PC Connection vs Richardson Electronics
PC Connection reported revenue of $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 12.6 times Richardson Electronics' $229 million in fiscal 2026. PC Connection's revenue grew 2.5% in its latest year, and Richardson Electronics' grew 9.4%. PC Connection had an operating margin of 3.5%, against 2.8% at Richardson Electronics. Free cash flow was $58 million at PC Connection and −$4 million at Richardson Electronics. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and May 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| PC Connection | Richardson Electronics | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, May 30, 2026 |
| Revenue | $2.9B | $229M |
| Revenue growth | 2.5% | 9.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 2.1% | 5.3% |
| Gross margin | 18.8% | 31.2% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| Free cash flow | $58M | −$4M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.0% | −1.6% |
| Return on capital | — | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $92M | $3M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.3% | 3.2% |
| Last close | $79.15 | $17.56 |
| P/E at the last close | 19.5× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $16.3 million | sold $3.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the PC Connection and Richardson Electronics pages.