CDW Stock — CDW Corporation

CDW Corporation (CDW)

CDW is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.72%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.71%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 832.0% over the past 13.2 years, 331.8 points ahead of SPY at 500.2%.

At the current 1.72% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $172 per year, or about $43.00 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

CDW Corporation provides integrated information technology solutions, including hardware, software, and services, to business, government, education, and healthcare customers across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. CDW appeals to dividend investors seeking exposure to the IT services and solutions sector with regular income supplementing potential capital appreciation.

CDW performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-22.

Total return is 832.0% over the past 13.2 years, 331.8 points ahead of SPY at 500.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -8.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 39.1%.

CDW key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.41%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/27/2013

Distribution rate

1.72%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.71%

5-year average yield

1.3

Last close

$147.43 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$18,431,319,115

Average volume

1847093.0

Last dividend

$0.63

Last ex-dividend date

08/25/2026

Last payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

0.941

Payout ratio

0.2449

P/E ratio

17.51

Forward P/E

11.1982

EPS

$8.42

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.72%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.71%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CDW risks and drawbacks

CDW's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 39.1%.

Who may consider CDW — and who may not

CDW may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CDW pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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