AMRX vs COR vs MCK Stock Comparison

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Cencora and Mckesson Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COR Cencora, Inc.
$325.38 +6.0% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.65B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
3 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$967.03 +11.6% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.87B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 5, Amneal Pharmaceuticals 4, Cencora 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRXCORMCKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.75B $62.65B $113.87B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.9x 23.9x 24.8x COR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 19.1x 20.5x COR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +5.1% +8.8% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 0.8% 1.1% AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 14.4% 107.9% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x 0.6x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% COR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +109.2% -3.2% +19.2% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.5%/yr +22.0%/yr +36.4%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 32.7% 30.7% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 50/100 57/100 AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

AMRXCORMCK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMRXCORMCK
Valuation 91 #55 of 625 58 #11 of 25 50 #13 of 25
Growth 74 #157 of 602 74 #7 of 24 65 #9 of 24
Profitability 84 #88 of 551 52 #12 of 24 61 #10 of 24
Financial Health 12 #580 of 656 24 #20 of 26 52 #13 of 26
Shareholder Returns 88 #46 of 365 43 #9 of 15 57 #7 of 15
Overall 70 50 57
  • AMRX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMRXCORMCKSPY
1 month +8.4%+6.0%+11.6% -0.2%
3 months +14.3%+1.8%+8.7% +3.9%
6 months +68.4%+4.3%+15.8% +8.2%
Year to date +70.2%-3.7%+17.9% +12.9%
1 year +109.2%-3.2%+19.2% +12.3%
3 years +468.7%+73.4%+115.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +78.6%+20.2%+29.3% +23.3%
5 years +293.4%+169.6%+371.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +31.5%+22.0%+36.4% +10.9%
10 years —+309.3%+502.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.1%+19.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRXCORMCKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%32.7%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%39.5%27.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.70-0.15-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.12-0.100.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-32.6%-27.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.2%-6.1% -1.2%
52-week high $21.44$374.75$1,030.18 $779.14
52-week low $10.00$252.74$725.17 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMRXCORMCK
P/E now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 17.2x 23.9xmedian 23.9x 25.0xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 9.0x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 16.3x 17.3xmedian 13.4x 16.2xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 82.4xmedian 18.7x 15.3xmedian 15.5x 17.6xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 207.3xmedian 2.2x 19.2xmedian 2.5x -26.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.33 1.34median 1.34 2.09median 1.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMRXCORMCK
Revenue $3.12B $332.77B $410.98B
Gross profit $1.23B $13.22B $14.96B
Operating income $453.92M $3.04B $6.50B
Net income $215.32M $2.65B $5.30B
Free cash flow $83.11M $4.06B $6.42B
R&D $175.57M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $13.53 $38.52
Cash & equivalents $127.64M $2.82B $5.16B
Total debt $2.67B $11.72B $9.73B
Shares (diluted) 328.10M 193.94M 119.20M
Enterprise value $5.94B $51.55B $97.77B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMRXCORMCK
P/E 43.5x 23.9x 25.0x
P/FCF 82.4x 15.3x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 34.1x 12.9x 16.5x
P/S 2.2x 0.2x 0.3x
P/B 207.3x 19.2x -26.6x
P/Tangible book -12.3x -23.1x -13.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 17.3x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 20.7x 23.3x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.2x 0.3x
EV/FCF 113.0x 17.5x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.8x 14.7x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 1.34 2.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRXCORMCK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 5.1% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 9.4% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 20.0% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 15.0% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.6% 11.1% 46.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 9.5% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 426.4% 38.9% 58.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% 16.2% 10.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 4,481% 39.3% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 237.0% 17.9% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.8% 176.7% 4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 14.1% 10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.3% 255.7% 6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 13.3% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRXCORMCK
Gross margin 39.3% 4.0% 3.6%
EBITDA margin 21.3% 1.2% 1.8%
Operating margin 14.6% 0.9% 1.6%
Pretax margin 6.5% 1.1% 1.6%
Net margin 5.0% 0.8% 1.1%
FCF margin 2.7% 1.2% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 1.4% 1.7%
Return on equity – 77.4% –
Return on assets 5.9% 3.2% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 14.4% 107.9%
Return on capital employed 16.4% 12.9% 43.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 4.0x 4.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRXCORMCK
Debt / assets 70.7% 14.0% 11.0%
Debt / equity 80.9x 3.6x -2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 32.1x 2.9x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 99.1% 96.1% 104.8%
Equity / assets 0.9% 3.9% -4.8%
Interest coverage – – 23.6x
Current ratio 2.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.50 4.65 5.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRXCORMCK
Dividend yield – 0.7% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.6% 5.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.7% 7.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.5% 6.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.7% 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 10.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMRXCORMCK
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $17.08FY2026 $47.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% +11.8% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $328.56BFY2026 $444.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% -0.3% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRXCORMCK
Held by institutions 51.0% 0.1% 89.1%
Institutions holding 310 3 2,009
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% – -0.7%
Institutions buying 182 2 881
Institutions selling 86 0 791
Buyers to sellers 2.12 – 1.11

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMRXCORMCK
AMRX 1.00 0.04 0.13
COR 0.04 1.00 0.71
MCK 0.13 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRX, COR and MCK?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.75B, Cencora (COR) $62.65B, Mckesson (MCK) $113.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRX, COR and MCK?

Cencora (COR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 42.9x, Cencora (COR) 23.9x, Mckesson (MCK) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cencora (COR) is cheapest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 22.1x, Cencora (COR) 19.1x, Mckesson (MCK) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%, Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has the highest net margin (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +109.2%, Cencora (COR) -3.2%, Mckesson (MCK) +19.2%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.5%/yr, Cencora (COR) +22.0%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +36.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cencora (COR) has the highest dividend yield: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 0.00%, Cencora (COR) 0.01%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%. Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.0%, Cencora (COR) 32.7%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRX, COR and MCK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mckesson (MCK) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.