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CDW vs BBY // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
CDW Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CDW 4
— BBY 9
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: BBY
LAST: $165.20 (+1.56%) • MKT CAP: $20.65B
gross-margins
21.70%
LAST: $100.39 (+3.54%) • MKT CAP: $21.05B
gross-margins
22.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CDW VS. BBY)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CDW | BBY | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 21.70% | 22.50% | -0.80 | BBY | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.80% | 26.20% | -6.40 | BBY | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.0x | 11.2x | +2.80 | BBY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.27% | 5.97% | -0.70 | BBY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.40% | 3.30% | +4.10 | CDW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.80% | 2.60% | +2.20 | CDW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.80% | 0.40% | +6.40 | CDW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.59% | 3.80% | -2.21 | BBY | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.33 | 5.26 | -1.93 | BBY | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | BBY | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.7 | 61.7 | 0.00 | TIE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.90 | 1.11 | -0.21 | BBY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.0x | 18.3x | -0.30 | CDW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $20.65B | $21.05B | -$401.7M | BBY | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CDW REV | BBY REV | CDW GROSS % | BBY GROSS % | CDW FCF | BBY FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $22.42B | $41.69B | 21.7% | 22.5% | $1.09B | $1.26B |
| FY 2024 | $21.00B | $41.53B | 21.9% | 22.6% | $1.15B | $1.39B |
| FY 2023 | $21.38B | $43.45B | — | — | $636.8M | -$485.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CDW // BETA 0.90
BBY // BETA 1.11