Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) is an electronic components and enterprise computing distribution company that aggregates electronic components, infrastructure software, and IT hardware and distributes them to manufacturers and technology resellers. Revenue is transactional: Arrow buys from suppliers and resells to customers, earning a spread on each transaction. The company operates two reportable segments. Global components, which accounted for approximately 70% of sales in FY2025, distributes electronic components to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers. Global enterprise computing solutions (ECS), approximately 30% of FY2025 sales, supplies IT hardware and infrastructure software to value-added resellers (VARs) and managed service providers (MSPs). Arrow maintains over 140 sales facilities and 39 distribution and value-added centers, serving customers in over 85 countries across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific regions.

Revenue model

Transactional product distribution. Arrow purchases electronic components and IT hardware/software from suppliers and resells to OEMs, EMS providers, VARs, and MSPs, earning a gross margin on each sale. No disclosed subscription or recurring fee component.

Products and services

Electronic components; enterprise IT hardware; infrastructure software; supply chain and value-added engineering services. End-market applications include industrial automation, edge and cloud computing, smart and connected devices, and transportation.

Customers and end markets

OEMs and EMS providers (global components segment); VARs and MSPs (global ECS segment). Key end markets include industrial automation, edge computing, cloud computing, smart and connected devices, and transportation.

Value-chain role

Intermediary distributor sitting between component and hardware/software suppliers and end customers. Aggregates supply from multiple vendors and engineers complete solutions for customers.

Geographic exposure

Global operations across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific. Serves customers in over 85 countries with over 140 sales facilities and 39 distribution and value-added centers (as reported in the 10-K filed 2026-02-11).

Source: SEC 10-K, filed 2026-02-11

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