COR vs MCK vs PAHC Stock Comparison

Cencora, Mckesson and Phibro Animal Health Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COR Cencora, Inc.
$330.24 +7.6% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$62.79B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
MCK Mckesson Corp
$992.64 +14.5% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$114.87B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCORMCKPAHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.79B $114.87B $1.56B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 25.0x 15.6x PAHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 21.1x 11.4x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +8.8% +17.1% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 1.1% 6.6% PAHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 107.9% 14.2% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.6x 2.1x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% PAHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.7% +23.8% -7.8% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr +37.4%/yr +12.2%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 30.7% 55.6% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 58/100 68/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

CORMCKPAHC

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

AxisCORMCKPAHC
Valuation 54 #12 of 25 50 #13 of 25 92 #53 of 626
Growth 74 #7 of 24 65 #9 of 24 85 #90 of 604
Profitability 57 #11 of 24 65 #9 of 24 85 #83 of 555
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 48 #14 of 26 26 #487 of 658
Shareholder Returns 47 #9 of 16 60 #7 of 16 54 #171 of 368
Overall 51 58 68
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • PAHC 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

PeriodCORMCKPAHCSPY
1 month +7.6%+14.5%+13.3% -0.8%
3 months +6.1%+16.7%+10.8% +3.5%
6 months +6.5%+19.8%-30.5% +7.0%
Year to date -2.2%+21.0%+4.5% +12.2%
1 year -0.7%+23.8%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years +76.0%+121.6%+262.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.8%+30.4%+53.6% +23.1%
5 years +176.2%+388.9%+77.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.6%+37.4%+12.2% +11.0%
10 years +316.1%+526.0%+52.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.3%+20.1%+4.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCORMCKPAHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%30.7%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%27.3%59.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.260.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.78-0.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-27.2%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-3.6%-34.5% -1.8%
52-week high $374.75$1,030.18$59.58 $779.14
52-week low $252.74$725.17$28.52 $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.

MultipleCORMCKPAHC
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 24.3x 25.7xmedian 24.3x 15.9xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.0xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 13.5x 16.6xmedian 13.5x 8.3xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 15.6x 18.0xmedian 15.6x 160.4xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 2.5x -27.3xmedian 2.5x 4.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 1.33 2.15median 1.33 0.36median 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 monthsCORMCKPAHC
Revenue $332.77B $410.98B $1.52B
Gross profit $13.22B $14.96B $512.52M
Operating income $3.04B $6.50B $194.40M
Net income $2.65B $5.30B $99.72M
Free cash flow $4.06B $6.42B $9.87M
EPS (diluted) $13.53 $38.52 $2.43
Cash & equivalents $2.82B $5.16B $61.42M
Total debt $11.72B $9.73B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 193.94M 119.20M 40.96M
Enterprise value $51.69B $98.77B $1.24B

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
MetricCORMCKPAHC
P/E 24.3x 25.7x 15.9x
P/FCF 15.5x 18.0x 160.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 16.9x 23.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 1.0x
P/B 19.5x -27.3x 4.1x
P/Tangible book -23.4x -14.0x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 16.6x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 23.6x 18.5x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.3x 1.4x
EV/FCF 17.7x 18.8x 214.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 17.6x 30.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 2.15 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORMCKPAHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 8.8% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 13.1% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.0% 11.2% 28.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 6.6% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% 46.6% 76.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 13.5% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.9% 58.1% 106.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 10.7% 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.3% 52.8% 105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 12.0% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 176.7% 4.7% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 10.7% 73.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 255.7% 6.8% -76.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 11.3% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCORMCKPAHC
Gross margin 4.0% 3.6% 33.8%
EBITDA margin 1.2% 1.8% 16.8%
Operating margin 0.9% 1.6% 12.8%
Pretax margin 1.1% 1.6% 9.0%
Net margin 0.8% 1.1% 6.6%
FCF margin 1.2% 1.6% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% 1.7% 4.5%
Return on equity 77.4% – 26.7%
Return on assets 3.2% 6.2% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 107.9% 14.2%
Return on capital employed 12.9% 43.4% 16.8%
Asset turnover 4.0x 4.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORMCKPAHC
Debt / assets 14.0% 11.0% 41.1%
Debt / equity 3.6x -2.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.6x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 1.5x 62.5x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 104.8% 74.3%
Equity / assets 3.9% -4.8% 25.7%
Interest coverage – 23.6x 4.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.66 5.90 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORMCKPAHC
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.3% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 5.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 6.1% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.7% 7.4% 19.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.5% 6.1% 197.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.7% 11.3% 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 10.0% 0.0%

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.

ConsensusCORMCKPAHC
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 11.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.08FY2026 $47.15FY2026 $3.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +11.0% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $328.56BFY2026 $444.47BFY2026 $1.53BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +1.5% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORMCKPAHC
Held by institutions 94.7% 89.1% 99.1%
Institutions holding 1,342 2,007 208
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% -0.7% +3.1%
Institutions buying 542 879 117
Institutions selling 609 791 73
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.11 1.60

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.

CORMCKPAHC
COR 1.00 0.71 0.12
MCK 0.71 1.00 0.24
PAHC 0.12 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COR, MCK and PAHC?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cencora (COR) $62.79B, Mckesson (MCK) $114.87B, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, COR, MCK and PAHC?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cencora (COR) 23.9x, Mckesson (MCK) 25.0x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is cheapest (Cencora (COR) 19.3x, Mckesson (MCK) 21.1x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest net margin (Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: Cencora (COR) -0.7%, Mckesson (MCK) +23.8%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -7.8%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Cencora (COR) +22.6%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +37.4%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest dividend yield: Cencora (COR) 0.01%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Cencora (COR) 32.8%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.