CDW (CDW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CDW (NASDAQ: CDW) is a leading provider of information technology products and integrated solutions for business, government, education and healthcare customers. The company sources and resells hardware and software from major technology vendors and packages those products with professional services, managed services and lifecycle support. Its offerings span IT infrastructure, cloud and data center solutions, cybersecurity, networking, unified communications, endpoint devices, and software licensing and procurement services designed to simplify IT operations for customers.

CDW combines a broad product portfolio with consultative sales, implementation and technical support capabilities. The company works with manufacturers and software publishers to provide configuration, deployment, managed services, asset management and ongoing technical assistance, enabling organizations to design and operate technology environments across on-premises, cloud and hybrid architectures. Its customer base includes small and mid-sized businesses as well as large enterprises and public-sector organizations, and the firm focuses on end-to-end delivery from initial assessment and design through deployment and post-deployment support.

Founded in 1984 by Michael Krasny as Computer Discount Warehouse, CDW grew from a catalog reseller into an integrated IT solutions provider. The company is headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, and has undergone several ownership and capital-structure changes, including a private-equity acquisition in the mid-2000s and a later return to the public markets. CDW’s evolution reflects a shift from product resale toward higher-value services and solution delivery to address increasingly complex customer IT needs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $106.25 to $111.34
• 50-Day Range: $99.30 to $142.44
• 52-Week Range: $97.12 to $186.70
• Volume: 1.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.48
• Dividend Yield: 2.27%
• Price Target: $142.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CDW Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CDW scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 68th out of 626 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CDW has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CDW has a consensus price target of $142.14, representing about 28.3% upside from its current price of $110.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CDW has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CDW are expected to grow by 8.70% in the coming year, from $10.00 to $10.87 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CDW is 13.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CDW is 13.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 170.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CDW has a PEG Ratio of 1.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CDW has a P/B Ratio of 5.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.55% of the float of CDW has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CDW has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CDW has recently increased by 18.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

CDW pays a meaningful dividend of 2.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CDW has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CDW is 30.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CDW will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.18% next year. This indicates that CDW will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

CDW has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for CDW this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for CDW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 111% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added CDW to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CDW insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.82% of the stock of CDW is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.15% of the stock of CDW is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/10 Dividend: 2/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend: 2/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 5/22/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 5/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CDW
• CIK: 1402057
• Web: www.cdw.com
• Phone: (847) 465-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,800
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CDW: $142.14
• High Price Target: $180.00
• Low Price Target: $123.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.08
• P/E Growth: 1.5
• Net Income: $1.07 billion
• Net Margins: 4.70%
• Pretax Margin: 6.30%
• Return on Equity: 49.67%
• Return on Assets: 8.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.81
• Current Ratio: 1.16
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.63
• Cash Flow: $11.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.28
• Book Value: $20.00 per share
• Price / Book: 5.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,750,000
• Free Float: 126,705,000
• Market Cap: $14.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04