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CDW10-Q: Recurring revenue shift

CDW's cash conversion cycle impacted by customer shift to multi-year software deals

What happened

A customer trend towards multi-year software purchases is increasing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO from 86 to 96 days) and complicating working capital management. This creates a need for solutions to manage complex billing, collections, and revenue recognition for recurring revenue models.

Source

SEC EDGARMay 6, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

CDW 10-Q

Filing excerpt

as customers continue to shift to multi-year software purchases, unbilled receivables and DSO are expected to continue to increase.

sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1402057/000140205726000025/cdw-20260331.htmRead the full source

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Signal
10-Q: Recurring revenue shift

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Fiscal year end
03/31
Filed
May 6, 2026

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Details

CIK
1402057
Accession number
0001402057-26-000025
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Billing/subscription tools

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • software

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
May 12, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
recurringRevenueShift

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  "signal_type": "sec-10q",
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  "detected_at": "2026-05-12T09:24:56.801+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "CDW",
    "domain": "cdw.com"
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    "detail": "A customer trend towards multi-year software purchases is increasing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO from 86 to 96 days) and complicating working capital management. This creates a need for solutions to manage complex billing, collections, and revenue recognition for recurring revenue models.",
    "metrics": {
      "timeframe": "current_quarter"
    },
    "summary": "CDW's cash conversion cycle impacted by customer shift to multi-year software deals",
    "excerpts": "as customers continue to shift to multi-year software purchases, unbilled receivables and DSO are expected to continue to increase.",
    "relevance": 0.8,
    "sentiment": "negative",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1402057/000140205726000025/cdw-20260331.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-05-06",
    "filing_year": 2026,
    "fiscal_year": 0,
    "fiscal_year_end": "03/31",
    "sales_relevance": "Billing/subscription tools",
    "signal_category": "revenue",
    "technologies_mentioned": [
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    ]
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}

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