Cdw (CDW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Cdw (CDW) posted Return on Capital Employed of 19.55% for Q1 2026, down 0.95% on a QoQ basis from 19.74% in Q4 2025, and up 97.0% year-over-year from 9.92% in Q1 2025.

Cdw (CDW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cdw's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.55% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 97.0% year-over-year to 19.55% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.55% (up 97.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.37%, up 96.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 19.55% for Q1 2026 at Cdw, down from 19.74% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 23.23% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 16.95% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 19.87% and a median of 19.74% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 748 bps — and 2023, when it surged 238 bps.
  • Cdw's Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.76% in 2022, then gained by 6 bps to 22.01% in 2023, then decreased by 17 bps to 18.24% in 2024, then grew by 8 bps to 19.74% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 19.55% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CDW's Return on Capital Employed at 19.55% in Q1 2026, 19.74% in Q4 2025, and 16.95% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 9.40%
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 22.86%
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn -
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn -
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - -
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 6.05%
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 19.79%
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 16.07%
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 18.42%
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 19.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.55%
Dec 31, 2025 19.74%
Sep 30, 2025 16.95%
Jun 30, 2025 17.91%
Mar 31, 2025 18.58%
Dec 31, 2024 18.24%
Sep 30, 2024 19.62%
Jun 30, 2024 23.23%
Mar 31, 2024 20.73%
Dec 31, 2023 22.01%
Sep 30, 2023 20.77%
Jun 30, 2023 21.33%
Mar 31, 2023 20.85%
Dec 31, 2022 20.76%
Sep 30, 2022 19.84%
Jun 30, 2022 18.95%
Mar 31, 2022 18.78%
Dec 31, 2021 23.61%
Sep 30, 2021 27.32%
Jun 30, 2021 25.58%