CDW Corporation

CDW

Information Technology Services · Technology

Price

$133.24

-1.10 (-0.82%)

Market Cap

$17.02B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−6.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 140.5M (2021) → 132.1M (2025)

CDW Corporation provides information technology (IT) solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Corporate, Small Business, and Public. The company offers discrete hardware and software products and services, as well as integrated IT solutions, including on-premise, hybrid, and cloud capabilities across data center and networking, digital workspace, and security. Its hardware products comprise notebooks/mobile devices, network communication

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+7.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$579M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

CDW Corporation is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

21.0%

Thin — 21.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

6.6%

Modest — 6.6% operating margin

ROCE

4.4%

Weak — 4.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+7.4%

Steady sales growth (7.4% YoY)

EPS YoY

+1.2%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

111%

Turns 111% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

4.7%

Thin free cash flow (4.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

2.35

Heavy debt load (2.35)

Interest Cover

14.53x

Comfortably covers interest (14.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

16.2x

Fair value — P/E 16.2

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+3.9

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (16.2 → 12.2)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.75%

Small dividend — 1.75% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+0.8%

Dividend flat

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