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CDW Corp
CDW Corp is a business-to-business seller of information technology equipment and services. It helps companies, government agencies, schools, and hospitals buy the hardware, software, networking gear, and cloud-related services they need to run their operations. Rather than making the technology itself, CDW acts as a middleman and adviser that helps customers choose, source, and set up the right products. The company makes money mainly by reselling technology from major vendors and by charging for services such as design, deployment, integration, and ongoing support. Its customers often want a single partner who can handle a mix of devices, software licenses, and technical services instead of dealing with many separate suppliers. That makes CDW useful for buyers with large, complex IT needs. CDW’s role in the industry is different from a pure software company or a hardware maker because it sits close to the customer and connects many vendors in one place. It earns from both product sales and service work, so it sits in the middle of the IT supply chain, helping translate customer needs into specific technology purchases and installations.
CDW Corp is a business-to-business seller of information technology equipment and services. It helps companies, government agencies, schools, and hospitals buy the hardware, software, networking gear, and cloud-related services they need to run their operations. Rather than making the technology itself, CDW acts as a middleman and adviser that helps customers choose, source, and set up the right products.
The company makes money mainly by reselling technology from major vendors and by charging for services such as design, deployment, integration, and ongoing support. Its customers often want a single partner who can handle a mix of devices, software licenses, and technical services instead of dealing with many separate suppliers. That makes CDW useful for buyers with large, complex IT needs.
CDW’s role in the industry is different from a pure software company or a hardware maker because it sits close to the customer and connects many vendors in one place. It earns from both product sales and service work, so it sits in the middle of the IT supply chain, helping translate customer needs into specific technology purchases and installations.
Strong start: CDW said first-quarter net sales rose 9% year over year, helped by AI-related demand, infrastructure modernization and customers rushing to secure product ahead of price increases and supply constraints.
Margin mix shift: Gross margin fell 60 basis points to 21% as customers prioritized hardware over higher-margin services, warranties and software assurance, though management said underlying margins held up well.
Guidance up: The company lifted full-year gross profit growth expectations to low to mid-single digits and now expects gross margin to be approximately in line with 2025 levels.
AI opportunity: Management said AI deals are becoming larger and more margin-accretive because they often include more services and recurring revenue, and CDW is pushing AI across its own operations and sales process.
Back half caution: Leadership was constructive on Q2 due to elevated backlog, but stayed cautious on the second half because of macro, geopolitical and pricing uncertainty.
Cost program: CDW unveiled Geared for Growth, a multiyear AI-powered operating model initiative that should start benefiting results in the second half and could generate $100 million to $200 million of annual run-rate improvements by 2027-2028.
