COR vs ICCC vs MEDS Stock Comparison

Cencora, Immucell and DataMeds AI 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
6 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
MEDS DataMeds AI, Inc.
$2.06 -33.8% 1M -95.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cencora leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cencora 6, Immucell 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORICCCMEDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.65B $96.49M $5.54M COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x -147.9x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% -5.3% — COR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -2.4% — COR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 6.5% — COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.1x — ICCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.2% +64.4% -95.0% 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% 231.1% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 73/100 — ICCC

Percentile Scorecard

CORICCCMEDS

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

AxisCORICCCMEDS
Valuation 58 #11 of 25 87 #82 of 625 –
Growth 74 #7 of 24 65 #209 of 602 –
Profitability 52 #12 of 24 83 #94 of 551 –
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 58 #278 of 656 –
Shareholder Returns 43 #9 of 15 – –
Overall 50 73 –
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • ICCC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • 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

PeriodCORICCCMEDSSPY
1 month +6.0%+3.8%-33.8% -0.2%
3 months +1.8%-8.7%-42.0% +3.9%
6 months +4.3%+22.9%-64.2% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%+66.8%-89.7% +12.9%
1 year -3.2%+64.4%-95.0% +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

MeasureCORICCCMEDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%50.4%231.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%47.4%143.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.150.391.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.101.28-0.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-67.0%-99.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-12.5%-95.0% -1.2%
52-week high $374.75$11.72$41.00 $779.14
52-week low $252.74$4.56$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.

MultipleCORICCCMEDS
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 23.9x -142.6xmedian 17.2x —median 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 3.5xmedian 9.0x —median 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 13.4x 18.2xmedian 16.3x —median 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 15.5x —median 18.7x —median 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 2.5x 3.0xmedian 2.2x —median 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.34median 1.34 -2.59median 0.33 —median 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 monthsCORICCCMEDS
Revenue $332.77B $26.76M –
Gross profit $13.22B $10.53M –
Operating income $3.04B $2.47M –
Net income $2.65B -$652.35K –
Free cash flow $4.06B – –
R&D – $2.40M –
EPS (diluted) $13.53 $-0.07 –
Cash & equivalents $2.82B $8.86M –
Total debt $11.72B $8.30M $19.21M
Shares (diluted) 193.94M 9.19M 2.57M
Enterprise value $51.55B $73.94M $5.54M

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
MetricCORICCCMEDS
P/E 23.9x -142.6x –
P/FCF 15.3x – –
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x – –
P/S 0.2x 3.5x –
P/B 19.2x 3.0x –
P/Tangible book -23.1x 3.0x –
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 18.2x –
EV/EBIT 23.3x 37.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.5x –
EV/FCF 17.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.34 -2.59 –

Growth

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORICCCMEDS
Debt / assets 14.0% 17.8% –
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 32.7% –
Equity / assets 3.9% 67.3% –
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 4.8x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.7x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 2.0x –
Altman Z-score 4.65 4.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORICCCMEDS
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% – –
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.

ConsensusCORICCCMEDS
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.08FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $328.56BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% – –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CORICCCMEDS
COR 1.00 0.02 -0.06
ICCC 0.02 1.00 0.08
MEDS -0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COR, ICCC and MEDS?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cencora (COR) $62.65B, Immucell (ICCC) $96.49M, DataMeds AI (MEDS) $5.54M.

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?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Immucell (ICCC) returned the most: Cencora (COR) -3.2%, Immucell (ICCC) +64.4%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) -95.0%. 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%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) 0.00%. Immucell (ICCC) and DataMeds AI (MEDS) 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%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) 231.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COR, ICCC 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, Cencora (COR) leads on 6. 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.