INGM vs CDW vs CLMB Stock Comparison

Ingram Micro Holding, Cdw and Climb Global Solutions Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INGM Ingram Micro Holding Corp
$28.59 +6.1% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.48B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.59B
Div. yield
0.01%
Technology Distribution Technology
6 wins
CDW CDW Corp
$165.20 +27.4% 1M +5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$19.44B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.50B
Div. yield
0.02%
Technology Distribution Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionINGMCDWCLMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.48B $19.44B $747.58M CDW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 18.0x 31.4x INGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 14.1x 31.2x INGM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +7.4% +24.2% CLMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 4.6% 3.1% CDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 15.2% 17.5% CLMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.8x — INGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% CDW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.1% +5.0% +25.4% INGM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.4%/yr +44.5%/yr CLMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 47.7% 56.3% INGM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 39/100 40/100 INGM

Percentile Scorecard

INGMCDWCLMB

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

AxisINGMCDWCLMB
Valuation 69 #16 of 50 22 #39 of 50 27 #37 of 50
Growth 93 #4 of 45 23 #35 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Profitability 33 #27 of 40 74 #11 of 40 59 #17 of 40
Financial Health 22 #47 of 60 12 #53 of 60 34 #40 of 60
Shareholder Returns 41 #17 of 28 63 #11 of 28 11 #25 of 28
Overall 52 39 40
  • INGM ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • CDW ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • CLMB ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINGMCDWCLMBSPY
1 month +6.1%+27.4%+27.8% +0.7%
3 months -5.8%+13.5%+56.5% +3.7%
6 months -7.1%+20.7%+150.8% +7.1%
Year to date +34.0%+21.3%+62.8% +12.8%
1 year +30.1%+5.0%+25.4% +11.9%
3 years —-16.2%+281.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-5.7%+56.2% +22.8%
5 years —-11.5%+529.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-2.4%+44.5% +10.9%
10 years —+268.5%+870.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+13.9%+25.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINGMCDWCLMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%47.7%56.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.0%52.2%57.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.720.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.100.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.8%-61.5%-53.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%0.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $31.64$165.20$41.84 $779.14
52-week low $19.51$99.30$16.68 $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.

MultipleINGMCDWCLMB
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 17.5x 19.4xmedian 17.5x 32.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 10.4x 13.2xmedian 10.4x 18.3xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 13.3x 24.1xmedian 13.3x 25.9xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 8.5xmedian 1.5x 5.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.28 8.41median 1.28 1.31median 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 monthsINGMCDWCLMB
Revenue $58.59B $23.50B $770.74M
Gross profit $3.85B $5.02B $119.50M
Operating income $1.06B $1.68B $30.74M
Net income $462.23M $1.08B $23.78M
Free cash flow $154.57M $860.20M $30.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $8.48 $1.30
Cash & equivalents $1.00B $361.80M $66.95M
Total debt $3.90B $5.82B –
Shares (diluted) 231.77M 127.40M 18.32M
Enterprise value $1.89B $17.42B $545.73M

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
MetricINGMCDWCLMB
P/E 14.3x 19.4x 32.2x
P/FCF 43.5x 24.1x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 21.1x 24.2x
P/S 0.1x 0.9x 1.0x
P/B 1.5x 8.5x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 15.4x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 13.2x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 9.1x 15.6x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 62.3x 30.4x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.0x 26.6x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 8.41 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINGMCDWCLMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 7.4% 24.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 32.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 6.4% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.2% 0.4% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 59.6% 0.3% 11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% 26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.2% 4.3% 10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 189.9% -13.2% -27.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% -2.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 133.3% -15.6% -26.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.9% 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINGMCDWCLMB
Gross margin 6.6% 21.4% 15.5%
EBITDA margin 2.2% 8.4% 5.0%
Operating margin 1.8% 7.1% 4.0%
Pretax margin 1.2% 6.2% 4.2%
Net margin 0.8% 4.6% 3.1%
FCF margin 0.3% 3.7% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 4.2% 4.2%
Return on equity 10.7% 43.2% 18.4%
Return on assets 2.1% 6.4% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 15.2% 17.5%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 19.6% 26.7%
Asset turnover 2.6x 1.4x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINGMCDWCLMB
Debt / assets 16.9% 33.7% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 2.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 25.2x 6.8x –
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 85.8% 74.1%
Equity / assets 19.0% 14.2% 25.9%
Interest coverage 3.6x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.27 2.50 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINGMCDWCLMB
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.5% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 4.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 5.6% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.4% 30.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 52.0% 37.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 36.0% -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.

ConsensusINGMCDWCLMB
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 $11.73FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +7.4% +39.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $55.78BFY2026 $22.80BFY2026 $714.50MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +4.2% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINGMCDWCLMB
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 80.1%
Institutions holding 228 753 135
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +7.2% +3.3%
Institutions buying 165 371 75
Institutions selling 44 295 45
Buyers to sellers 3.75 1.26 1.67

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.

INGMCDWCLMB
INGM 1.00 0.39 0.14
CDW 0.39 1.00 0.23
CLMB 0.14 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INGM, CDW and CLMB?

Cdw (CDW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) $6.48B, Cdw (CDW) $19.44B, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) $747.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, INGM, CDW and CLMB?

Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 14.0x, Cdw (CDW) 18.0x, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 31.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is cheapest (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.8x, Cdw (CDW) 14.1x, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 31.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +14.8%, Cdw (CDW) +7.4%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +24.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cdw (CDW) has the highest net margin (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.8%, Cdw (CDW) 4.6%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) leads (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.5%, Cdw (CDW) 15.2%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) returned the most: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +30.1%, Cdw (CDW) +5.0%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +25.4%. Over five years, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) compounded fastest (Cdw (CDW) -2.4%/yr, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) +44.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cdw (CDW) has the highest dividend yield: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.01%, Cdw (CDW) 0.02%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 0.00%. Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) has been the steadiest (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 44.0%, Cdw (CDW) 47.7%, Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) 56.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INGM, CDW and CLMB?

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 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.