PLUS vs ARW vs INGM Stock Comparison

Eplus, Arrow Electronics and Ingram Micro Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PLUS Eplus Inc
$96.51 +6.6% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.48B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
3 wins
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
7 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arrow Electronics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Arrow Electronics 7, Eplus 3, Ingram Micro Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLUSARWINGMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.48B $11.29B $6.56B ARW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 13.9x 15.2x ARW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 9.3x 8.8x INGM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +26.1% +11.5% ARW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 2.3% 0.8% PLUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 8.2% ARW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 2.5x ARW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.7% +78.7% +31.1% ARW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr +13.7%/yr — ARW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 37.5% 44.1% PLUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 52/100 49/100 PLUS

Percentile Scorecard

PLUSARWINGM

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

AxisPLUSARWINGM
Valuation 41 #30 of 50 76 #13 of 50 63 #19 of 50
Growth 57 #20 of 45 77 #11 of 45 86 #7 of 45
Profitability 60 #17 of 41 43 #24 of 41 30 #29 of 41
Financial Health 69 #20 of 62 31 #43 of 62 28 #45 of 62
Shareholder Returns 41 #18 of 30 35 #20 of 30 38 #19 of 30
Overall 54 52 49
  • PLUS ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • ARW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • INGM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLUSARWINGMSPY
1 month +6.6%-7.9%+5.6% -0.8%
3 months +8.3%+0.5%-2.2% +3.5%
6 months +14.4%+14.9%-5.6% +7.0%
Year to date +10.0%+94.5%+33.5% +12.2%
1 year +29.7%+78.7%+31.1% +13.0%
3 years +58.4%+91.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.6%+24.2%— +23.1%
5 years +81.8%+90.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.7%+13.7%— +11.0%
10 years +325.4%+243.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.6%+13.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePLUSARWINGMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%37.5%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%34.8%46.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.811.471.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.902.100.71 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-38.2%-40.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-11.5%-10.0% -1.8%
52-week high $97.05$242.14$31.64 $779.14
52-week low $71.54$101.87$19.51 $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.

MultiplePLUSARWINGM
P/E now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 17.9x 13.6xmedian 17.9x 15.3xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 11.0x 9.5xmedian 11.0x 8.1xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 12.1x 13.2xmedian 12.1x -29.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.73median 1.49 -1.46median 1.49 —median 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 monthsPLUSARWINGM
Revenue $2.52B $35.92B $55.98B
Gross profit $625.78M $4.06B $3.72B
Operating income $174.07M $1.21B $992.13M
Net income $142.77M $811.67M $430.60M
Free cash flow $60.59M $825.46M -$231.59M
EPS (diluted) $5.48 $15.65 $1.85
Cash & equivalents $448.85M $244.63M $808.97M
Total debt – $10.85B $3.80B
Shares (diluted) 26.06M 51.87M 232.23M
Enterprise value $896.27M $10.24B $2.17B

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
MetricPLUSARWINGM
P/E 17.5x 13.6x 15.3x
P/FCF 41.7x 13.2x -29.0x
P/Operating cash flow 38.8x 11.7x -69.4x
P/S 1.0x 0.3x 0.1x
P/B 2.4x 1.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 9.5x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 10.6x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.4x 0.2x
EV/FCF 34.2x 15.6x -41.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.9x 13.7x -100.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.73 -1.46 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLUSARWINGM
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 26.1% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 0.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% 26.4% 7.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% 68.5% 22.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 15.9% 73.6% 61.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -12.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.3% 75.3% 63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -9.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 69.4% 79.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 39.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.8% 76.3% 61.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 45.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLUSARWINGM
Gross margin 24.9% 11.3% 6.6%
EBITDA margin 8.0% 3.8% 2.1%
Operating margin 6.9% 3.4% 1.8%
Pretax margin 7.4% 2.9% 1.2%
Net margin 5.7% 2.3% 0.8%
FCF margin 2.4% 2.3% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 2.6% 2.6% -0.2%
Return on equity 13.3% 11.7% 10.2%
Return on assets 7.8% 2.2% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 15.4% 14.4% 14.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.0x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.2x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLUSARWINGM
Debt / assets – 5.7% 17.6%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x -16.4x
Liabilities / assets 42.6% 81.6% 80.1%
Equity / assets 57.4% 18.4% 19.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.3x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.81 1.70 3.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLUSARWINGM
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 1.1% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusPLUSARWINGM
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.36FY2026 $23.06FY2026 $3.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +109.3%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% +9.8% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.62BFY2026 $41.84BFY2026 $55.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% -3.8% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLUSARWINGM
Held by institutions 96.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 288 632 228
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -2.6% +1.0%
Institutions buying 149 359 165
Institutions selling 97 195 44
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.84 3.75

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.

PLUSARWINGM
PLUS 1.00 0.25 0.34
ARW 0.25 1.00 0.37
INGM 0.34 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLUS, ARW and INGM?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eplus (PLUS) $2.48B, Arrow Electronics (ARW) $11.29B, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) $6.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLUS, ARW and INGM?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eplus (PLUS) 17.4x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 13.9x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is cheapest (Eplus (PLUS) 18.0x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 9.3x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.8x). 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: Eplus (PLUS) +16.2%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +26.1%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eplus (PLUS) has the highest net margin (Eplus (PLUS) 5.7%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 2.3%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Arrow Electronics (ARW) leads (Arrow Electronics (ARW) 10.2%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arrow Electronics (ARW) returned the most: Eplus (PLUS) +29.7%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +78.7%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +31.1%. Over five years, Arrow Electronics (ARW) compounded fastest (Eplus (PLUS) +12.7%/yr, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eplus (PLUS) 0.00%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 0.00%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.01%. Eplus (PLUS) and Arrow Electronics (ARW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eplus (PLUS) has been the steadiest (Eplus (PLUS) 33.2%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 37.5%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLUS, ARW and INGM?

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.