COR vs HSIC vs MEDS Stock Comparison

Cencora, Henry Schein and DataMeds AI Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COR Cencora, Inc.
$330.91 +6.0% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.77B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins
HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$84.96 -0.1% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.59B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
7 wins
MEDS DataMeds AI, Inc.
$2.23 -41.8% 1M -88.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Henry Schein leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Henry Schein 7, Cencora 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORHSICMEDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.77B $9.59B $5.56M COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x 23.8x — HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 14.8x — HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +6.5% — HSIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 3.0% — HSIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 7.1% — COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.3x — COR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.7% +33.6% -88.9% HSIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr +1.2%/yr — COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 25.6% 256.6% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 55/100 — HSIC

Percentile Scorecard

CORHSICMEDS

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

AxisCORHSICMEDS
Valuation 63 #10 of 25 33 #17 of 25 –
Growth 74 #7 of 24 39 #15 of 24 –
Profitability 57 #11 of 24 83 #5 of 24 –
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 20 #21 of 26 –
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 100 #1 of 17 –
Overall 52 55 –
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HSIC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MEDS 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

PeriodCORHSICMEDSSPY
1 month +6.0%-0.1%-41.8% -1.0%
3 months +6.8%-0.6%-29.7% +2.9%
6 months +7.4%+9.6%-65.7% +6.4%
Year to date -2.0%+12.4%-88.9% +11.4%
1 year +0.7%+33.6%-88.9% +13.1%
3 years +75.1%+26.2%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +20.5%+8.1%— +21.5%
5 years +168.3%+6.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +21.8%+1.2%— +10.9%
10 years +313.5%+42.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.3%+3.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCORHSICMEDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%25.6%256.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%24.1%149.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.130.461.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.021.31-0.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-32.7%-99.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-6.5%-96.1% -2.5%
52-week high $374.75$90.86$57.50 $779.14
52-week low $252.74$62.32$0.85 $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.

MultipleCORHSICMEDS
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 24.5x 23.9xmedian 24.5x —median 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 0.3x —median 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 14.4x 12.7xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 15.8x 16.7xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 1.35 50.09median 1.35 —median 1.35

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 monthsCORHSICMEDS
Revenue $332.77B $13.60B –
Gross profit $13.22B $4.26B –
Operating income $3.04B $680.00M –
Net income $2.65B $426.00M –
Free cash flow $4.06B $569.00M –
EPS (diluted) $13.53 $3.52 –
Cash & equivalents $2.82B – –
Total debt $11.72B $3.46B $99.29M
Shares (diluted) 193.94M 114.39M 2.57M
Enterprise value $52.66B $9.43B $5.56M

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
MetricCORHSICMEDS
P/E 24.4x 23.9x –
P/FCF 15.6x 16.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 13.6x –
P/S 0.2x 0.7x –
P/B 19.5x 2.5x –
P/Tangible book -23.5x 3.3x –
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 12.7x –
EV/EBIT 23.7x 18.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 17.7x 22.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 18.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 50.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORHSICMEDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 6.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 2.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.0% 6.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% 6.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 1.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 38.9% 6.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% -4.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 39.3% 11.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 0.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 176.7% 36.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 2.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 255.7% 50.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 2.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCORHSICMEDS
Gross margin 4.0% 31.3% –
EBITDA margin 1.2% 7.4% –
Operating margin 0.9% 5.0% –
Pretax margin 1.1% 4.1% –
Net margin 0.8% 3.0% –
FCF margin 1.2% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% 5.1% –
Return on equity 77.4% 11.0% –
Return on assets 3.2% 3.8% –
Return on invested capital 14.4% 7.1% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 8.7% –
Asset turnover 4.0x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORHSICMEDS
Debt / assets 14.0% 30.4% –
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.9x 6.1x –
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 66.5% –
Equity / assets 3.9% 33.5% –
Interest coverage – 4.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 4.66 2.66 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORHSICMEDS
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 7.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 7.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – –

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.

ConsensusCORHSICMEDS
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.08FY2026 $5.75FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +8.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $328.67BFY2026 $13.38BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.5% +4.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORHSICMEDS
Held by institutions 94.7% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,342 564 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% +2.1% –
Institutions buying 542 245 –
Institutions selling 609 216 –
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.13 –

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.

CORHSICMEDS
COR 1.00 0.26 -0.06
HSIC 0.26 1.00 -0.13
MEDS -0.06 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COR, HSIC and MEDS?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cencora (COR) $63.77B, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.59B, DataMeds AI (MEDS) $5.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, COR, HSIC and MEDS?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cencora (COR) 24.3x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (Cencora (COR) 19.4x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Henry Schein (HSIC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Henry Schein (HSIC) has the highest net margin (Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Henry Schein (HSIC) returned the most: Cencora (COR) +0.7%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +33.6%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) -88.9%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Cencora (COR) +21.8%/yr, Henry Schein (HSIC) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cencora (COR) 0.01%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 0.00%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) 0.00%. Henry Schein (HSIC) and DataMeds AI (MEDS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (Cencora (COR) 32.8%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) 256.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COR, HSIC and MEDS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Henry Schein (HSIC) leads on 7. 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.