COR vs ICCC vs MDLN Stock Comparison

Cencora, Immucell and Medline Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins
ICCC Immucell Corp /De/
$10.26 +3.8% 1M +64.4% 1Y
Market cap
$96.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.76M
Div. yield
–
Animal Health Healthcare
3 wins
MDLN Medline Inc.
$32.38 -6.7% 1M
Market cap
$27.74B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cencora leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cencora 7, Immucell 3, Medline 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORICCCMDLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.65B $96.49M $27.74B COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x -147.9x 33.1x COR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x — 22.5x COR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% -5.3% — COR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -2.4% 2.9% MDLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 6.5% 5.4% COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.1x 3.2x ICCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.2% +64.4% — ICCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.0%/yr +2.9%/yr — COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 50.4% 44.6% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 73/100 67/100 ICCC

Percentile Scorecard

CORICCCMDLN

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

AxisCORICCCMDLN
Valuation 58 #11 of 25 87 #82 of 625 84 #37 of 227
Growth 74 #7 of 24 65 #209 of 602 –
Profitability 52 #12 of 24 83 #94 of 551 73 #57 of 206
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 58 #278 of 656 41 #140 of 238
Shareholder Returns 43 #9 of 15 – 71 #39 of 134
Overall 50 73 67
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • ICCC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MDLN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCORICCCMDLNSPY
1 month +6.0%+3.8%-6.7% -0.2%
3 months +1.8%-8.7%-20.1% +3.9%
6 months +4.3%+22.9%-26.8% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%+66.8%-22.9% +12.9%
1 year -3.2%+64.4%— +12.3%
3 years +73.4%+115.5%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.2%+29.2%— +23.3%
5 years +169.6%+15.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.0%+2.9%— +10.9%
10 years +309.3%+82.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.1%+6.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCORICCCMDLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%50.4%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%47.4%48.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.150.390.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.101.28— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-67.0%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-12.5%-35.2% -1.2%
52-week high $374.75$11.72$49.99 $779.14
52-week low $252.74$4.56$31.64 $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.

MultipleCORICCCMDLN
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 23.9x -142.6xmedian 17.2x 33.2xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 3.5xmedian 9.0x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 13.4x 18.2xmedian 16.3x 17.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 15.5x —median 18.7x 26.8xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 2.5x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.34median 1.34 -2.59median 0.33 —median 1.04

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 monthsCORICCCMDLN
Revenue $332.77B $26.76M $28.57B
Gross profit $13.22B $10.53M $7.79B
Operating income $3.04B $2.47M $2.03B
Net income $2.65B -$652.35K $1.03B
Free cash flow $4.06B – $1.59B
R&D – $2.40M –
EPS (diluted) $13.53 $-0.07 $0.97
Cash & equivalents $2.82B $8.86M $2.33B
Total debt $11.72B $8.30M $12.58B
Shares (diluted) 193.94M 9.19M 861.00M
Enterprise value $51.55B $73.94M $20.69B

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
MetricCORICCCMDLN
P/E 23.9x -142.6x 33.2x
P/FCF 15.3x – 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x – 21.2x
P/S 0.2x 3.5x 1.5x
P/B 19.2x 3.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -23.1x 3.0x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 18.2x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 37.6x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF 17.5x – 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x – 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.34 -2.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORICCCMDLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% -5.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 19.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.0% -0.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 36.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% 42.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 34.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 38.9% -137.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 52.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 39.3% -136.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 55.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 176.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 255.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCORICCCMDLN
Gross margin 4.0% 39.3% 27.3%
EBITDA margin 1.2% 19.0% 10.8%
Operating margin 0.9% 9.2% 7.1%
Pretax margin 1.1% -2.2% 4.3%
Net margin 0.8% -2.4% 2.9%
FCF margin 1.2% – 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% – 7.0%
Return on equity 77.4% -2.2% 5.4%
Return on assets 3.2% -1.5% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 6.5% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 12.9% 6.1% 5.6%
Asset turnover 4.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 1.8% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORICCCMDLN
Debt / assets 14.0% 17.8% 32.0%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.1x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 2.9x – 7.9x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 32.7% 51.5%
Equity / assets 3.9% 67.3% 48.5%
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 4.8x 4.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.7x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 2.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.65 4.50 2.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORICCCMDLN
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 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.

ConsensusCORICCCMDLN
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 – 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.08FY2026 – $1.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 – +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% – +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $328.56BFY2026 – $32.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 – +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% – +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORICCCMDLN
Held by institutions 0.1% 15.0% 85.5%
Institutions holding 3 32 407
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.6% +17.9%
Institutions buying 2 15 322
Institutions selling 0 7 68
Buyers to sellers – 2.14 4.74

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.

CORICCCMDLN
COR 1.00 0.02 0.21
ICCC 0.02 1.00 -0.01
MDLN 0.21 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COR, ICCC and MDLN?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cencora (COR) $62.65B, Immucell (ICCC) $96.49M, Medline (MDLN) $27.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, COR, ICCC and MDLN?

Cencora (COR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cencora (COR) 23.9x, Immucell (ICCC) -147.9x, Medline (MDLN) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cencora (COR) is cheapest (Cencora (COR) 19.1x, Medline (MDLN) 22.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cencora (COR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Immucell (ICCC) -5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medline (MDLN) has the highest net margin (Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Immucell (ICCC) -2.4%, Medline (MDLN) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Immucell (ICCC) 6.5%, Medline (MDLN) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Immucell (ICCC) returned the most: Cencora (COR) -3.2%, Immucell (ICCC) +64.4%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Cencora (COR) +22.0%/yr, Immucell (ICCC) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cencora (COR) 0.01%, Immucell (ICCC) 0.00%, Medline (MDLN) 0.00%. Immucell (ICCC) and Medline (MDLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cencora (COR) has been the steadiest (Cencora (COR) 32.7%, Immucell (ICCC) 50.4%, Medline (MDLN) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COR, ICCC and MDLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cencora (COR) 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.