SCSC vs XRX vs ARW Stock Comparison

Scansource, Xerox Holdings and Arrow Electronics Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCSC Scansource, Inc.
$45.07 -26.0% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$843.37M
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.45B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
XRX Xerox Holdings Corp
$1.11 -62.1% 1M -63.8% 1Y
Market cap
$142.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.49B
Div. yield
0.29%
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ARW Arrow Electronics, Inc.
$176.70 -26.6% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.32B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.92B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
11 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arrow Electronics leads on 11 of the 12 questions below (Arrow Electronics 11). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCSCXRXARWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $843.37M $142.02M $9.32B ARW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x -0.2x 11.5x ARW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x — 7.6x ARW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +18.9% +26.1% ARW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% -12.4% 2.3% ARW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% -4.2% 10.2% ARW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 18.8x 1.4x ARW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.29% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% -63.8% +56.6% ARW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr -43.7%/yr +7.7%/yr ARW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 104.4% 40.7% ARW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 29/100 56/100 ARW

Percentile Scorecard

SCSCXRXARW

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

AxisSCSCXRXARW
Valuation 65 #19 of 52 65 #41 of 114 90 #6 of 52
Growth 18 #38 of 46 25 #74 of 98 82 #9 of 46
Profitability 32 #29 of 42 17 #79 of 95 42 #25 of 42
Financial Health 48 #32 of 61 9 #115 of 126 37 #39 of 61
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 30 29 #51 of 71 28 #22 of 30
Overall 50 29 56
  • SCSC ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • XRX ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • ARW ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSCSCXRXARWSPY
1 month -26.0%-62.1%-26.6% -5.9%
3 months -20.8%-65.6%-20.5% -4.6%
6 months +4.1%-53.2%-6.9% +0.2%
Year to date +15.4%-53.2%+60.4% +7.5%
1 year +7.6%-63.8%+56.6% +8.2%
3 years +40.5%-91.9%+46.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +12.0%-56.8%+13.7% +19.0%
5 years +13.4%-94.3%+44.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.5%-43.7%+7.7% +9.4%
10 years +31.0%-95.4%+194.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.7%-26.5%+11.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSCSCXRXARWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%104.4%40.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.8%105.4%41.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.542.271.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.17-0.611.39 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-95.4%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.6%-69.3%-27.0% -5.9%
52-week high $62.22$3.62$242.14 $779.14
52-week low $34.27$1.11$101.87 $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.

MultipleSCSCXRXARW
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 18.8x -0.2xmedian 21.1x 11.2xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.0xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 10.2x 19.6xmedian 11.7x 8.1xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 14.4x 2.3xmedian 15.3x 10.9xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 27.68median 1.35 0.00median 0.88 -1.20median 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 monthsSCSCXRXARW
Revenue $3.45B $7.49B $35.92B
Gross profit $446.83M $2.16B $4.06B
Operating income $85.12M -$194.00M $1.21B
Net income $67.69M -$925.00M $811.67M
Free cash flow $48.88M $64.00M $825.46M
R&D – $255.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.27 $-7.29 $15.65
Cash & equivalents $45.87M $495.00M $244.63M
Total debt $234.82M $4.17B $2.17B
Shares (diluted) 20.69M 126.92M 51.87M
Enterprise value $505.37M -$1.93B $8.26B

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
MetricSCSCXRXARW
P/E 13.5x -0.2x 11.2x
P/FCF 18.8x 2.3x 10.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 0.7x 9.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
P/B 1.0x 0.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -0.3x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 19.6x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 13.0x -19.7x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF 22.6x 59.6x 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 17.6x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 27.68 0.00 -1.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCSCXRXARW
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 18.9% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 1.5% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 9.9% 26.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -5.3% -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% 78.8% 68.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% -89.9% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.1% 35.0% 73.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -54.5% -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.5% 35.5% 75.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -65.6% -9.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.5% -40.9% 69.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% -14.8% 39.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% -77.1% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -38.9% 45.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCSCXRXARW
Gross margin 13.0% 28.9% 11.3%
EBITDA margin 3.2% 2.6% 3.8%
Operating margin 2.5% -2.6% 3.4%
Pretax margin 2.6% -5.2% 2.9%
Net margin 2.0% -12.4% 2.3%
FCF margin 1.4% 0.9% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 2.9% 2.6%
Return on equity 7.4% -291.7% 11.7%
Return on assets 3.2% -9.4% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 6.0% -4.2% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 7.1% -2.9% 14.4%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -0.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCSCXRXARW
Debt / assets 10.5% 42.8% 5.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 12.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 18.8x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 65.1x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 96.6% 81.6%
Equity / assets 41.0% 3.4% 18.4%
Interest coverage 11.0x -0.6x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.08 1.12 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCSCXRXARW
Dividend yield – 10.4% –
Net buyback yield 8.5% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 10.4% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -4.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -73.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -40.2% –

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.

ConsensusSCSCXRXARW
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2027 – 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.71FY2027 $-0.10FY2026 $23.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.1%FY2027 – +111.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.51BFY2027 $7.16BFY2026 $42.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2027 +2.0%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +1.3% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCSCXRXARW
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 213 233 634
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +5.7% -2.6%
Institutions buying 112 132 359
Institutions selling 74 57 196
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.32 1.83

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.

SCSCXRXARW
SCSC 1.00 0.23 0.39
XRX 0.23 1.00 0.22
ARW 0.39 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCSC, XRX and ARW?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Scansource (SCSC) $843.37M, Xerox Holdings (XRX) $142.02M, Arrow Electronics (ARW) $9.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCSC, XRX and ARW?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Scansource (SCSC) 12.5x, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -0.2x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arrow Electronics (ARW) is cheapest (Scansource (SCSC) 9.6x, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 7.6x). 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) +14.8%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) +18.9%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arrow Electronics (ARW) has the highest net margin (Scansource (SCSC) 2.0%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -12.4%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Arrow Electronics (ARW) leads (Scansource (SCSC) 6.0%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -4.2%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arrow Electronics (ARW) returned the most: Scansource (SCSC) +7.6%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -63.8%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +56.6%. Over five years, Arrow Electronics (ARW) compounded fastest (Scansource (SCSC) +2.5%/yr, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -43.7%/yr, Arrow Electronics (ARW) +7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Scansource (SCSC) 0.00%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) 0.29%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 0.00%. Scansource (SCSC) and Arrow Electronics (ARW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arrow Electronics (ARW) has been the steadiest (Scansource (SCSC) 45.0%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) 104.4%, Arrow Electronics (ARW) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 11. 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.