CDW Corporation (CDW) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What CDW does

CDW Corporation (CDW) provides information technology (IT) solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It operates through three segments — Commercial, Government, and Education — and serves business, government, education, and healthcare customers. The company sells discrete hardware and software products, integrated IT solutions across hybrid infrastructure, digital experience, and security, and also offers advisory, design, software development, implementation, managed services, and warranties. CDW was formerly known as CDW Computer Centers, Inc. and changed its name to CDW Corporation in June 2003. It is part of the S&P 500.

Key numbers explained

• 146.16 USD is the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share in the market right now.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 17.6 compares the share price to the last 12 months of earnings per share (8.32 USD), showing how much investors are paying for each dollar of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 12.2 uses expected future earnings, which can make the stock look cheaper if earnings are expected to grow.
• 1.71% is the dividend yield, meaning the annual dividend represents 1.71% of the current share price.
• The ex-dividend date is Aug 25, 2026; to receive the dividend, you must own the stock before this date.
• 30% of earnings are paid out as dividends, indicating the portion of profit returned to shareholders.
• 0.94 is the beta, a measure of volatility relative to the market; a beta below 1 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market.
• The 52-week range of 97.12 – 167 shows the lowest and highest prices over the past year, with the current price near the middle of that range.

Recent news

Recent headlines cover CDW Canada’s AI Workplace Trends Report, which finds Canadian organisations entering a new phase of AI maturity as agentic AI gains ground. Barclays adjusted its price target on CDW to $148 from $150, keeping an Equalweight rating. Other stories include a monthly update from the Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund, a $525M Lovelytics buyout, questions about CDW's performance versus the S&P 500, and a piece on Arrow Electronics' stock buybacks.

What to watch

Investors often watch how IT services companies like CDW respond to changes in government and education spending, as these are key customer segments. The shift toward cloud, hybrid infrastructure, and AI-related services can affect growth trends in the Information Technology Services industry. Broader market factors such as interest rates, corporate IT budgets, and competition from peers like Cisco (CSCO), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), and Texas Instruments (TXN) may also influence the stock's direction.