SCSC vs ARW vs TRT Stock Comparison

Scansource, Arrow Electronics and Trio-Tech International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCSC Scansource, Inc.
$61.25 +5.1% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
3 wins
ARW Arrow Electronics, Inc.
$219.67 -5.6% 1M +84.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.34B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.92B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
7 wins
TRT Trio-Tech International
$5.27 -15.3% 1M +46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arrow Electronics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Arrow Electronics 7, Scansource 3, Trio-Tech International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCSCARWTRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $11.34B $49.73M ARW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 14.0x -1,396x ARW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 9.5x 22.0x ARW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +26.1% — ARW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 2.3% — SCSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 10.2% — ARW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.4x — SCSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.5% +84.1% +46.0% ARW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr +13.7%/yr +18.8%/yr TRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 37.5% 130.9% ARW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 52/100 — SCSC

Percentile Scorecard

SCSCARWTRT

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

AxisSCSCARWTRT
Valuation 69 #16 of 50 76 #13 of 50 67 #67 of 203
Growth 59 #19 of 45 77 #11 of 45 –
Profitability 50 #21 of 41 43 #24 of 41 –
Financial Health 59 #26 of 62 31 #43 of 62 92 #18 of 217
Shareholder Returns 76 #8 of 30 35 #20 of 30 –
Overall 63 52 –
  • SCSC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • ARW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • TRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSCSCARWTRTSPY
1 month +5.1%-5.6%-15.3% -0.2%
3 months +6.9%+3.9%-46.5% +3.9%
6 months +50.6%+19.4%-56.7% +8.2%
Year to date +56.8%+99.4%-20.4% +12.9%
1 year +44.5%+84.1%+46.0% +12.3%
3 years +105.1%+96.5%+53.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.1%+25.3%+15.4% +23.3%
5 years +68.8%+90.2%+136.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.1%+13.7%+18.8% +10.9%
10 years +71.1%+258.2%+231.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.5%+13.6%+12.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCSCARWTRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%37.5%130.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.4%34.8%118.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.472.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.162.240.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-38.2%-75.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-9.3%-73.7% -1.2%
52-week high $62.22$242.14$20.05 $779.14
52-week low $34.27$101.87$3.27 $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.

MultipleSCSCARWTRT
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 17.4x 13.9xmedian 17.4x -1,396xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.7x 9.7xmedian 10.7x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 11.5x 13.5xmedian 11.5x 32.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 18.73median 1.51 -1.50median 1.51 —median 1.32

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 monthsSCSCARWTRT
Revenue $3.23B $35.92B –
Gross profit $437.36M $4.06B –
Operating income $98.63M $1.21B –
Net income $78.87M $811.67M –
Free cash flow $113.85M $825.46M –
EPS (diluted) $3.64 $15.65 –
Cash & equivalents $88.37M $244.63M $21.43M
Total debt $101.41M $10.85B $3.90M
Shares (diluted) 21.69M 51.87M 9.01M
Enterprise value $849.41M $10.29B -$18.05M

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
MetricSCSCARWTRT
P/E 16.6x 13.9x -1,396x
P/FCF 10.8x 13.5x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 11.9x –
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 0.9x
P/B 1.4x 1.6x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 9.7x –
EV/EBIT 12.7x 10.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.4x –
EV/FCF 11.0x 15.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 14.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.73 -1.50 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCSCARWTRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 26.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 0.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 26.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.8% 68.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% 73.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -12.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 21.2% 75.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -9.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 69.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.9% 39.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.4% 76.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.7% 45.7% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCSCARWTRT
Debt / assets 5.2% 5.7% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 52.9% 81.6% 26.1%
Equity / assets 47.1% 18.4% 73.9%
Interest coverage 15.0x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 3.70 1.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCSCARWTRT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.5% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 7.5% 1.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusSCSCARWTRT
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2027 9.5xFY2026 22.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.64FY2027 $23.06FY2026 $0.24FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +9.4%FY2027 +109.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.6% +9.8% +62.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.40BFY2027 $41.84BFY2026 $83.20MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.3%FY2027 +35.6%FY2026 +32.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.8% -3.8% +28.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCSCARWTRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 21.3%
Institutions holding 212 632 37
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% -2.6% +2.0%
Institutions buying 111 359 27
Institutions selling 74 195 6
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.84 4.50

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.

SCSCARWTRT
SCSC 1.00 0.26 0.01
ARW 0.26 1.00 0.17
TRT 0.01 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCSC, ARW and TRT?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Scansource (SCSC) $1.27B, Arrow Electronics (ARW) $11.34B, Trio-Tech International (TRT) $49.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, SCSC, ARW and TRT?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Scansource (SCSC) 16.1x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 14.0x, Trio-Tech International (TRT) -1,396x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arrow Electronics (ARW) is cheapest (Scansource (SCSC) 13.2x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 9.5x, Trio-Tech International (TRT) 22.0x). 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: Scansource (SCSC) +6.1%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arrow Electronics (ARW) returned the most: Scansource (SCSC) +44.5%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +84.1%, Trio-Tech International (TRT) +46.0%. Over five years, Trio-Tech International (TRT) compounded fastest (Scansource (SCSC) +11.1%/yr, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +13.7%/yr, Trio-Tech International (TRT) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arrow Electronics (ARW) has been the steadiest (Scansource (SCSC) 38.3%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 37.5%, Trio-Tech International (TRT) 130.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCSC, ARW and TRT?

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.