CDW NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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CDW Corp · Technology · Information Technology Services

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Latest close 147.8 USD
10.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.5%, after a 10.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 47/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 48 out of 100
Latest Close 147.8 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 10.5% latest completed week
4W Return 10.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 41.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 5.8% 3 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 10.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 10.8%. Indicator stack 14/67 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 47/100 conviction; expected move 14.2%. News sentiment 58/100 26 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.5%, after a 10.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.3512-week average 0.24

12-week confirmation

Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.35Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 10.8% over four weeks, 41.9% over 12 weeks, and -10.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.5%
4W10.8%
12W41.9%
26W18.2%
52W-10.8%
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year3
Trend breadth5.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.98Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-5.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-1.95Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change89.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength60/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 41; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality68/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth23/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework70/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
15.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
21.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
5.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-0.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
5.2%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.0x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

CDW shows volatility options pressure with a 47/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.38, expected move of 14.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction47/100
Expected move14.2%
Put/call volume0.38
Pressure48
Speculation23
Volatility83
Trend agreement50
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Insider activity20 / 0

20 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.

10 positive · 16 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-13.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.2%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-23.0%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+10.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol9.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -4.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape40/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 40/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis42/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.35; No reversal markers Factors53/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 15; Small Cap Core rank 38 SVQF70/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 217.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options48/100

CDW shows volatility options pressure with a 47/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.38, expected move of 14.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 14.2% Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.

CDW Corp. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors Insiders20 / 0

20 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026147.8 USD10.5%127.0 USD178.4 USD0.98-1.957.7MOn
24 Jul 2026133.8 USD0.4%126.5 USD178.7 USD0.97-11.418.2MOn
17 Jul 2026133.2 USD-7.7%126.6 USD179.0 USD1.11-14.0911.7MOn
10 Jul 2026144.4 USD8.3%126.8 USD179.3 USD1.13-11.729.1MOff
3 Jul 2026133.4 USD0.1%126.8 USD179.5 USD1.05-17.797.0MOff
26 Jun 2026133.3 USD3.8%127.1 USD179.8 USD1.13-18.0610.2MOff
19 Jun 2026128.4 USD-2.9%127.5 USD180.0 USD0.99-25.4510.2MOff
12 Jun 2026132.2 USD-0.6%127.8 USD180.3 USD0.66-22.128.6MOff
5 Jun 2026133.0 USD6.1%128.1 USD180.5 USD0.32-20.6912.7MOff
29 May 2026125.5 USD13.2%128.4 USD180.7 USD0.06-29.409.7MOff
22 May 2026110.8 USD9.2%129.4 USD181.0 USD0.13-36.708.0MOff
15 May 2026101.5 USD-2.6%130.9 USD181.4 USD0.51-42.2214.8MOff
8 May 2026104.2 USD-23.0%132.5 USD181.8 USD0.83-41.8318.4MOff
1 May 2026135.3 USD0.5%133.8 USD182.1 USD0.89-21.615.4MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.