COR vs MCK vs AMRX Stock Comparison

Cencora, Mckesson and Amneal Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COR Cencora, Inc.
$330.24 +7.6% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.29B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
3 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$992.64 +14.5% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$115.31B
P/E
25.1x
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.

QuestionCORMCKAMRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.29B $115.31B $6.81B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 25.1x 43.3x COR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 21.1x 21.7x COR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +8.8% +9.3% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 1.1% 5.0% AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 107.9% 17.4% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.6x 3.8x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% COR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.7% +23.8% +99.2% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr +37.4%/yr +31.6%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 30.7% 35.1% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 58/100 70/100 AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

CORMCKAMRX

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

AxisCORMCKAMRX
Valuation 54 #12 of 25 50 #13 of 25 92 #54 of 626
Growth 74 #7 of 24 65 #9 of 24 74 #158 of 604
Profitability 57 #11 of 24 65 #9 of 24 84 #91 of 555
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 48 #14 of 26 12 #582 of 658
Shareholder Returns 47 #9 of 16 60 #7 of 16 88 #44 of 368
Overall 51 58 70
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • AMRX ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCORMCKAMRXSPY
1 month +7.6%+14.5%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months +6.1%+16.7%+16.2% +3.5%
6 months +6.5%+19.8%+67.2% +7.0%
Year to date -2.2%+21.0%+66.8% +12.2%
1 year -0.7%+23.8%+99.2% +13.0%
3 years +76.0%+121.6%+457.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.8%+30.4%+77.4% +23.1%
5 years +176.2%+388.9%+293.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.6%+37.4%+31.6% +11.0%
10 years +316.1%+526.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.3%+20.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCORMCKAMRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%30.7%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%27.3%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.260.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.782.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-27.2%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-3.6%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $374.75$1,030.18$21.02 $779.14
52-week low $252.74$725.17$10.00 $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.

MultipleCORMCKAMRX
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 24.3x 25.7xmedian 24.3x 42.6xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 2.2xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 13.5x 16.6xmedian 13.5x 13.9xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 15.6x 18.0xmedian 15.6x 80.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 2.5x -27.3xmedian 2.5x 203.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 1.33 2.15median 1.33 0.18median 0.31

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 monthsCORMCKAMRX
Revenue $332.77B $410.98B $3.12B
Gross profit $13.22B $14.96B $1.23B
Operating income $3.04B $6.50B $453.92M
Net income $2.65B $5.30B $215.32M
Free cash flow $4.06B $6.42B $83.11M
R&D – – $175.57M
EPS (diluted) $13.53 $38.52 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $2.82B $5.16B $127.64M
Total debt $11.72B $9.73B $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 193.94M 119.20M 328.10M
Enterprise value $52.19B $99.21B $6.00B

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
MetricCORMCKAMRX
P/E 24.3x 25.7x 42.6x
P/FCF 15.5x 18.0x 80.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 16.9x 33.4x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 2.2x
P/B 19.5x -27.3x 203.3x
P/Tangible book -23.4x -14.0x -12.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 16.6x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 23.6x 18.5x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.3x 3.0x
EV/FCF 17.7x 18.8x 111.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 17.6x 46.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 2.15 0.18

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORMCKAMRX
Debt / assets 14.0% 11.0% 70.7%
Debt / equity 3.6x -2.3x 80.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.6x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 1.5x 32.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 104.8% 99.1%
Equity / assets 3.9% -4.8% 0.9%
Interest coverage – 23.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.66 5.90 2.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORMCKAMRX
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 5.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 6.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCORMCKAMRX
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.08FY2026 $47.15FY2026 $0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +11.0% +26.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $328.56BFY2026 $444.47BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +1.5% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORMCKAMRX
Held by institutions 94.7% 89.1% 51.1%
Institutions holding 1,342 2,007 310
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% -0.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 542 879 182
Institutions selling 609 791 86
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.11 2.12

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.

CORMCKAMRX
COR 1.00 0.71 0.05
MCK 0.71 1.00 0.14
AMRX 0.05 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COR, MCK and AMRX?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cencora (COR) $63.29B, Mckesson (MCK) $115.31B, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, COR, MCK and AMRX?

Cencora (COR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cencora (COR) 24.1x, Mckesson (MCK) 25.1x, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 43.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cencora (COR) is cheapest (Cencora (COR) 19.3x, Mckesson (MCK) 21.1x, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 21.7x). 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: Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Cencora (COR) -0.7%, Mckesson (MCK) +23.8%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +99.2%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Cencora (COR) +22.6%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +37.4%/yr, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Cencora (COR) 32.8%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.