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Climb Global Solutions

CLMB
58
Technology Distributors · Technology
Price
$28.28
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$527.7M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Weak

Share count rising — dilution

+5.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 17.1M (2021) → 18.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Climb Global Solutions is a technology distributor that acts as a middleman between software and hardware vendors and the businesses that sell technology products. It focuses on specialty and emerging technology products — things like cybersecurity software, cloud tools, and data management solutions — and sells them through a network of resellers, managed service providers, and IT solution providers. The company operates primarily in North America and Europe.

Climb makes money by buying technology products from vendors at wholesale prices and reselling them at a markup, keeping a thin slice as gross profit — typical for distributors. Its competitive edge comes from focusing on niche, emerging vendors rather than competing head-on with giant distributors like TD Synnex or Ingram Micro, which lets it build deeper relationships with smaller, faster-growing technology companies. The main growth driver is adding new vendor partnerships and expanding its European footprint, while the main risk is margin pressure, since distribution is a low-margin business heavily dependent on volume and vendor pricing terms.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-7.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

11.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$57M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Climb Global Solutions is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
16.1%
Thin — 16.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.2%
Thin — 4.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
22.1%
Exceptional — 22.1% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+23.1%
Fast-growing sales (+23.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-6.6%
Earnings shrinking (-6.6% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
207%
Turns 207% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.8%
Thin free cash flow (5.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
182.41x
Comfortably covers interest (182.4x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
25.1x
Growth-priced — P/E 25.1

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+10.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (25.1 → 14.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.32%
Small dividend — 0.32% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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