TD SYNNEX CORPORATION vs WESCO International, Inc., two Distribution stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
TD Synnex and WESCO are both thin-margin broadline distributors, Synnex in IT products at 1.52% net and WESCO in electrical at 2.79%, earning similar returns, 11.24% and 13.24% on equity. Synnex runs a far cleaner balance sheet, 0.13 turns of debt against WESCO's 1.13, and converts much more free cash, 5.86% against 1.25%. WESCO trades a touch richer, 24.7 times earnings against 22.1. The pair matches a technology distributor with an electrical one: Synnex earns its return on razor margins but light debt and strong cash conversion, WESCO on heavier margins undercut by heavy leverage, and Synnex's cleaner balance sheet and cash flow make it the more resilient of two low-margin distributors.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | SNX | WCC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $251.89 | $334.98 |
| Market cap | $20.1B | $16.6B |
| Sector | Distribution | Distribution |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +3.9% | +20.3% |
| P/E | 18.1 | 23.8 |
| P/B | 2.24 | 3.25 |
| P/S | 0.29 | 0.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.6 | 15.0 |
| Revenue growth | +16.3% | +11.2% |
| Gross margin | 6.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 4.8% |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| Return on assets | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.8% | 9.3% |
| FCF yield | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.13 | 1.13 |
| Current ratio | 1.20 | 2.12 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.56 | 3.16 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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