CDW Corp. vs Consolidated Edison, Inc. — how do they compare? CDW Corp. trades at $144.5 (market cap $18.44B), while Consolidated Edison, Inc. trades at $111.89 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: Consolidated Edison, Inc. is far larger — about 2.2× CDW Corp.'s market cap, and Consolidated Edison, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.11%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CDW | ED | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $18.44B | $41.21B |
Sector | Technology | Utilities |
52-Week High | $182.18 | $115.46 |
52-Week Low | $99.30 | $95.37 |
Enterprise Value | $23.65B | $68.24B |
Dividend Yield | 1.75% | 3.11% |
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CDW Corp is a value-added reseller operating in the U.S. (95% of sales) and Canada (5%). The company has more than 100,000 products on its line of cards that range from notebooks to data center software. Roughly half of CDW's revenue comes from midsize and large businesses, with the remaining from small businesses, government agencies, education institutions, and health-care organizations.
Read more on CDW →Con Ed is a holding company for Consolidated Edison of New York, or CECONY, and Orange & Rockland, or O&R. These utilities provide steam, natural gas, and electricity to customers in southeastern New York—including New York City—and small parts of New Jersey. The two utilities will generate nearly all of Con Ed's earnings once it closes the sale of its clean energy business to RWE. Con Ed's clean energy business owns the second-largest portfolio of utility-scale solar projects in the U.S. Following the sale, Con Ed's only non-utility earnings will come from investments in gas and electric transmission.
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