Amazon Com vs CDW
AMZN and CDW side by side, both in nonstore retailers. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AMZN and CDW compare
Amazon Com is the larger company, worth 134 times as much as CDW ($2.9T against $21.5B).
On earnings, CDW is cheaper: it trades at 20.0× trailing earnings, against 21.6× for Amazon Com.
Amazon Com grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.4% versus 10.9% for CDW).
Amazon Com keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.9% compared with 4.5% at CDW.
CDW pays a dividend yielding 1.5%; Amazon Com does not pay one.
Amazon Com scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 15 for CDW), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AMZN | CDW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.9T | $21.5B |
| Share price | $266.66 | $171.65 |
| Change, 1 year | 9.2% | 16.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 45.1% | −12.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.44 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 1.6M | 250 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 15 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 21.6× | 20.0× (better) |
| P/S | 3.6× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 4.7× (better) | 8.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.1× | 13.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 23.0× |
| FCF yield | −1.6% | 4.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $370.14 | $186.80 |
| Margin of safety | 28.0% (better) | 8.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.4% (better) | 10.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.2% (better) | 4.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 76.2% (better) | 4.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 74.7% (better) | 8.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 28.0% (better) | 8.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.4% (better) | 21.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% (better) | 7.0% |
| Net margin | 16.9% (better) | 4.5% |
| FCF margin | −5.9% | 3.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 27.4% | 42.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 16.1% (better) | 16.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.29 (better) | 2.70 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.36 (better) | 2.76 |
| Interest coverage | 23.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.99 | 1.26 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.07 (better) | 2.35 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.5% |
| Payout ratio | – | 29.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 13 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 10.2% |
| Buyback yield | – | 3.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 5.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 67.0% | 108% |
| Held by insiders | 9.0% | 0.50% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$433M | −$2.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 25 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.96% | 6.8% |
Go deeper
- AMZN stock overview
- AMZN income statement
- AMZN valuation and score
- CDW stock overview
- CDW income statement
- CDW valuation and score
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