CDW Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

CDW has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 9.6%, while the Electronic industry saw earnings growing at 13.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.6% per year. CDW's return on equity is 47.2%, and it has net margins of 5.3%.

Key information

9.6%

Earnings growth rate

11.4%

EPS growth rate

Electronic Industry Growth1.0%
Revenue growth rate4.6%
Return on equity47.2%
Net Margin5.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How CDW makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:CDW Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2420,8311,1102,8790
30 Jun 2420,9431,1092,9110
31 Mar 2421,1461,0902,8890
31 Dec 2321,3761,1042,8940
30 Sep 2321,7961,0952,8960
30 Jun 2322,3831,0782,9400
31 Mar 2322,9031,0942,9190
31 Dec 2223,7491,1152,9030
30 Sep 2223,8471,0432,8110
30 Jun 2222,9321,0112,5400
31 Mar 2221,9321,0062,3410
31 Dec 2120,8219892,1150
30 Sep 2120,2401,0122,0450
30 Jun 2119,6979382,0300
31 Mar 2118,9168531,9870
31 Dec 2018,4687892,0310
30 Sep 2018,0487361,9760
30 Jun 2018,2007441,9640
31 Mar 2018,4647521,9740
31 Dec 1918,0327371,9060
30 Sep 1917,5707111,8640
30 Jun 1917,0366931,8060
31 Mar 1916,5926691,7630
31 Dec 1816,2416431,7200
30 Sep 1815,9186791,6620
30 Jun 1815,4786241,6210
31 Mar 1815,1835921,6010
31 Dec 1714,8335231,5840
30 Sep 1714,5734321,5720
30 Jun 1714,3484281,5500
31 Mar 1714,1214051,5270
31 Dec 1613,6734251,5080
30 Sep 1613,9084111,4950
30 Jun 1613,7014361,4810
31 Mar 1613,3504261,4220
31 Dec 1512,9894031,3740
30 Sep 1512,6203661,3240
30 Jun 1512,3852701,2840
31 Mar 1512,1772491,2640
31 Dec 1412,0752451,2480
30 Sep 1411,7382531,2270
30 Jun 1411,3361951,2800
31 Mar 1411,0091551,2700
31 Dec 1310,7691331,2520

Quality Earnings: CDW has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CDW's current net profit margins (5.3%) are higher than last year (5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CDW's earnings have grown by 9.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CDW's earnings growth over the past year (1.3%) is below its 5-year average (9.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CDW earnings growth over the past year (1.3%) exceeded the Electronic industry -5.2%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst CDW's Return on Equity (47.24%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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