CNXN vs ARW vs SCSC Stock Comparison

Pc Connection, Arrow Electronics and Scansource Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CNXN Pc Connection Inc
$85.62 -4.3% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.15B
Div. yield
0.88%
Technology Distribution Technology
2 wins
ARW Arrow Electronics, Inc.
$220.63 -4.1% 1M +90.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.23B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.92B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
7 wins
SCSC Scansource, Inc.
$58.98 +2.0% 1M +40.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.19B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arrow Electronics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Arrow Electronics 7, Pc Connection 2, Scansource 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNXNARWSCSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.16B $11.23B $1.19B ARW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 13.9x 16.0x ARW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 9.6x 12.7x ARW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +26.1% +6.1% ARW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% 2.3% 2.4% CNXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 7.4% ARW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 0.1x SCSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.88% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.6% +90.0% +40.4% ARW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +13.8%/yr +10.5%/yr ARW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.9% 37.5% 38.4% CNXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 52/100 63/100 SCSC

Percentile Scorecard

CNXNARWSCSC

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

AxisCNXNARWSCSC
Valuation 33 #34 of 50 76 #13 of 50 71 #15 of 50
Growth 39 #28 of 45 80 #10 of 45 55 #21 of 45
Profitability 51 #20 of 40 41 #24 of 40 49 #21 of 40
Financial Health 78 #14 of 60 32 #41 of 60 59 #25 of 60
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 33 #19 of 28 82 #6 of 28
Overall 45 52 63
  • CNXN ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • ARW ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • SCSC ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNXNARWSCSCSPY
1 month -4.3%-4.1%+2.0% +0.7%
3 months +3.8%+3.7%+4.4% +3.7%
6 months +34.3%+17.5%+43.4% +7.1%
Year to date +48.2%+100.2%+51.0% +12.8%
1 year +40.6%+90.0%+40.4% +11.9%
3 years +61.8%+96.1%+96.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.4%+25.2%+25.2% +22.8%
5 years +85.9%+90.6%+64.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.2%+13.8%+10.5% +10.9%
10 years +272.6%+262.0%+68.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.1%+13.7%+5.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNXNARWSCSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.9%37.5%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.5%34.8%42.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.591.481.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.572.401.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-38.2%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-8.9%-5.2% -1.2%
52-week high $95.22$242.14$62.22 $779.14
52-week low $55.83$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.

MultipleCNXNARWSCSC
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 17.5x 13.9xmedian 17.5x 16.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 10.4x 9.7xmedian 10.4x 9.8xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -105.0xmedian 13.3x 13.6xmedian 13.3x 10.4xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.95median 1.28 -1.50median 1.28 18.04median 1.28

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 monthsCNXNARWSCSC
Revenue $3.15B $35.92B $3.23B
Gross profit $587.68M $4.06B $437.36M
Operating income $127.81M $1.21B $98.63M
Net income $102.56M $811.67M $78.87M
Free cash flow -$20.58M $825.46M $113.85M
EPS (diluted) $4.03 $15.65 $3.64
Cash & equivalents $124.60M $244.63M $88.37M
Total debt – $10.85B $101.41M
Shares (diluted) 25.44M 51.87M 21.69M
Enterprise value $659.60M $10.25B $772.09M

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
MetricCNXNARWSCSC
P/E 21.1x 13.9x 16.0x
P/FCF -105.0x 13.6x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow -174.3x 12.0x 9.7x
P/S 0.7x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B 2.2x 1.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 9.7x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 10.9x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF -88.4x 15.9x 10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -146.6x 14.1x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.95 -1.50 18.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNXNARWSCSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 26.1% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 0.1% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 26.4% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -3.9% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.0% 68.5% 15.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -13.0% -10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% 73.6% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -12.5% -4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% 75.3% 21.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -9.3% 0.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -119.6% 69.4% 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 39.3% 75.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -136.9% 76.3% 9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.2% 45.7% 65.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNXNARWSCSC
Gross margin 18.6% 11.3% 13.6%
EBITDA margin 4.4% 3.8% 3.8%
Operating margin 4.1% 3.4% 3.1%
Pretax margin 4.4% 2.9% 3.2%
Net margin 3.3% 2.3% 2.4%
FCF margin -0.7% 2.3% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin -0.4% 2.6% 3.8%
Return on equity 10.6% 11.7% 8.7%
Return on assets 7.0% 2.2% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 13.3% 14.4% 9.8%
Asset turnover 2.1x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNXNARWSCSC
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 35.3% 81.6% 52.9%
Equity / assets 64.7% 18.4% 47.1%
Interest coverage – – 15.0x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.37 1.71 3.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNXNARWSCSC
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 1.0% 7.8%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 1.0% 7.8%
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.

ConsensusCNXNARWSCSC
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 12.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.08FY2026 $23.06FY2026 $4.64FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +109.3%FY2026 +9.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +2.2% +9.8% +25.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.93BFY2026 $41.84BFY2026 $3.40BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026 +5.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% -3.8% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNXNARWSCSC
Held by institutions 41.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 187 633 213
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -2.6% -0.2%
Institutions buying 98 359 112
Institutions selling 61 196 74
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.83 1.51

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.

CNXNARWSCSC
CNXN 1.00 0.35 0.37
ARW 0.35 1.00 0.26
SCSC 0.37 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNXN, ARW and SCSC?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pc Connection (CNXN) $2.16B, Arrow Electronics (ARW) $11.23B, Scansource (SCSC) $1.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNXN, ARW and SCSC?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pc Connection (CNXN) 21.1x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 13.9x, Scansource (SCSC) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arrow Electronics (ARW) is cheapest (Pc Connection (CNXN) 21.0x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 9.6x, Scansource (SCSC) 12.7x). 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: Pc Connection (CNXN) +9.5%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +26.1%, Scansource (SCSC) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pc Connection (CNXN) has the highest net margin (Pc Connection (CNXN) 3.3%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 2.3%, Scansource (SCSC) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Arrow Electronics (ARW) leads (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 10.2%, Scansource (SCSC) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arrow Electronics (ARW) returned the most: Pc Connection (CNXN) +40.6%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +90.0%, Scansource (SCSC) +40.4%. Over five years, Arrow Electronics (ARW) compounded fastest (Pc Connection (CNXN) +13.2%/yr, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +13.8%/yr, Scansource (SCSC) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pc Connection (CNXN) 0.88%. Arrow Electronics (ARW) and Scansource (SCSC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pc Connection (CNXN) has been the steadiest (Pc Connection (CNXN) 25.9%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 37.5%, Scansource (SCSC) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNXN, 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 7. 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.