BTSG vs HSIC vs MCK Stock Comparison

BrightSpring Health Services, Henry Schein and Mckesson Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$88.24 +4.8% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.47B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.73B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$1,068.31 +16.6% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$124.86B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$418.79B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 4, Henry Schein 4, BrightSpring Health Services 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTSGHSICMCKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.64B $9.47B $124.86B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 22.5x 26.6x HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.3x 15.3x 22.7x HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% +6.2% +8.2% BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 3.1% 1.1% HSIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% 7.3% 98.7% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.2x 0.4x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +117.9% +23.2% +26.9% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.0%/yr +37.0%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 25.0% 31.3% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 54/100 61/100 BTSG

Percentile Scorecard

BTSGHSICMCK

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

AxisBTSGHSICMCK
Valuation 64 #35 of 95 44 #15 of 26 60 #11 of 26
Growth 93 #7 of 88 29 #18 of 25 63 #10 of 25
Profitability 61 #35 of 87 79 #6 of 25 67 #9 of 25
Financial Health 46 #55 of 100 16 #22 of 26 48 #14 of 26
Shareholder Returns 67 #20 of 58 100 #1 of 17 69 #6 of 17
Overall 66 54 61
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HSIC 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

PeriodBTSGHSICMCKSPY
1 month +12.6%+4.8%+16.6% -1.0%
3 months +10.8%-1.5%+21.7% -0.4%
6 months +32.3%+21.8%+43.7% +4.5%
Year to date +86.4%+16.8%+30.2% +12.4%
1 year +117.9%+23.2%+26.9% +13.6%
3 years —+41.4%+136.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+12.3%+33.2% +20.8%
5 years —+10.2%+381.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+2.0%+37.0% +10.4%
10 years —+45.3%+717.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+3.8%+23.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBTSGHSICMCKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%25.0%31.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%25.1%27.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.60-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.590.930.86 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-32.7%-27.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-2.9%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $72.91$90.86$1,068.31 $779.14
52-week low $31.36$68.99$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.

MultipleBTSGHSICMCK
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 25.6x 23.3xmedian 25.7x 26.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.0x 12.6xmedian 13.9x 16.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 21.6x 17.4xmedian 16.6x 17.4xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 3.4x 2.6xmedian 2.6x -31.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.74 6.89median 1.56 1.66median 1.56

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 monthsBTSGHSICMCK
Revenue $15.25B $13.73B $418.79B
Gross profit $1.91B $4.34B $15.37B
Operating income $520.43M $709.00M $6.69B
Net income $410.46M $443.00M $5.43B
Free cash flow $492.41M $559.00M $7.11B
EPS (diluted) $1.86 $3.74 $40.27
Cash & equivalents $717.84M – $6.53B
Total debt $2.18B $3.52B $9.21B
Shares (diluted) 220.23M 112.54M 116.70M
Enterprise value $11.40B $9.29B $106.24B

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
MetricBTSGHSICMCK
P/E 35.2x 23.3x 26.4x
P/FCF 28.2x 17.4x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 14.2x 16.4x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B 6.4x 2.6x -31.2x
P/Tangible book 8.2x 3.4x -15.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x 12.6x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 29.5x 18.5x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.0x 0.3x
EV/FCF 31.2x 23.4x 17.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x 19.1x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.89 1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMCK
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% 6.2% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.0% 7.5% 11.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 114.5% 9.9% 27.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 16.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 219.3% 7.5% 28.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 213.4% 15.8% 24.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 72.6% 28.4% 9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% 15.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 78.3% 38.7% 11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% 16.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMCK
Gross margin 12.5% 31.6% 3.7%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 7.6% 1.8%
Operating margin 3.4% 5.2% 1.6%
Pretax margin 2.5% 4.2% 1.6%
Net margin 2.7% 3.1% 1.1%
FCF margin 3.2% 4.1% 1.7%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 5.0% 1.8%
Return on equity 19.4% 11.6% –
Return on assets 6.7% 3.9% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 10.0% 7.3% 98.7%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 9.0% 42.0%
Asset turnover 2.5x 1.2x 4.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMCK
Debt / assets 34.8% 30.6% 10.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.9x -2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 6.3x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 66.8% 104.3%
Equity / assets 34.7% 33.2% -4.3%
Interest coverage 3.6x 4.3x 21.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.98 2.67 5.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMCK
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 6.6% 5.4%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 6.6% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 7.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.8%

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.

ConsensusBTSGHSICMCK
Forward P/E 40.3xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.73FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $47.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +73.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% +8.2% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.01BFY2026 $13.38BFY2026 $444.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +4.8% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTSGHSICMCK
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 89.1%
Institutions holding 423 566 2,014
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.1% -0.7%
Institutions buying 309 245 883
Institutions selling 83 216 793
Buyers to sellers 3.72 1.13 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.

BTSGHSICMCK
BTSG 1.00 0.15 0.08
HSIC 0.15 1.00 0.33
MCK 0.08 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTSG, HSIC and MCK?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $13.64B, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.47B, Mckesson (MCK) $124.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, BTSG, HSIC and MCK?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 33.2x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 22.5x, Mckesson (MCK) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 40.3x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 15.3x, Mckesson (MCK) 22.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.0%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.2%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Henry Schein (HSIC) has the highest net margin (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.7%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.1%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 10.0%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.3%, Mckesson (MCK) 98.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +117.9%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +23.2%, Mckesson (MCK) +26.9%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Henry Schein (HSIC) +2.0%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +37.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 0.00%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 0.00%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%. BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) and Henry Schein (HSIC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 45.5%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.0%, Mckesson (MCK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTSG, HSIC 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 4. 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.