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How CDW Corporation stacks up
CDW · against 165 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
66/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #98 of 166 · scores higher than 39% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score28 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including CDW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 66?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 7.1% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 73% of peers. Return on assets: 6.3% vs peer median 2.9%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 75% of peers. Return on invested capital: 16.8% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CDW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CDW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 156 reported | 16.8% | 14.9% | 56% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 167 reported | 7.1% | 13.4% | 29% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 164 reported | 6.3% | 6.3% | 50% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 160 reported | 44.0% | 17.7% | 88% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 167 reported | 21.4% | 44.6% | 16% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CDW| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 863.2B INR (≈$10.4B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 33.0B USD | 99 | 74 | |
| 5 | 654.4B TWD (≈$20.3B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 95 | 387.7B TWD (≈$12.0B) | 68 | 54 | |
| 96 | 20.1B USD | 67 | 68 | |
| 96 | 10.0B USD | 67 | 59 | |
| 98 | 691.4B TWD (≈$21.4B) | 66 | 59 | |
| 98 | 18.7B USD | 66 | 47 | |
| 98 | 13.2B USD | 66 | 53 | |
| 98 | 20.6B USD | 66 | 72 | |
| 98 | 16.6B USD | 66 | 51 | |
| 103 | 5.23T JPY (≈$35.5B) | 65 | 49 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score