HLYK vs MCK vs UPC Stock Comparison

HealthLynked, Mckesson and Universe Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HLYK HealthLynked Corp
$1.95 -1.0% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
1 win
MCK Mckesson Corp
$960.80 +12.2% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$115.13B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionHLYKMCKUPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.65M $115.13B $24.78M MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x 25.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -46.7% +8.8% — MCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -292.0% 1.1% — MCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 107.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.6% +19.4% -62.3% HLYK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.9%/yr +35.8%/yr -81.2%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 161.3% 30.7% 207.8% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 58/100 — MCK

Percentile Scorecard

HLYKMCKUPC

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

AxisHLYKMCKUPC
Valuation 5 #85 of 89 50 #13 of 25 –
Growth 30 #57 of 81 65 #9 of 24 –
Profitability 13 #66 of 76 65 #9 of 24 –
Financial Health 2 #92 of 94 48 #14 of 26 56 #289 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 60 #7 of 16 –
Overall 13 58 –
  • HLYK ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • UPC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHLYKMCKUPCSPY
1 month -1.0%+12.2%-59.8% +0.9%
3 months -40.5%+8.1%-40.8% +5.9%
6 months -23.5%+16.8%-40.2% +8.5%
Year to date +39.3%+17.1%-49.3% +13.3%
1 year +19.6%+19.4%-62.3% +12.4%
3 years -66.4%+114.4%-99.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -30.5%+29.0%-85.9% +23.5%
5 years -91.5%+362.2%-100.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -38.9%+35.8%-81.2% +11.0%
10 years —+674.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+22.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHLYKMCKUPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 161.3%30.7%207.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 184.5%27.4%147.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.07-0.272.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.63-0.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.5%-27.2%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.3%-6.7%-84.2% -0.9%
52-week high $6.15$1,030.18$12.18 $779.14
52-week low $1.28$725.17$1.93 $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.

MultipleHLYKMCKUPC
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 40.6x 24.8xmedian 23.9x —median 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 0.3xmedian 0.3x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.3x 16.1xmedian 12.7x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 20.5x 17.5xmedian 15.4x —median 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 1.8x -26.4xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.74 2.08median 1.34 —median 0.34

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 monthsHLYKMCKUPC
Revenue $1.37M $410.98B –
Gross profit – $14.96B –
Operating income – $6.50B –
Net income -$3.97M $5.30B –
Free cash flow -$1.44M $6.42B –
EPS (diluted) $-1.36 $38.52 –
Cash & equivalents $12.84K $5.16B $27.56M
Total debt $1.78M $9.73B $7.74T
Shares (diluted) 2.94M 119.20M 13.92M
Enterprise value $5.56M $99.03B -$1.49B

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
MetricHLYKMCKUPC
P/E -1.4x 24.8x –
P/FCF -4.0x 17.5x –
P/Operating cash flow -4.0x 16.3x –
P/S 4.2x 0.3x –
P/B -0.7x -26.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -0.7x -13.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 16.1x –
EV/EBIT – 18.0x –
EV/Revenue 4.6x 0.3x –
EV/FCF -4.4x 18.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -4.4x 17.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 2.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLYKMCKUPC
Revenue growth (1Y) -46.7% 8.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 13.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 46.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.9% 58.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 10.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -7,646% 52.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -293.9% 12.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 4.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 10.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 6.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 11.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLYKMCKUPC
Gross margin – 3.6% –
EBITDA margin – 1.8% –
Operating margin – 1.6% –
Pretax margin – 1.6% –
Net margin -292.0% 1.1% –
FCF margin -104.7% 1.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -104.7% 1.7% –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets -246.6% 6.2% –
Return on invested capital – 107.9% –
Return on capital employed – 43.4% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 4.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 37.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLYKMCKUPC
Debt / assets 36.3% 11.0% 13.4%
Debt / equity -0.1x -2.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 586.7% 104.8% 22.1%
Equity / assets -486.7% -4.8% 77.9%
Interest coverage – 23.6x –
Current ratio 0.2x 0.9x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.5x 3.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 2.1x
Altman Z-score – 5.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLYKMCKUPC
Dividend yield – 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – 5.9% –
Shareholder yield – 6.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 7.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusHLYKMCKUPC
Forward P/E – 20.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $47.15FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +20.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +11.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $444.47BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLYKMCKUPC
Held by institutions – 89.1% –
Institutions holding – 2,010 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.7% –
Institutions buying – 882 –
Institutions selling – 791 –
Buyers to sellers – 1.12 –

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.

HLYKMCKUPC
HLYK 1.00 0.03 -0.01
MCK 0.03 1.00 -0.11
UPC -0.01 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLYK, MCK and UPC?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: HealthLynked (HLYK) $5.65M, Mckesson (MCK) $115.13B, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) $24.78M.

Which company is growing faster?

Mckesson (MCK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HealthLynked (HLYK) -46.7%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest net margin (HealthLynked (HLYK) -292.0%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year HealthLynked (HLYK) returned the most: HealthLynked (HLYK) +19.6%, Mckesson (MCK) +19.4%, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) -62.3%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (HealthLynked (HLYK) -38.9%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +35.8%/yr, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) -81.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: HealthLynked (HLYK) 0.00%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) 0.00%. HealthLynked (HLYK) and Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (HealthLynked (HLYK) 161.3%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) 207.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HLYK, MCK and UPC?

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.