CDW slides as margin pressure outweighs Q2 earnings beat

CDW Corporation (CDW) is down 13.0% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The selloff appears tied less to CDW’s headline beat and more to concerns about profitability and cash conversion. CDW reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and earnings and lifted its 2026 outlook, but gross profit margin fell, operating income growth lagged sales growth, and management indicated margins are likely to stay below 2025 levels as business mix tilts toward larger, lower-margin infrastructure projects.

Details:

CDW posted Q2 revenue of $6.57 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $2.91, ahead of consensus expectations of $6.21 billion and $2.80, with revenue up 10.0% year over year.

Gross profit rose 6.3%, but gross profit margin fell to 20.1% from 20.8%, while operating income increased only 2.0%, suggesting the revenue growth came with weaker incremental profitability.

Management raised its full-year view to mid-single-digit gross profit growth and non-GAAP EPS growth at the high end of the high-single-digit range, but also said gross profit could be roughly flat sequentially into Q3.

Cash flow was another likely pressure point: first-half adjusted free cash flow fell to $278.4 million from $458.9 million a year earlier, while conference call materials pointed to higher inventory and working-capital investment.

Sources:

CDW Investor Relations, SEC, MarketBeat

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$CDW Insider Trading Activity

$CDW insiders have traded $CDW stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CDW stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

DAVID W NELMS purchased 18,000 shares for an estimated $2,005,740

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$CDW Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 343 institutional investors add shares of $CDW stock to their portfolio, and 430 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 2,027,480 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $245,365,629
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. removed 1,377,222 shares (-77.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $166,671,406
BOSTON PARTNERS added 1,320,812 shares (+33.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $185,758,999
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,115,535 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $135,002,045
PERPETUAL LTD removed 1,087,505 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $131,609,855
SELECT EQUITY GROUP, L.P. removed 1,081,732 shares (-47.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $130,911,206
BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,068,612 shares (+7.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $129,323,424

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$CDW Government Contracts

We have seen $297,177,983 of award payments to $CDW over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

RED HAT ENTERPRISE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BASE PLUS OPTION YEAR ONE (1): $26,839,946
USDA,OCIO, DISC: SERVICENOW RENEWAL: $13,549,348
JUNIPER NETWORKS MAINTENANCE: $13,034,398
ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR AIT PORTION OF THE ORACLE ELA LICENSES: $10,662,674
BRANT HALL NETWORK: $9,688,352

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$CDW Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $CDW stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CDW stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE APRIL MCCLAIN DELANEY has traded it 5 times. They made 0 purchases and 5 sales worth up to $75,000 on 05/19, 05/18, 05/15, 05/14, 02/24.

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$CDW Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CDW recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $CDW in the last 6 months, with a median target of $138.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Erik Woodring from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $170.0 on 06/23/2026
Samik Chatterjee from JP Morgan set a target price of $130.0 on 05/27/2026
Asiya Merchant from Citigroup set a target price of $123.0 on 05/08/2026
Tim Long from Barclays set a target price of $123.0 on 05/07/2026
Amit Daryanani from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $160.0 on 05/07/2026
David Vogt from UBS set a target price of $147.0 on 05/07/2026

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