What is CDW's education — cost of sales?

CDW (CDW) reported education — cost of sales of $562.5M in Q1 2026.

What does education — cost of sales mean?

The direct costs incurred to provide IT products and services to education clients.

How do you interpret education — cost of sales?

An increase relative to sales may indicate rising procurement costs or supply chain inefficiencies, while a decrease suggests improved vendor pricing or cost management.

How does education — cost of sales compare across companies?

Comparable to cost of goods sold (COGS) for specific business segments in IT distribution firms.

CDW CDW Education — Cost of Sales

Other segment segments

Commercial

$2.77B—

Other

$647.8M+18.2%

Government

$508.2M—

Similar metrics at other companies

SNXProduct — Cost of Goods Sold

$5.75B+14.2%

FTVProducts and software — Cost of Product and Service Sold

$281.1M+7.0%

SOLVCost of product — Cost of Sales

$796M-4.7%

SNXService — Cost of Goods Sold

$838.66M+11.8%

SNXEurope distribution — Cost of Revenue

$5.83B+25.8%

BLDDistribution — Cost of Goods Sold

$560.62M+30.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.7B+9.2%

Gross profit$1.2B+6.0%

Operating income$376.0M+4.0%

Net income$235.4M+4.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.82+7.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$578.6M+22.7%

Total debt$5.8B-3.4%

Total equity$2.6B+10.0%

Total assets$16.5B+9.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$274.8M-4.3%

CapEx$26.4M-1.9%

Free cash flow$248.4M-4.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$16.4B-26.5%

Enterprise value$21.61B-22.2%

P/E15.2×-5.3×

P/S0.7×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin21.6%-0.3pp

Operating margin7.3%-0.6pp

Net margin4.7%-0.4pp

FCF margin4.7%0.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity44.2%-4.5pp

Debt / equity2.3×-0.3×

Current ratio1.2×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CDW in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold.

The official record: CDW’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CDW's education — cost of sales?: CDW (CDW) reported education — cost of sales of $562.5M in Q1 2026.
What does education — cost of sales mean?: The direct costs incurred to provide IT products and services to education clients.
How do you interpret education — cost of sales?: An increase relative to sales may indicate rising procurement costs or supply chain inefficiencies, while a decrease suggests improved vendor pricing or cost management.
How does education — cost of sales compare across companies?: Comparable to cost of goods sold (COGS) for specific business segments in IT distribution firms.