CNXN vs INGM vs SCSC Stock Comparison

Pc Connection, Ingram Micro Holding and Scansource Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CNXN Pc Connection Inc
$79.67 -13.8% 1M +35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.15B
Div. yield
0.94%
Technology Distribution Technology
4 wins
INGM Ingram Micro Holding Corp
$24.45 -13.2% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.76B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.59B
Div. yield
1.35%
Technology Distribution Technology
7 wins
SCSC Scansource, Inc.
$45.07 -26.0% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$917.50M
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.45B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingram Micro Holding leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ingram Micro Holding 7, Pc Connection 4, Scansource 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNXNINGMSCSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.01B $5.76B $917.50M INGM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 12.2x 13.5x INGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 7.2x 9.6x INGM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +14.8% +14.8% INGM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% 0.8% 2.0% CNXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.5% 6.0% INGM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x 1.7x SCSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.94% 1.35% — INGM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.9% +10.3% +7.6% CNXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr — +2.5%/yr CNXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 44.6% 45.0% CNXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 52/100 50/100 INGM

Percentile Scorecard

CNXNINGMSCSC

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

AxisCNXNINGMSCSC
Valuation 37 #33 of 52 77 #13 of 52 65 #19 of 52
Growth 36 #30 of 46 96 #3 of 46 18 #38 of 46
Profitability 54 #20 of 42 29 #30 of 42 32 #29 of 42
Financial Health 75 #16 of 61 25 #46 of 61 48 #32 of 61
Shareholder Returns 21 #24 of 30 35 #20 of 30 86 #5 of 30
Overall 44 52 50
  • CNXN ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • INGM 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

PeriodCNXNINGMSCSCSPY
1 month -13.8%-13.2%-26.0% -5.9%
3 months -8.0%-14.4%-20.8% -4.6%
6 months +21.9%-9.0%+4.1% +0.2%
Year to date +37.9%+14.6%+15.4% +7.5%
1 year +35.9%+10.3%+7.6% +8.2%
3 years +33.0%—+40.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +10.0%—+12.0% +19.0%
5 years +58.7%—+13.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.7%—+2.5% +9.4%
10 years +240.3%—+31.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.0%—+2.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCNXNINGMSCSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%44.6%45.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%48.2%54.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.241.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.300.230.17 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-40.8%-44.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-22.7%-27.6% -5.9%
52-week high $95.22$31.64$62.22 $779.14
52-week low $55.83$19.51$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.

MultipleCNXNINGMSCSC
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 18.8x 12.2xmedian 18.8x 13.5xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 10.2x 6.8xmedian 10.2x 10.1xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -97.7xmedian 14.4x 37.2xmedian 14.4x 18.8xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.81median 1.35 —median 1.35 27.68median 1.35

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 monthsCNXNINGMSCSC
Revenue $3.15B $58.59B $3.45B
Gross profit $587.68M $3.85B $446.83M
Operating income $127.81M $1.06B $85.12M
Net income $102.56M $462.23M $67.69M
Free cash flow -$20.58M $154.57M $48.88M
EPS (diluted) $4.03 $1.99 $3.27
Cash & equivalents $124.60M $1.00B $45.87M
Total debt – $3.90B $234.82M
Shares (diluted) 25.44M 231.77M 20.69M
Enterprise value $509.37M $1.16B $579.49M

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
MetricCNXNINGMSCSC
P/E 19.6x 12.2x 13.5x
P/FCF -97.7x 37.2x 18.8x
P/Operating cash flow -162.2x 19.1x 15.9x
P/S 0.6x 0.1x 0.3x
P/B 2.1x 1.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 6.8x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 13.1x 8.1x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF -81.1x 56.0x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -134.5x 28.8x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.81 – 27.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNXNINGMSCSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 14.8% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 10.8% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – 0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.0% 30.2% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% 59.6% -9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – -5.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% 62.2% -1.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -119.6% 189.9% -36.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.3% – -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -136.9% 133.3% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.2% – -20.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNXNINGMSCSC
Gross margin 18.6% 6.6% 13.0%
EBITDA margin 4.4% 2.2% 3.2%
Operating margin 4.1% 1.8% 2.5%
Pretax margin 4.4% 1.2% 2.6%
Net margin 3.3% 0.8% 2.0%
FCF margin -0.7% 0.3% 1.4%
Operating cash flow margin -0.4% 0.5% 1.7%
Return on equity 10.6% 10.7% 7.4%
Return on assets 7.0% 2.1% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 8.5% 6.0%
Return on capital employed 13.3% 15.2% 7.1%
Asset turnover 2.1x 2.6x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNXNINGMSCSC
Debt / assets – 16.9% 10.5%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 25.2x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 35.3% 81.0% 59.0%
Equity / assets 64.7% 19.0% 41.0%
Interest coverage – 3.6x 11.0x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.20 3.24 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNXNINGMSCSC
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 2.1% 8.5%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.5% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 52.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 36.0% –
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.

ConsensusCNXNINGMSCSC
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 9.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.36FY2026 $3.39FY2026 $4.71FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +11.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +2.5% +9.4% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $58.58BFY2026 $3.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +8.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% +3.4% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNXNINGMSCSC
Held by institutions 41.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 187 228 213
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.0% -0.2%
Institutions buying 98 165 112
Institutions selling 61 44 74
Buyers to sellers 1.61 3.75 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.

CNXNINGMSCSC
CNXN 1.00 0.37 0.48
INGM 0.37 1.00 0.45
SCSC 0.48 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNXN, INGM and SCSC?

Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pc Connection (CNXN) $2.01B, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) $5.76B, Scansource (SCSC) $917.50M.

Which stock is cheaper, CNXN, INGM and SCSC?

Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pc Connection (CNXN) 19.6x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 12.2x, Scansource (SCSC) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is cheapest (Pc Connection (CNXN) 18.3x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 7.2x, Scansource (SCSC) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pc Connection (CNXN) +9.5%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +14.8%, Scansource (SCSC) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pc Connection (CNXN) has the highest net margin (Pc Connection (CNXN) 3.3%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.8%, Scansource (SCSC) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) leads (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.5%, Scansource (SCSC) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pc Connection (CNXN) returned the most: Pc Connection (CNXN) +35.9%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +10.3%, Scansource (SCSC) +7.6%. Over five years, Pc Connection (CNXN) compounded fastest (Pc Connection (CNXN) +9.7%/yr, Scansource (SCSC) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) has the highest dividend yield: Pc Connection (CNXN) 0.94%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 1.35%. 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) 27.5%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 44.6%, Scansource (SCSC) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNXN, INGM 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, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 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.