Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 12.36 as of 2026-09-26T00:15:35.050Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-13T22:26:11.553Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-09-26T00:15:35.050Z.
Quote observation: 2026-09-25T20:00:00.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 4e3158a045d253973079fad129c4c85d0df31cfdff01f4f0bc2df71f8e82d6b0
Forward PE Ratio (12.36) = Dated Quote Price ($135.43) / Consensus Forward EPS ($10.95)
FORWARD PE RATIO
12.36
SECTOR MEDIAN · TECHNOLOGY
24.69
median of 149 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-49.94%
vs the sector median at left
CDW Corporation
Market Cap
$17.30B
Forward PE Ratio
12.36
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| CDW Corporation (CDW) | $17.30B | 12.36 |
| BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (BESIY)vs › | $17.02B | N/A |
| MKS Inc. (MKSI)vs › | $17.62B | 19.86 |
| Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA)vs › | $17.63B | 17.52 |
| IonQ, Inc. (IONQ)vs › | $16.98B | N/A |
| Fortive Corporation (FTV)vs › | $16.94B | 18.59 |
| Dynatrace, Inc. (DT)vs › | $16.89B | 29.20 |
| Toast, Inc. (TOST)vs › | $17.75B | 22.10 |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM)vs › | $16.57B | 16.97 |
| Unity Software Inc. (U)vs › | $18.14B | N/A |
Trailing P/E
16.3
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
12.4
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $10.95 implies +31.6% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $8.32.
At the dated quote price of $135.43, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $10.95 | $10.80 – $11.07 | 7 | 12.4x |
| 2027-12-31 | $12.05 | $11.34 – $13.52 | 7 | 11.2x |
| 2028-12-31 | $13.00 | $12.72 – $13.29 | 2 | 10.4x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
