CDW
CDW Corporation (CDW)
Last Price$172.5(3.2%)
Market Cap$23.5B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
6.1%
5Y avg
11.6%
Information Technology Services industry median
7.0%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
0.7% undervalued

CDW Corporation Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
CDW
Technology
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Dec'04Dec'05Dec'06Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23
Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
0.0%
16.3%
13.7%
1.8%
(11.7%)
26.9%
14.0%
10.5%
11.0%
17.7%
13.3%
13.5%
14.4%
13.0%
15.7%
6.4%
19.6%
21.4%
(2.1%)
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CDW key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'04Dec'05Dec'06Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23
% growth
5,737.8
0.0%
6,291.8
9.7%
6,785.5
7.8%
8,071.2
18.9%
7,162.6
(11.3%)
8,801.2
22.9%
9,602.4
9.1%
10,128.2
5.5%
10,768.6
6.3%
12,074.5
12.1%
12,988.7
7.6%
13,981.9
7.6%
15,191.5
8.7%
16,240.5
6.9%
18,032.4
11.0%
18,467.5
2.4%
20,820.8
12.7%
23,748.7
14.1%
21,376.0
(10.0%)
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)4,867.75,324.25,715.66,710.26,029.77,410.48,015.08,458.69,008.310,153.210,872.911,654.712,741.613,533.614,992.515,257.417,252.319,062.116,723.6
% margin
870.1
15.2%
967.6
15.4%
1,069.8
15.8%
1,361.0
16.9%
1,132.9
15.8%
1,390.8
15.8%
1,587.4
16.5%
1,669.6
16.5%
1,760.3
16.3%
1,921.3
15.9%
2,115.8
16.3%
2,327.2
16.6%
2,449.9
16.1%
2,706.9
16.7%
3,039.9
16.9%
3,210.1
17.4%
3,568.5
17.1%
4,686.6
19.7%
4,652.4
21.8%
Operating Expenses477.4548.0673.41,036.1923.01,038.11,116.71,159.01,251.71,248.31,373.81,508.01,583.81,719.61,906.32,030.92,149.52,951.42,971.5
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)386.6433.5648.41,036.1923.01,038.11,116.71,159.01,251.71,248.31,373.81,508.01,583.81,719.61,906.32,030.92,149.52,951.42,971.5
392.8
6.8%
419.6
6.7%
396.4
5.8%
(1,387.1)
(17.2%)
(31.9)
(0.4%)
352.7
4.0%
470.7
4.9%
510.6
5.0%
508.6
4.7%
673.0
5.6%
742.0
5.7%
819.2
5.9%
866.1
5.7%
987.3
6.1%
842.0
4.7%
731.6
4.0%
1,419.0
6.8%
1,735.2
7.3%
1,680.9
7.9%
Interest Income0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0159.4154.9150.9235.70.0
Interest Expense0.00.00.0390.3431.7391.9324.2307.4250.1197.3159.5146.5150.5148.6159.4154.9150.9235.7226.6
Pre-tax Income399.9433.0414.4(1,777.2)(461.2)(37.0)28.3186.1195.5387.7647.0672.4660.3840.5949.71,002.31,297.81,487.81,450.2
% effective tax rate
158.4
39.6%
160.9
37.2%
148.3
35.8%
(12.1)
0.7%
(87.8)
19.0%
(7.8)
21.1%
11.2
39.6%
67.1
36.1%
62.7
32.1%
142.8
36.8%
243.9
37.7%
248.0
36.9%
137.3
20.8%
197.5
23.5%
212.9
22.4%
213.8
21.3%
309.2
23.8%
373.3
25.1%
345.9
23.9%
% margin
241.4
4.2%
272.1
4.3%
266.1
3.9%
(1,765.1)
(21.9%)
(373.4)
(5.2%)
(29.2)
(0.3%)
17.1
0.2%
119.0
1.2%
132.8
1.2%
244.9
2.0%
403.1
3.1%
424.4
3.0%
523.0
3.4%
643.0
4.0%
736.8
4.1%
788.5
4.3%
988.6
4.7%
1,114.5
4.7%
1,104.3
5.2%
EPS2.903.353.37(12.16)(2.57)(0.20)0.120.820.851.442.372.593.374.265.085.537.148.248.20
Diluted EPS2.793.263.30(12.08)(2.56)(0.20)0.120.820.841.422.352.563.314.194.995.457.048.148.10
% margin
409.8
7.1%
441.1
7.0%
424.5
6.3%
2,255.1
27.9%
667.5
9.3%
559.9
6.4%
793.8
8.3%
702.8
6.9%
716.8
6.7%
880.9
7.3%
969.4
7.5%
1,074.5
7.7%
1,127.4
7.4%
1,252.9
7.7%
1,371.1
7.6%
1,588.2
8.6%
1,642.2
7.9%
2,018.1
8.5%
1,947.8
9.1%

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1) What is CDW Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 6.1%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for CDW Corporation have been 11.3% over the past three years, and 12.2% over the past five years.

2) Is CDW Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?

As of today, CDW Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 6.1%, which is lower than industry median of 7.0%. It indicates that CDW Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Bad.

3) How does CDW Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) compare to its peers?

As of today, CDW Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 6.1%, which is lower than peer median of 17.4%. The list of peers includes FI, IT, INFY, BR, ACN, CTSH, IBM, WIT, GIB, FIS.