What is CDW's government — gross profit?

CDW (CDW) reported government — gross profit of $124.7M in Q1 2026.

What does government — gross profit mean?

The profit remaining from government sales after subtracting the direct costs of the products sold.

How do you interpret government — gross profit?

Higher gross profit indicates strong pricing power or a favorable mix of higher-margin services and software, whereas lower profit suggests intense price competition or increased procurement costs.

How does government — gross profit compare across companies?

Comparable to segment gross profit margins in IT services and hardware distribution firms.

CDW CDW Government — Gross Profit

Other segment segments

Commercial

$798.1M—

Other

$154.7M+17.0%

Education

$112.5M—

Similar metrics at other companies

PLTRGovernment Operating Segment — Total contribution

$629.41M+109%

PAGOther — Gross Profit

$41.3M+5.0%

GLCorporate And Other — Gross Profit

-$74.14M-8.3%

CHDConsumer Domestic — Gross Profit

$539.5M+1.3%

CHDOperating Segments — Gross Profit

$440.6M+8.3%

GLHealth — Gross Profit

$86.96M-10.1%

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:GrossProfit.

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 government — gross profit?: CDW (CDW) reported government — gross profit of $124.7M in Q1 2026.
What does government — gross profit mean?: The profit remaining from government sales after subtracting the direct costs of the products sold.
How do you interpret government — gross profit?: Higher gross profit indicates strong pricing power or a favorable mix of higher-margin services and software, whereas lower profit suggests intense price competition or increased procurement costs.
How does government — gross profit compare across companies?: Comparable to segment gross profit margins in IT services and hardware distribution firms.