HSIC vs MLSS vs COR Stock Comparison

Henry Schein, Milestone Scientific and Cencora Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$84.25 -2.5% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
7 wins
COR Cencora, Inc.
$325.38 +6.0% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.09B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.74%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Henry Schein leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Henry Schein 7, Cencora 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSICMLSSCORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.43B $27.51M $62.09B COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x — 23.9x HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x — 19.1x HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% -27.5% +5.1% HSIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% — 0.8% HSIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% — 14.4% COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 2.2x COR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.74% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.6% -31.9% -3.2% HSIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr -31.1%/yr +22.0%/yr COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 81.4% 32.7% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 — 50/100 HSIC

Percentile Scorecard

HSICMLSSCOR

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

AxisHSICMLSSCOR
Valuation 38 #16 of 25 – 58 #11 of 25
Growth 39 #15 of 24 – 74 #7 of 24
Profitability 83 #5 of 24 – 52 #12 of 24
Financial Health 20 #21 of 26 – 24 #20 of 26
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 15 – 43 #9 of 15
Overall 56 – 50
  • HSIC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MLSS ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • COR 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

PeriodHSICMLSSCORSPY
1 month -2.5%-24.4%+6.0% -0.2%
3 months -1.7%-27.9%+1.8% +3.9%
6 months +10.7%-4.9%+4.3% +8.2%
Year to date +11.5%+13.6%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year +32.6%-31.9%-3.2% +12.3%
3 years +26.9%-65.1%+73.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.3%-29.6%+20.2% +23.3%
5 years +11.6%-84.5%+169.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.2%-31.1%+22.0% +10.9%
10 years +44.3%-83.2%+309.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.7%-16.4%+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSICMLSSCORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%81.4%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%83.3%39.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.29-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.27-0.39-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.7%-90.9%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-43.6%-13.2% -1.2%
52-week high $90.86$0.55$374.75 $779.14
52-week low $62.32$0.25$252.74 $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.

MultipleHSICMLSSCOR
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 23.9x —median 29.6x 23.9xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.3x 4.2xmedian 2.9x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 13.4x —median 17.4x 17.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 15.5x —median 22.3x 15.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x —median 2.3x 19.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 49.67median 1.34 —median 1.04 1.34median 1.34

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 monthsHSICMLSSCOR
Revenue $13.60B $6.58M $332.77B
Gross profit $4.26B – $13.22B
Operating income $680.00M – $3.04B
Net income $426.00M – $2.65B
Free cash flow $569.00M – $4.06B
EPS (diluted) $3.52 – $13.53
Cash & equivalents – – $2.82B
Total debt $3.46B – $11.72B
Shares (diluted) 114.39M 93.13M 193.94M
Enterprise value $10.18B $27.51M $51.18B

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
MetricHSICMLSSCOR
P/E 23.7x – 23.9x
P/FCF 16.6x – 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x – 12.9x
P/S 0.7x 4.2x 0.2x
P/B 2.5x – 19.2x
P/Tangible book 3.3x – -23.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x – 17.3x
EV/EBIT 18.7x – 23.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 4.2x 0.2x
EV/FCF 22.4x – 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x – 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 49.67 – 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSICMLSSCOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% -27.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -12.9% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% – 20.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – 15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.6% – 11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.0% – 38.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – 16.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.1% – 39.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% – 17.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% – 176.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.1% – 255.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 13.3%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSICMLSSCOR
Debt / assets 30.4% – 14.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF 6.1x – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 66.5% – 96.1%
Equity / assets 33.5% – 3.9%
Interest coverage 4.3x – –
Current ratio 1.3x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.65 – 4.65

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusHSICMLSSCOR
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 – 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.75FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $17.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 – +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.2% – +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.38BFY2026 $9.29MFY2026 $328.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +27.1% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSICMLSSCOR
Held by institutions 100.0% 5.8% 0.1%
Institutions holding 564 31 3
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +18.9% –
Institutions buying 245 11 2
Institutions selling 216 4 0
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.75 –

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.

HSICMLSSCOR
HSIC 1.00 0.03 0.26
MLSS 0.03 1.00 -0.06
COR 0.26 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSIC, MLSS and COR?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.43B, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $27.51M, Cencora (COR) $62.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSIC, MLSS and COR?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Henry Schein (HSIC) 23.7x, Cencora (COR) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (Henry Schein (HSIC) 14.7x, Cencora (COR) 19.1x). 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: Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -27.5%, Cencora (COR) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Henry Schein (HSIC) has the highest net margin (Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%, Cencora (COR) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.1%, Cencora (COR) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Henry Schein (HSIC) returned the most: Henry Schein (HSIC) +32.6%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.9%, Cencora (COR) -3.2%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Henry Schein (HSIC) +2.2%/yr, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.1%/yr, Cencora (COR) +22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cencora (COR) 0.74%. Henry Schein (HSIC) and Milestone Scientific (MLSS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) 81.4%, Cencora (COR) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.