INGM vs EACO vs CNXN Stock Comparison

Ingram Micro Holding, Eaco and Pc Connection Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INGM Ingram Micro Holding Corp
$28.49 +5.6% 1M +31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.56B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Technology Distribution Technology
2 wins
EACO Eaco Corp
$103.55 -17.2% 1M +39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$503.42M
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.61M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
7 wins
CNXN Pc Connection Inc
$88.41 -1.0% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionINGMEACOCNXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.56B $503.42M $2.24B INGM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 12.1x 23.4x EACO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x — 21.7x INGM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +22.8% +3.2% EACO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 8.5% 3.2% EACO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 22.1% — EACO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.5x — EACO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.1% +39.9% +41.0% CNXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +39.3%/yr +15.5%/yr EACO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 56.1% 26.0% CNXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 83/100 45/100 EACO

Percentile Scorecard

INGMEACOCNXN

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

AxisINGMEACOCNXN
Valuation 63 #19 of 50 67 #16 of 46 35 #33 of 50
Growth 86 #7 of 45 92 #4 of 39 30 #32 of 45
Profitability 30 #29 of 41 77 #10 of 40 55 #19 of 41
Financial Health 28 #45 of 62 98 #2 of 49 80 #13 of 62
Shareholder Returns 38 #19 of 30 – 24 #23 of 30
Overall 49 83 45
  • INGM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • EACO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • CNXN ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINGMEACOCNXNSPY
1 month +5.6%-17.2%-1.0% -0.8%
3 months -2.2%+2.5%+8.7% +3.5%
6 months -5.6%+15.0%+38.6% +7.0%
Year to date +33.5%+33.4%+53.1% +12.2%
1 year +31.1%+39.9%+41.0% +13.0%
3 years —+204.6%+68.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+45.0%+19.0% +23.1%
5 years —+424.3%+105.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+39.3%+15.5% +11.0%
10 years —+1,625.8%+260.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+33.0%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureINGMEACOCNXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%56.1%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.8%121.6%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.250.040.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.710.711.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.8%-28.7%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-23.3%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $31.64$135.00$95.22 $779.14
52-week low $19.51$73.00$55.83 $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.

MultipleINGMEACOCNXN
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 17.9x 12.1xmedian 25.1x 23.3xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 11.0x 8.4xmedian 13.3x 14.7xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -29.0xmedian 12.1x 55.9xmedian 21.5x 65.5xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.49 0.46median 2.38 2.45median 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 monthsINGMEACOCNXN
Revenue $55.98B $493.61M $2.99B
Gross profit $3.72B $152.37M $564.46M
Operating income $992.13M $54.76M $117.10M
Net income $430.60M $41.81M $95.84M
Free cash flow -$231.59M $9.00M $34.05M
EPS (diluted) $1.85 $8.51 $3.78
Cash & equivalents $808.97M $758.00K $123.72M
Total debt $3.80B $16.66M –
Shares (diluted) 232.23M 4.90M 25.34M
Enterprise value $2.17B $378.00M $682.81M

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
MetricINGMEACOCNXN
P/E 15.3x 12.1x 23.3x
P/FCF -29.0x 55.9x 65.5x
P/Operating cash flow -69.4x 40.9x 53.1x
P/S 0.1x 1.0x 0.7x
P/B 1.6x 2.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.7x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 8.4x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 8.6x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF -41.9x 52.6x 55.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -100.4x 38.5x 45.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.46 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINGMEACOCNXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 22.8% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.9% 25.9% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.0% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% 36.1% 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.9% 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.2% 41.0% 11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.1% 41.1% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.3% -35.6% -19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.7% -38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 61.7% -51.2% -23.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -23.1% -41.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINGMEACOCNXN
Gross margin 6.6% 30.9% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 2.1% 11.4% 4.3%
Operating margin 1.8% 11.1% 3.9%
Pretax margin 1.2% 11.3% 4.4%
Net margin 0.8% 8.5% 3.2%
FCF margin -0.4% 1.8% 1.1%
Operating cash flow margin -0.2% 2.5% 1.4%
Return on equity 10.2% 23.0% 10.2%
Return on assets 2.0% 16.5% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 22.1% –
Return on capital employed 14.0% 30.4% 12.0%
Asset turnover 2.6x 1.9x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINGMEACOCNXN
Debt / assets 17.6% 1.5% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF -16.4x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 29.7% 33.3%
Equity / assets 19.9% 70.3% 66.7%
Interest coverage 3.3x 286.7x –
Current ratio 1.3x 3.0x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.4x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.34 7.88 6.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINGMEACOCNXN
Dividend yield 1.2% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -32.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 85.9% – –
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.

ConsensusINGMEACOCNXN
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 – 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 – $4.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 – +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% – +2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $55.78BFY2026 – $2.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 – +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% – +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

INGMEACOCNXN
INGM 1.00 -0.02 0.36
EACO -0.02 1.00 -0.01
CNXN 0.36 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INGM, EACO and CNXN?

Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) $6.56B, Eaco (EACO) $503.42M, Pc Connection (CNXN) $2.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, INGM, EACO and CNXN?

Eaco (EACO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 15.2x, Eaco (EACO) 12.1x, Pc Connection (CNXN) 23.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is cheapest (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.8x, Pc Connection (CNXN) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eaco (EACO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +11.5%, Eaco (EACO) +22.8%, Pc Connection (CNXN) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaco (EACO) has the highest net margin (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.8%, Eaco (EACO) 8.5%, Pc Connection (CNXN) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Eaco (EACO) leads (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.2%, Eaco (EACO) 22.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pc Connection (CNXN) returned the most: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +31.1%, Eaco (EACO) +39.9%, Pc Connection (CNXN) +41.0%. Over five years, Eaco (EACO) compounded fastest (Eaco (EACO) +39.3%/yr, Pc Connection (CNXN) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.01%, Pc Connection (CNXN) 0.00%. Eaco (EACO) and Pc Connection (CNXN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pc Connection (CNXN) has been the steadiest (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 44.1%, Eaco (EACO) 56.1%, Pc Connection (CNXN) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INGM, EACO and CNXN?

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