NASDAQ: CDW

CDW (CDW) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$130.33−5.10 (−3.8%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

CDW shares fell 3.8% this week to $130.33, with the move coming alongside completion of its acquisition of Lovelytics, a data and artificial intelligence services firm that is part of the Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network. The deal, finalized for approximately $530 million with $525 million in cash consideration, expands CDW's Services & Solutions portfolio by adding more than 600 data and AI specialists across four countries.

The stock trades at $130.33, sitting between its 50-day average of $142.27 and 200-day average of $131.94, with one-month returns of -12.5% and six-month returns of 10.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 65.6, placing CDW in the Accumulation zone, up 9.5 over the past five sessions. Price sits 13.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $150.85.

CDW's next earnings report is scheduled for 3 November 2026, before the open, 35 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. In the last 90 days, Congress recorded 1 buy and 0 sales. Analyst coverage from 7 firms shows 5 buy and 2 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $158.67. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -0.4% across 5 years, with gains in 1 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the typical 20-day move of 5.2%.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

CDW price vs fair value

$150.85$130.33Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $130.33200-day averageGekko Fair Value $150.85

CDW quick facts

Market cap
$16.65B
P/E ratio
16.3
Forward P/E
15.2
EPS, TTM
$8.32
Revenue, TTM
$23.50B
Profit margin
4.6%
Dividend yield
1.80%
Beta
0.94
Volume
1.61M avg 1.60M
1-year return
−17.0%
Typical daily move
±4.4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.2%
50-day average
$142.27
200-day average
$131.94
Next earnings
Nov 3 before open
Shares outstanding
125.0M
52-week range
$97.12$167.00

CDW swing-trade checklist

CDW scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $130.33 sits between the 50-day ($142.27) and 200-day ($131.94) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    65.6, Accumulation

    Reading 65.6 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    13.6% below

    Price is 13.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 35 days

    Next report Nov 3, 2026, 35 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −0.4% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.4% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.

    See seasonality

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CDW stock chart and price history

CDW closed at $130.33 on Sep 28, 2026, −17.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $97.12 to $167.00.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
CDW share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$100$120$140$160NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep130.33

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−12.5%
3 months
−6.8%
6 months
+10.3%
1 year
−17.0%
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About CDW

CDW provides technology products and services to organizations across North America and the United Kingdom. It works with corporate clients, smaller businesses, and public sector bodies, supplying everything from laptops, tablets, and desktop systems to network equipment, storage hardware, and display units, alongside software covering security, virtualization, operating systems, and network management. The company is recognized for combining these individual products with fuller IT packages that support on-premise, hybrid, and cloud setups, touching on data centers, networking, workspace tools, and security needs.

Beyond selling hardware and software, CDW offers advisory work, custom development, system setup, and ongoing support, including configuration help, telecommunications services, and warranty coverage. Installation and repair work is often carried out with the help of outside partners. Its customer base spans government agencies, schools, hospitals, and companies ranging from small operations to large corporations, reflecting a mix of public and private sector demand.

The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker CDW.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Technology services
Industry
Information technology services
Website
cdw.com

CDW GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

CDW’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 65.6, in the Accumulation zone, up 9.5 points over five sessions.

010065.6Accumulation

Up 9.5 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying51+1.6%+2.2%+3.0%+8.8%
Accumulation (current zone)282+0.1%+0.7%+0.5%−2.5%
Neutral312−0.6%−1.7%−2.8%−6.6%
Distribution26−1.8%−1.4%−3.7%−3.9%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average CDW share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is CDW stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

CDW trades 13.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $150.85, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what CDW shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$150.85

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

13.6% Undervalued

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CDW insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CDW, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CDW in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.

MemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Gilbert Cisneros
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Sep 11
traded Aug 19

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Buybacks

CDW has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$544.7M
As a share of market cap
3.27%
Trailing four quarters
$1.05B

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds CDW.

0added1opened0trimmed1sold out
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CDW earnings: next date and track record

CDW reports on Nov 3, 2026, before the open (35 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.9%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−8.1%Jul ’24−14.4%Oct ’24+0.3%Feb ’25+9.9%May ’25−2.0%Aug ’25−5.5%Nov ’25+11.6%Feb ’26−19.4%May ’26

Last earnings call, May 6, 2026 AI summary

What they said
CDW reported Q1 2026 consolidated net sales up 9% YoY, with gross profit growing 6% and non-GAAP EPS increasing 6% to a record first quarter level. Adjusted free cash flow totaled $251 million. Growth was driven by AI infrastructure investment and hardware modernization across networking, storage, servers, and power/cooling. Commercial segment rose 10%, offsetting weakness in federal and higher education markets.
Guidance
Management acknowledged a complex macro environment but expressed confidence in full-year performance based on portfolio diversity and AI demand momentum. No specific revenue or EPS targets were provided in this excerpt, though balance of year commentary was referenced as forthcoming.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
May 6, 2026$2.28
est $2.29
−0.4%——−19.4%
Feb 4, 2026$2.57
est $2.44
+5.3%$5.51B
est $5.33B
+3.4%+11.6%
Nov 4, 2025$2.71
est $2.62
+3.4%$5.74B
est $5.75B
−0.2%−5.5%
Aug 6, 2025$2.60
est $2.49
+4.4%$5.98B
est $5.51B
+8.4%−2.0%
May 7, 2025$2.15
est $1.96
+9.7%$5.20B
est $4.94B
+5.3%+9.9%
Feb 5, 2025$2.48
est $2.33
+6.4%$5.19B
est $4.96B
+4.6%+0.3%
Oct 30, 2024$2.63
est $2.86
−8.0%$5.52B
est $5.72B
−3.5%−14.4%
Jul 31, 2024$2.50
est $2.53
−1.2%$5.42B
est $5.43B
0.0%−8.1%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

CDW stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for CDW is $158.67, +21.7% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$158.67consensus 12-month target, +21.7% from the last close
Low $148High $175
Buy5
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 21BarclaysHold, maintained$148+13.6%
Sep 21Morgan StanleyBuy, maintained$171+31.2%
Sep 8BarclaysHold, maintained$150+15.1%
Sep 8CitiHold, maintained$150+15.1%
Sep 3William BlairBuy, maintained——
+0.5%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−0.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

CDW seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, CDW averaged −0.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−0.6%2021+6.0%2022−1.4%2023−3.4%2024−1.9%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−0.9%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−3.0%1 of 5
Next 15 trading days−1.4%1 of 5
Next 20 trading days−0.4%1 of 5
Next 30 trading days0.0%3 of 5

For scale, CDW’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.2%.

CDW market cap and key statistics

CDW’s market cap is $16.65B, with a P/E ratio of 16.3 and revenue of $23.50B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$16.65B
P/E ratio
16.3
Forward P/E
15.2
EPS, TTM
$8.32
Gekko Fair Value
$150.85

Trading

Volume
1.61M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.60M
52-week high
$167.00
52-week low
$97.12
Shares outstanding
125.0M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$23.50B
Profit margin
4.6%
Return on equity
44%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+4.9%

Risk and income

Beta
0.94
Typical daily move
±4.4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.2%
Dividend yield
1.80%

CDW stock news this week

Coverage of CDW this week reads positive: 10 positive, 8 neutral and 5 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

CDW peers

CDW’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
IBMInternational Business Machines−0.8%Accumulation16.1% below
FTNTFortinet+3.3%Neutral32.5% above
NETCloudflare+4.3%Neutral22.9% above
ACNAccenture+0.6%Neutral9.7% below
WDAYWorkday+2.3%Neutral13.2% above
CRDOCredo Technology−6.5%Neutral19.0% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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CDW stock FAQ

What is CDW’s market cap?

CDW’s market cap is $16.65B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $130.33, with 125.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 16.3.

What is the CDW stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for CDW is $158.67, +21.7% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is CDW stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate CDW is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $130.33 is 13.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $150.85. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does CDW report earnings next?

CDW is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026, before the market opens (35 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.92 per share on revenue of $6.17B. CDW beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.9% on average across the report.

What is CDW’s 52-week high and low?

CDW’s 52-week high is $167.00 and its 52-week low is $97.12; it closed at $130.33 on Sep 28, 2026, −17.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $263.37 on Apr 4, 2024.

Is CDW stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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