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

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

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

Cdw has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 19.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 97.0% year-over-year to 19.55%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.55% (up 97.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.37%, up 96.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 19.55%, down from 19.74% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 23.23% in Q2 2024, with the low at 16.95% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 19.87% across 5 years, with a median of 19.74% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 748 bps — and 2023, when it surged 238 bps.
  • Cdw's Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.76% in 2022, then increased by 6 bps to 22.01% in 2023, then fell by 17 bps to 18.24% in 2024, then advanced by 8 bps to 19.74% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 19.55% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.55% (Q1 2026), 19.74% (Q4 2025), and 16.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Infosys 250,975,992.28 Bn 250,975,991.00 Bn 1.56 Bn -
2 International Business Machines 267.32 Bn 252.39 Bn 8.95 Bn 9.96%
3 Wipro 138.60 Bn 137.44 Bn 751.00 Mn 15.16%
4 Accenture 109.98 Bn 101.66 Bn 16.30 Bn 23.15%
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn 19.79%
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn 6.05%
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn 18.42%
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn 19.55%
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn 18.49%
10 Caci International 11.74 Bn 11.58 Bn 797.83 Mn 9.49%

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%