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CDW CDW Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin21.6%-0.2pp21.7%+0.1pp21.6%0.0pp21.6%-0.3pp21.9%-0.1pp
Operating margin7.3%-0.1pp7.4%0.0pp7.4%-0.2pp7.6%-0.3pp7.9%0.0pp
Net margin4.7%-0.1pp4.8%0.0pp4.8%-0.2pp4.9%-0.2pp5.1%0.0pp
EBITDA margin8.6%-0.1pp8.7%0.0pp8.7%-0.2pp9%-0.3pp9.2%+0.1pp
Free cash flow margin4.7%-0.2pp4.9%+0.3pp4.6%-0.1pp4.7%-0.1pp4.7%-0.8pp
Returns
Return on equity44.2%+1.1pp43%0.0pp43%-3.4pp46.4%-2.3pp48.7%-0.3pp
Return on assets6.8%-0.1pp6.9%-0.2pp7.1%-0.3pp7.5%-0.3pp7.7%0.0pp
Return on invested capital16%+0.2pp15.8%0.0pp15.8%-0.7pp16.5%-0.2pp16.7%+0.4pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.5×0.0×1.5×0.0×1.5×0.0×1.5×0.0×1.5×0.0×
Inventory turnover23.3×-6.7×30×+0.8×29.2×+6.1×23.1×-0.9×24×-1.8×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.2×0.0×1.2×-0.2×1.4×0.0×1.3×0.0×1.3×0.0×
Quick ratio1.1×0.0×1.1×-0.2×1.3×+0.1×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×
Cash ratio0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity2.3×0.0×2.2×0.0×2.3×-0.1×2.3×-0.2×2.6×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.7×0.0×2.7×-0.1×2.8×+0.1×2.7×-0.1×2.8×-0.1×
Per Share
Book value per share$19.730.0%$19.73+2.4%$19.27+3.4%$18.63+7.1%$17.400.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization$15.61B-12.0%$17.73B-15.1%$20.88B-11.9%$23.68B+11.5%$21.23B-8.5%
Enterprise value$20.82B-9.2%$22.93B-12.4%$26.18B-9.6%$28.97B+8.3%$26.76B-6.8%
Price / earnings14.5×-2.1×16.6×-3.2×19.9×-2.1×22×+2.5×19.5×-2.0×
Price / sales0.7×-0.1×0.8×-0.2×0.9×-0.1×1.1×+0.1×-0.1×
Price / book6.1×-0.7×6.8×-1.4×8.2×-1.4×9.6×+0.5×9.1×-0.7×
EV / EBITDA10.6×-1.2×11.8×-1.8×13.6×-1.2×14.8×+1.2×13.6×-1.3×
EV / sales0.9×-0.1×-0.2×1.2×-0.1×1.3×+0.1×1.3×-0.1×
Free cash flow yield6.9%+0.8pp6.1%+1.3pp4.8%+0.5pp4.3%-0.4pp4.7%-0.2pp
Earnings yield6.9%+0.9pp6%+1.0pp5%+0.5pp4.5%-0.6pp5.1%+0.5pp
Dividend yield2.1%+0.2pp1.9%+0.3pp1.6%+0.2pp1.4%-0.2pp1.6%+0.1pp

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Questions, answered.

What are CDW's profit margins?
CDW (CDW) runs a 21.6% gross margin and a 7.3% operating margin, with a 4.7% net margin.
Where do CDW's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from CDW's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.