COR vs MDLN vs HSIC Stock Comparison

Cencora, Medline and Henry Schein 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
4 wins
MDLN Medline Inc.
$33.69 -2.9% 1M
Market cap
$27.76B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.57B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win
HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$84.51 -2.2% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.56B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Henry Schein leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Henry Schein 6, Cencora 4, Medline 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORMDLNHSICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.79B $27.76B $9.56B COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 33.2x 23.7x HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 23.4x 14.7x HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% — +6.5% HSIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 2.9% 3.0% HSIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 5.4% 7.1% COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.2x 3.3x COR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.7% — +32.4% HSIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr — +2.6%/yr COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 44.5% 25.7% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 67/100 56/100 MDLN

Percentile Scorecard

CORMDLNHSIC

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

AxisCORMDLNHSIC
Valuation 54 #12 of 25 82 #42 of 228 38 #16 of 25
Growth 74 #7 of 24 – 39 #15 of 24
Profitability 57 #11 of 24 72 #59 of 208 83 #5 of 24
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 41 #142 of 239 20 #21 of 26
Shareholder Returns 47 #9 of 16 72 #39 of 137 100 #1 of 16
Overall 51 67 56
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MDLN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • HSIC 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

PeriodCORMDLNHSICSPY
1 month +7.6%-2.9%-2.2% -0.8%
3 months +6.1%-15.1%-0.1% +3.5%
6 months +6.5%-25.5%+9.5% +7.0%
Year to date -2.2%-19.8%+11.8% +12.2%
1 year -0.7%—+32.4% +13.0%
3 years +76.0%—+27.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.8%—+8.4% +23.1%
5 years +176.2%—+13.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.6%—+2.6% +11.0%
10 years +316.1%—+44.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.3%—+3.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCORMDLNHSICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%44.5%25.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%48.6%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.150.620.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02—1.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-36.7%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-32.6%-7.0% -1.8%
52-week high $374.75$49.99$90.86 $779.14
52-week low $252.74$31.64$62.32 $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.

MultipleCORMDLNHSIC
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 24.3x 34.5xmedian 30.6x 23.8xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 1.6xmedian 3.0x 0.7xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 13.5x 17.5xmedian 17.5x 12.7xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 15.6x 27.8xmedian 23.3x 16.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 1.33 —median 0.87 49.82median 1.33

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 monthsCORMDLNHSIC
Revenue $332.77B $28.57B $13.60B
Gross profit $13.22B $7.79B $4.26B
Operating income $3.04B $2.03B $680.00M
Net income $2.65B $1.03B $426.00M
Free cash flow $4.06B $1.59B $569.00M
EPS (diluted) $13.53 $0.97 $3.52
Cash & equivalents $2.82B $2.33B –
Total debt $11.72B $12.58B $3.46B
Shares (diluted) 193.94M 861.00M 114.39M
Enterprise value $51.69B $20.71B $9.40B

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
MetricCORMDLNHSIC
P/E 24.3x 34.5x 23.8x
P/FCF 15.5x 27.8x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 22.1x 13.5x
P/S 0.2x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 19.5x 2.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -23.4x 8.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 17.5x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 23.6x 26.7x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF 17.7x 34.1x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 27.0x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 – 49.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORMDLNHSIC
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
MetricCORMDLNHSIC
Gross margin 4.0% 27.3% 31.3%
EBITDA margin 1.2% 10.8% 7.4%
Operating margin 0.9% 7.1% 5.0%
Pretax margin 1.1% 4.3% 4.1%
Net margin 0.8% 2.9% 3.0%
FCF margin 1.2% 5.6% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% 7.0% 5.1%
Return on equity 77.4% 5.4% 11.0%
Return on assets 3.2% 2.6% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 5.4% 7.1%
Return on capital employed 12.9% 5.6% 8.7%
Asset turnover 4.0x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORMDLNHSIC
Debt / assets 14.0% 32.0% 30.4%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.2x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 7.9x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 51.5% 66.5%
Equity / assets 3.9% 48.5% 33.5%
Interest coverage – – 4.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 4.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.66 2.49 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORMDLNHSIC
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.0% 7.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.0% 7.7%
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.

ConsensusCORMDLNHSIC
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.08FY2026 $1.44FY2026 $5.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +13.9% +8.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $328.56BFY2026 $32.52BFY2026 $13.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +8.0% +4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORMDLNHSIC
Held by institutions 94.7% 57.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,342 407 564
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% +17.9% +2.1%
Institutions buying 542 322 245
Institutions selling 609 68 216
Buyers to sellers 0.89 4.74 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.

CORMDLNHSIC
COR 1.00 0.21 0.26
MDLN 0.21 1.00 0.33
HSIC 0.26 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COR, MDLN and HSIC?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cencora (COR) $62.79B, Medline (MDLN) $27.76B, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, COR, MDLN and HSIC?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cencora (COR) 23.9x, Medline (MDLN) 33.2x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (Cencora (COR) 19.3x, Medline (MDLN) 23.4x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 14.7x). 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%, Medline (MDLN) 2.9%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Medline (MDLN) 5.4%, 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) +32.4%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Cencora (COR) +22.6%/yr, Henry Schein (HSIC) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (Cencora (COR) 32.8%, Medline (MDLN) 44.5%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.