COR vs MDLN vs PAHC Stock Comparison

Cencora, Medline and Phibro Animal Health Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COR Cencora, Inc.
$354.04 +12.4% 1M +2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$65.55B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins
MDLN Medline Inc.
$40.35 +12.7% 1M
Market cap
$35.01B
P/E
60.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.68B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 7, Cencora 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORMDLNPAHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.55B $35.01B $1.45B COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 60.7x 14.5x PAHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 28.0x 11.5x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% — +17.1% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 1.9% 6.6% PAHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 4.3% 14.2% COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.2x 2.1x PAHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% PAHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.8% — -6.4% COR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.7%/yr — +12.0%/yr COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 47.9% 55.6% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 52/100 68/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

CORMDLNPAHC

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

AxisCORMDLNPAHC
Valuation 56 #12 of 26 79 #48 of 229 92 #50 of 634
Growth 75 #7 of 25 – 85 #90 of 607
Profitability 58 #11 of 25 72 #59 of 209 85 #84 of 557
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 43 #137 of 240 26 #483 of 654
Shareholder Returns 50 #9 of 17 15 #125 of 146 53 #190 of 400
Overall 53 52 68
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MDLN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PAHC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCORMDLNPAHCSPY
1 month +12.4%+12.7%+6.0% -1.0%
3 months +11.7%+10.0%+9.5% -0.4%
6 months +40.1%-4.0%-32.6% +4.5%
Year to date +4.8%-3.9%+5.5% +12.4%
1 year +2.8%—-6.4% +13.6%
3 years +81.4%—+219.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%—+47.3% +20.8%
5 years +177.5%—+76.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +22.7%—+12.0% +10.4%
10 years +402.4%—+50.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.5%—+4.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCORMDLNPAHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%47.9%55.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%48.3%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.100.750.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08—-0.11 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-36.7%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-19.3%-33.8% -1.6%
52-week high $374.75$49.99$59.58 $779.14
52-week low $252.74$31.64$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.

MultipleCORMDLNPAHC
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 25.7x 61.3xmedian 28.5x 16.0xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 1.7xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 13.9x 22.0xmedian 18.5x 8.4xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 16.6x 28.0xmedian 26.7x 162.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 2.6x 2.7xmedian 2.3x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.46median 1.56 —median 0.93 0.36median 0.38

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 monthsCORMDLNPAHC
Revenue $332.77B $30.68B $1.52B
Gross profit $13.22B $7.90B $512.52M
Operating income $3.04B $1.74B $194.40M
Net income $2.65B $889.00M $99.72M
Free cash flow $4.06B $1.90B $9.87M
EPS (diluted) $13.53 $0.44 $2.43
Cash & equivalents $2.82B $2.32B $61.42M
Total debt $11.72B $12.58B $616.79M
Shares (diluted) 193.94M 1.32B 40.96M
Enterprise value $54.45B $24.55B $1.13B

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
MetricCORMDLNPAHC
P/E 26.1x 61.3x 16.0x
P/FCF 16.6x 28.0x 162.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 22.3x 23.2x
P/S 0.2x 1.7x 1.1x
P/B 20.9x 2.7x 4.1x
P/Tangible book -25.1x 8.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.6x 22.0x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 25.1x 35.6x 11.0x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 18.8x 32.8x 216.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 26.1x 30.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.46 – 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORMDLNPAHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% – 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.0% – 28.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% – 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% – 76.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.9% – 106.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.3% – 105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.9% – 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 176.7% – -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – 73.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 255.7% – -76.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCORMDLNPAHC
Gross margin 4.0% 25.7% 33.8%
EBITDA margin 1.2% 9.2% 16.8%
Operating margin 0.9% 5.7% 12.8%
Pretax margin 1.1% 3.6% 9.0%
Net margin 0.8% 1.9% 6.6%
FCF margin 1.2% 6.2% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% 7.8% 4.5%
Return on equity 77.4% 4.6% 26.7%
Return on assets 3.2% 2.2% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 4.3% 14.2%
Return on capital employed 12.9% 4.8% 16.8%
Asset turnover 4.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.7x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORMDLNPAHC
Debt / assets 14.0% 31.3% 41.1%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.2x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 6.6x 62.5x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 51.7% 74.3%
Equity / assets 3.9% 48.3% 25.7%
Interest coverage – – 4.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 4.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.69 2.74 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORMDLNPAHC
Dividend yield 0.7% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.5% -13.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% -13.3% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.7% – 19.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.5% – 197.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.7% – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – 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.

ConsensusCORMDLNPAHC
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 11.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.08FY2026 $1.44FY2026 $3.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +13.9% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $328.56BFY2026 $32.52BFY2026 $1.53BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +8.0% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORMDLNPAHC
Held by institutions 94.7% 57.1% 99.1%
Institutions holding 1,345 409 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% +17.9% +3.0%
Institutions buying 542 322 117
Institutions selling 612 69 75
Buyers to sellers 0.89 4.67 1.56

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.

CORMDLNPAHC
COR 1.00 0.24 0.13
MDLN 0.24 1.00 0.24
PAHC 0.13 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COR, MDLN and PAHC?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cencora (COR) $65.55B, Medline (MDLN) $35.01B, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, COR, MDLN and PAHC?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cencora (COR) 25.0x, Medline (MDLN) 60.7x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is cheapest (Cencora (COR) 20.7x, Medline (MDLN) 28.0x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.5x). 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%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest net margin (Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Medline (MDLN) 1.9%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Medline (MDLN) 4.3%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cencora (COR) returned the most: Cencora (COR) +2.8%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -6.4%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Cencora (COR) +22.7%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +12.0%/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%, Medline (MDLN) 0.00%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 0.01%. Medline (MDLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cencora (COR) has been the steadiest (Cencora (COR) 33.0%, Medline (MDLN) 47.9%, 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, MDLN 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, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 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.