CDW · CDW Corp

152.94+2.46  (+1.63%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$18.81B
P/E17.41
Float127.2M
Beta0.95
Volatility23.6%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorElectrical Equipment
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityModerate
Clavix score70.7
Price152.94
Change+1.63%
Prev Close150.48
Open156.00
Day Low149.00
Day High156.01
Avg Vol2
Avg $ Vol$243.7M
52W High161.10
52W Low97.12
52W Pos87.2%
From High−5.07%
From Low+57.48%
Max DD 1Y−37.69%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20+8.80%
SMA 50+7.42%
SMA 200+16.04%
RSI (14)58.8
Vol 30D46.3%
Vol 90D47.4%
1Y Range97–161
Daily bars536
Perf Week+5.85%
Perf Month+0.86%
Perf Quarter+15.74%
Perf Half Y+12.33%
Perf Year+1.11%
Perf YTD+14.85%
Prev Day+1.63%
ClavixB-
Debt / Eq2.16
Curr Ratio1.18
Int Cover7.3×
FCF Margin4.9%
Rev Growth+6.8%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageHigh
Sector rank7 / 47

What CDW does

CDW Corporation provides information technology (IT) solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

It operates through three segments: Commercial, Government, and Education. The company offers discrete hardware and software products and services, as well as integrated IT solutions, including on-premise and cloud capabilities across hybrid infrastructure, digital experience, and security.

It also provides hardware products comprising notebooks/mobile devices, tablets, network communications, collaboration hardware, data storage and servers, desktop computers, and other hardware; and software products, such as cloud solutions, software assurance, application suites, security, virtualization, collaboration and productivity applications, operating systems, and network management.

In addition, the company offers advisory and design, software development, implementation, and managed services, as well as warranties.

It serves business, government, education, and healthcare customers. The company was formerly known as CDW Computer Centers, Inc. and changed its name to CDW Corporation in June 2003.

CDW Corporation was founded in 1984 and is based in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
B-70.7/100

CDW grades B-, 70.7 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (80), most exposed on Price Stability (51, mixed). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Electrical Equipment median. Ranks 7 of 47 in Electrical Equipment by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

CDWElectrical Equipment median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.951.45
Volatilityannualized23.6%36.3%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−37.7%—
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change1.32%—
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions49 (19%)—

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

CDW
150.48

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

CDW

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

CDWElectrical Equipment median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.951.45
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketModerateHigh 42% of 50

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 0Moderate 13High 21Very High 16

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Electrical Equipment names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Electrical Equipment47 companies ranked
CDW
#7 of 47

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

CDW
1 week+5.8%
1 month+0.9%
Year to date+14.9%
1 year+1.1%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

CDW
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030 since 5 Aug
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish67
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4022 · 1
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening22 ↑ 1 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
2.16sector median 0.36 · 50 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
1.18sector median 1.72 · 50 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
4.9%sector median 9.5% · 46 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
7.3×sector median 6.3× · 49 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 50 Electrical Equipment names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

CDW
Revenue growthyear over year+6.8%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Electrical Equipment median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

CDW Canada received Dell Technologies' 2026 Canadian Partner of Excellence Award for the fifth year in a row, recognizing its work helping customers turn technology spending into business results.

Source Business Wire Significance minor Impact other Risk improving

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CDW Canada announced on October 15, 2026 that it received Dell Technologies' 2026 Canadian Partner of Excellence Award for the fifth consecutive year, recognizing its work helping customers turn technology investments into business outcomes.

Source yahoo.com Significance moderate Impact other Risk improving

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The stock has returned negative 28.3% to shareholders over the past 3 years.

Source yahoo.com Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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CDW says it will focus on controlling costs in the second half of 2026 so that revenue grows faster than overhead, which is the company's way of trying to improve profitability. It is also warning that the profit margin on what it sells keeps shrinking because of changes in the mix of products and services it sells.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk neutral

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CDW says it is heading into the second half of 2026 focused on getting more profit out of each dollar of revenue by keeping a tight grip on costs, even though the mix of business it's doing is continuing to squeeze the profit margin on each sale.

Source yahoo.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk neutral

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