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CDW Nasdaq Technology Distributors Financials FY2016–FY2025

CDW's revenue rose 6.8% to $22.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 7.4%, down from 7.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.1 billion, down 5.8%. It paid out $982 million in dividends and buybacks, 90% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.3%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$165.11

0.3%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$22.4B
6.8% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
7.4%
0.5 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$1.1B
1.0%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$1.1B
5.8%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
16.4%
0.6 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$21.0B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
19.8x
On $8.32 EPS (TTM)

What CDW does

No business description yet.

Legal name
CDW CORP
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001402057-26-000011
0001402057

Revenue and margins

CDW had $22.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 6.8% on the year before.

Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 13.6% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $1.1B in fiscal 2025, 4.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

CDW returned $982M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 90% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.3%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value CDW yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$5.0B and divides by 132.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 19.8x · peers 16.8x · sector 33.5x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably CDW can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $258M$315M$589M$718M$619M
Debt incl. finance leases $6.9B$5.9B$5.6B$5.8B$5.6B
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x2.8x2.6x2.7x2.6x
Debt / equity 9.7x3.7x2.8x2.5x2.2x
Interest coverage 10.6x7.7x7.2x7.6x7.1x
Current ratio 1.3x1.3x1.2x1.4x1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x1.2x1.1x1.2x1.1x
Total assets $13.2B$13.1B$13.3B$14.7B$16.0B
Total liabilities $12.5B$11.5B$11.2B$12.3B$13.4B
Shareholders' equity $706M$1.6B$2.0B$2.4B$2.6B
Net debt (− = net cash) $6.6B$5.6B$5.1B$5.1B$5.0B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$2.5M

2 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$4.8M

2 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 7, 2026 Elizabeth H. ConnellySee Remarks Sold 26,695 $137.62 $3.7M Form 4
May 27, 2026 David W NelmsDirector Bought 18,000 $111.43 $2.0M Form 4
May 18, 2026 Christine A LeahySee Remarks, Director Bought 4,830 $103.40 $0.5M Form 4
Dec 8, 2025 Sona ChawlaSee Remarks Sold 7,400 $146.17 $1.1M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score 6 / 97 / 95 / 9
Accruals ratio −3.7%−1.4%−0.9%
Altman Z'' 1.291.511.16

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $13.7B $14.8B $16.2B $18.0B $18.5B $20.8B $23.7B $21.4B $21.0B $22.4B
Gross profit $2.3B $2.5B $2.7B $3.0B $3.2B $3.6B $4.7B $4.7B $4.6B $4.9B
Operating income $820M $867M $987M $1.1B $1.2B $1.4B $1.7B $1.7B $1.7B $1.7B
Interest expense $144M $149M $149M $154M $139M $134M $224M $233M $218M $234M
Pretax income $673M $661M $841M $950M $1.0B $1.3B $1.5B $1.5B $1.4B $1.4B
Income tax $248M $138M $198M $213M $214M $309M $373M $346M $358M $361M
Net income $425M $523M $643M $737M $789M $989M $1.1B $1.1B $1.1B $1.1B
Diluted EPS $2.56 $3.31 $4.19 $4.99 $5.45 $7.04 $8.13 $8.10 $7.97 $8.08
Diluted shares 0.17B 0.16B 0.15B 0.15B 0.14B 0.14B 0.14B 0.14B 0.14B 0.13B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $604M $778M $906M $1.0B $1.3B $785M $1.3B $1.6B $1.3B $1.2B
Capital expenditure $63.5M $81.1M $86.1M $236M $158M $100M $128M $148M $123M $117M
Free cash flow $541M $697M $820M $791M $1.2B $685M $1.2B $1.5B $1.2B $1.1B
Depreciation and amortization $255M $261M $266M $267M $426M $191M $291M $271M $275M $296M
Stock-based compensation $39.2M $43.7M $40.7M $48.5M $42.5M $72.6M $91.1M $93.7M $64.7M $83.6M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $95.1M $43.0M $2.7B $36.7M $76.4M $324M $21.5M
Share buybacks $367M $534M $522M $657M $341M $1.5B $0.0M $500M $500M $653M
Dividends paid $78.7M $107M $139M $183M $220M $235M $283M $322M $332M $329M
Dividends and buybacks $446M $641M $662M $841M $560M $1.7B $283M $822M $832M $982M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $264M $144M $206M $154M $1.4B $258M $315M $589M $718M $619M
Total debt $3.2B $3.2B $3.2B $3.3B $3.9B $6.9B $5.9B $5.6B $5.8B $5.6B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $3.2B $3.4B $3.8B $4.3B $6.0B $6.5B $6.6B $6.7B $7.4B $8.5B
Current liabilities $2.3B $2.5B $2.8B $3.5B $3.9B $5.1B $4.9B $5.4B $5.5B $7.2B
Inventory $424M $412M $454M $611M $760M $928M $800M $668M $605M $563M
Property and equipment, net $164M $161M $156M $363M $176M $196M $189M $196M $192M $172M
Total assets $7.0B $7.0B $7.2B $8.0B $9.3B $13.2B $13.1B $13.3B $14.7B $16.0B
Total liabilities $5.9B $6.0B $6.2B $7.0B $8.0B $12.5B $11.5B $11.2B $12.3B $13.4B
Shareholders' equity $1.0B $986M $975M $960M $1.3B $706M $1.6B $2.0B $2.4B $2.6B
Margins
Gross margin 17.0% 16.5% 16.7% 16.9% 17.4% 17.1% 19.7% 21.8% 21.9% 21.7%
Operating margin 6.0% 5.8% 6.1% 6.3% 6.4% 6.8% 7.3% 7.9% 7.9% 7.4%
EBITDA margin 7.9% 7.6% 7.7% 7.8% 8.7% 7.7% 8.5% 9.1% 9.2% 8.7%
Net margin 3.1% 3.5% 4.0% 4.1% 4.3% 4.8% 4.7% 5.2% 5.1% 4.8%
FCF margin 4.0% 4.7% 5.1% 4.4% 6.3% 3.3% 5.1% 6.8% 5.5% 4.9%
Returns
Return on capital 12.4% 17.0% 18.8% 21.7% 23.4% 19.4% 17.9% 17.9% 17.0% 16.4%
Return on capital employed 17.2% 19.0% 22.4% 25.6% 23.7% 20.9% 21.3% 21.0% 19.4% 18.4%
Return on equity 39.6% 51.5% 65.6% 76.1% 69.9% 98.7% 96.5% 60.6% 49.0% 43.0%
Return on assets 6.2% 7.5% 9.1% 9.7% 9.1% 8.8% 8.5% 8.4% 7.7% 7.0%
Growth
Revenue growth 5.3% 8.5% 9.5% 11.0% 2.4% 12.7% 14.1% −10.0% −1.8% 6.8%
Net income growth 5.5% 23.1% 22.9% 14.6% 7.0% 25.4% 12.7% −0.9% −2.4% −1.0%
EPS growth 8.9% 29.3% 26.6% 19.1% 9.2% 29.2% 15.5% −0.4% −1.6% 1.4%
FCF growth 188.4% 28.9% 17.7% −3.5% 46.2% −40.8% 76.5% 20.1% −20.4% −5.8%
Share count change −3.4% −4.7% −2.9% −3.8% −2.0% −3.0% −2.5% −0.5% −0.8% −2.3%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.7x 2.4x 2.3x 1.6x 4.1x 2.8x 2.6x 2.7x 2.6x
Debt / equity 3.1x 3.3x 3.3x 3.5x 3.0x 9.7x 3.7x 2.8x 2.5x 2.2x
Interest coverage 5.7x 5.8x 6.6x 7.4x 8.5x 10.6x 7.7x 7.2x 7.6x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.4x 1.2x 1.5x 1.3x 1.3x 1.2x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x 1.1x 1.2x 1.1x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 1.3% 0.9% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5%
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Payouts / FCF 82.5% 92.0% 80.7% 106.3% 48.5% 253.5% 23.4% 56.6% 72.1% 90.2%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 6.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.0
Altman Z'' 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.8 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.2
Accruals ratio −2.6% −3.7% −3.7% −3.8% −6.1% 1.8% −1.7% −3.7% −1.4% −0.9%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001402057). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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