CDW
CDW Corporation
CDW has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has a slight edge over CDW overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
CDW's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
INTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
INTC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
CDW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 14x | $173 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $166 | -4.2% |
| Current | 20x | $173 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $205 | +19% |
| Expensive | 28x | $243 | +41% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CDW's PE is in its cheap range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CDW, with profitability holding steady.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over CDW on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.14 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.56 | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.31 | +3.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.21 | +1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.08 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.92 | -3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.05 | -1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.07 | +0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.97 | -1.6% |
CDW has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.39 | -24000% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.09 | +$2.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$3.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | +$4.32 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.01 | +$3.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.77 | -2088% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | -562% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.38 | -1195% |
INTC has swung to a loss: it lost $2.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
CDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.8B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.6B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.7B | +9.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5B | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7B | +4% |
| Q2 2025 | $6B | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.2B | +6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.2B | +3.3% |
CDW has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.3% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.5% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.6% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.8% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.7% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.9% | -0.8 points |
CDW's operating margin was 7.3% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
INTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.5B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.1B | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7B | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7B | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.3B | -7.4% |
INTC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $16.5B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -23% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +73 points |
| Q2 2025 | -25% | -9.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -14 points |
INTC has the edge over CDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $372M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | -$82.6M | -162% |
| Q1 2026 | $248.4M | -4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $395.9M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $298.5M | -3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $133.4M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $260.3M | -37% |
| Q4 2024 | $316.7M | -37% |
CDW still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $934M over the past year.
INTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +774% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +$6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.5B | +$1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $800M | +$3.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $121M | +$2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | +$1.9B |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.4B | +$2.8B |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7B | -$597M |
INTC has the edge over CDW on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.3% | -1.7M shares |
| 1 year | -4.6% | -6.1M shares |
| 3 years | -7.5% | -10.2M shares |
| 5 years | -9.8% | -13.7M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -22.1M shares |
CDW has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $108M |
| Q2 2026 | $343.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $201M |
| Q4 2025 | $153M |
| Q3 2025 | $149.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $150M |
| Q1 2025 | $200.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $146M |
CDW spent $806M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 25% from the year before.
INTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +203M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +776M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +1.1B shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +1.2B shares |
| Available history | +19% | +834M shares |
INTC has 5.3B diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
CDW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
CDW's net debt is about 2.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
INTC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 69.6x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 23.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
INTC has the edge over CDW on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 81.9 | Overbought |
CDW's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 82 (overbought).
INTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
INTC's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
CDW PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CDW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 28x | 28% below |
| PE % | 19 | 35 | 16 pts below |
CDW is trading at 20x earnings, a 28% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
INTC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INTC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $151.3 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $145.8 | 19% above |
| 50 week MA | $135.1 | 28% above |
| 100 week MA | $152.1 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $180.9 | 4.5% below |
CDW has the edge over INTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
INTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.4 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $95.3 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.3 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.1 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 44% above |
INTC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 44% above its 200-week average.
CDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $144.0 | $129.2 | -10% |
| 2021 | $129.2 | $202.8 | +57% |
| 2022 | $202.8 | $178.1 | -12% |
| 2023 | $178.1 | $227.3 | +28% |
| 2024 | $227.3 | $175.8 | -23% |
| 2025 | $175.8 | $139.7 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $139.7 | $172.8 | +24% |
CDW has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 24% so far in 2026.
INTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.1 | $47.1 | -22% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $51.3 | +9% |
| 2022 | $51.3 | $26.1 | -49% |
| 2023 | $26.1 | $50.3 | +93% |
| 2024 | $50.3 | $20.3 | -60% |
| 2025 | $20.3 | $36.2 | +78% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.2 | $61.2 | +69% |
INTC has the edge over CDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.