, Scansource (SCSC) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) has the highest net margin (Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 2.9%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 2.3%, Scansource (SCSC) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) leads (Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 16.9%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 10.2%, Scansource (SCSC) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arrow Electronics (ARW) returned the most: Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) -0.4%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +78.7%, Scansource (SCSC) +42.1%. Over five years, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) compounded fastest (Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +37.8%/yr, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +13.7%/yr, Scansource (SCSC) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arrow Electronics (ARW) has been the steadiest (Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 51.2%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 37.5%, Scansource (SCSC) 38.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLMB, ARW and SCSC?

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.