CDW Corporation

CDW US Information Technology Technology Distributors
S&P 500
$153.79
+7.85%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

CDW
CDW Corporation
Information TechnologyTechnology Distributors
$153.79
Close used for this calculation
$168.48Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
53/100
Profitability15/25
Returns15/25
Balance Sheet7/25
Efficiency16/25
Growth14/25
Good
Quality radar
53Prof.15/25Ret.15/25Eff.16/25B.Sht7/25Growth14/25

Consensus fair value

$168.48
Near FV
▲ +9.6% against the close used
Model range $59.04 – $228.10
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$59.04Fair value$168.48Bull$228.10
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $99.3052W high $167.29

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading close to the consensus fair value

CDW Corporation closed at $153.79, 8.7% below the consensus fair value of $168.48 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 53/100 — Good. P/E of 19.0x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$163.61
+6.4%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$59.04
-61.6%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=8.08, BVPS=19.18 · outside Graham range (P/E 19, P/B 8) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$161.60
+5.1%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=8.08, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$138.33
-10.1%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=8.08, g=17.1%
EV/EBITDA
$228.10
+48.3%
(EBITDA × 18x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=1.95B
Dividend Discount (DDM)
$135.37
-12.0%
D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)
D0=2.51, r=10%, g=8%
Book Value (P/B)
$180.64
+17.5%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=19.18, ROE=43.7%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$153.79
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 6.5% | Historical: 17.1%
Margin of Safety
$96.06
-37.5%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=128.08, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.