MCK vs HSIC vs AMRX Stock Comparison

Mckesson, Henry Schein and Amneal Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCK Mckesson Corp
$967.03 +11.6% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$114.86B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins
HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$84.25 -2.5% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.66B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 4, Amneal Pharmaceuticals 4, Henry Schein 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCKHSICAMRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.86B $9.66B $6.87B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 24.0x 43.7x HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 14.7x 22.1x HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +6.5% +9.3% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 3.0% 5.0% AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 107.9% 7.1% 17.4% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.3x 3.8x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.2% +32.6% +109.2% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +2.2%/yr +31.5%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 25.6% 35.0% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 56/100 70/100 AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

MCKHSICAMRX

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

AxisMCKHSICAMRX
Valuation 50 #13 of 25 38 #16 of 25 91 #55 of 625
Growth 65 #9 of 24 39 #15 of 24 74 #157 of 602
Profitability 61 #10 of 24 83 #5 of 24 84 #88 of 551
Financial Health 52 #13 of 26 20 #21 of 26 12 #580 of 656
Shareholder Returns 57 #7 of 15 100 #1 of 15 88 #46 of 365
Overall 57 56 70
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HSIC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • AMRX 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

PeriodMCKHSICAMRXSPY
1 month +11.6%-2.5%+8.4% -0.2%
3 months +8.7%-1.7%+14.3% +3.9%
6 months +15.8%+10.7%+68.4% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%+11.5%+70.2% +12.9%
1 year +19.2%+32.6%+109.2% +12.3%
3 years +115.8%+26.9%+468.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.3%+8.3%+78.6% +23.3%
5 years +371.7%+11.6%+293.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +36.4%+2.2%+31.5% +10.9%
10 years +502.5%+44.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.7%+3.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCKHSICAMRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%25.6%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%24.0%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.460.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.621.273.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-32.7%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-7.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,030.18$90.86$21.44 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$62.32$10.00 $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.

MultipleMCKHSICAMRX
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 23.9x 23.7xmedian 23.9x 43.5xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 2.2xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.4x 12.6xmedian 13.4x 14.1xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 15.5x 16.6xmedian 15.5x 82.4xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median -26.6xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 207.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.09median 1.34 49.67median 1.34 0.18median 0.33

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 monthsMCKHSICAMRX
Revenue $410.98B $13.60B $3.12B
Gross profit $14.96B $4.26B $1.23B
Operating income $6.50B $680.00M $453.92M
Net income $5.30B $426.00M $215.32M
Free cash flow $6.42B $569.00M $83.11M
R&D – – $175.57M
EPS (diluted) $38.52 $3.52 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $5.16B – $127.64M
Total debt $9.73B $3.46B $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 119.20M 114.39M 328.10M
Enterprise value $98.76B $9.51B $6.06B

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
MetricMCKHSICAMRX
P/E 25.0x 23.7x 43.5x
P/FCF 17.6x 16.6x 82.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x 13.5x 34.1x
P/S 0.3x 0.7x 2.2x
P/B -26.6x 2.5x 207.3x
P/Tangible book -13.7x 3.3x -12.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 12.6x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 18.1x 18.7x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 18.3x 22.4x 113.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 18.2x 46.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.09 49.67 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKHSICAMRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 6.5% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 2.6% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 6.4% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 3.4% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.6% 6.6% 20.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 1.1% 32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.1% 6.0% 426.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% -4.5% 139.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 11.1% 4,481%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 0.5% 237.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% 36.7% -42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 2.3% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% 50.1% -69.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 2.3% -17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKHSICAMRX
Gross margin 3.6% 31.3% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 1.8% 7.4% 21.3%
Operating margin 1.6% 5.0% 14.6%
Pretax margin 1.6% 4.1% 6.5%
Net margin 1.1% 3.0% 5.0%
FCF margin 1.6% 4.2% 2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 5.1% 6.4%
Return on equity – 11.0% –
Return on assets 6.2% 3.8% 5.9%
Return on invested capital 107.9% 7.1% 17.4%
Return on capital employed 43.4% 8.7% 16.4%
Asset turnover 4.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKHSICAMRX
Debt / assets 11.0% 30.4% 70.7%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.9x 80.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.3x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 6.1x 32.1x
Liabilities / assets 104.8% 66.5% 99.1%
Equity / assets -4.8% 33.5% 0.9%
Interest coverage 23.6x 4.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.89 2.65 2.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKHSICAMRX
Dividend yield 0.4% – –
Net buyback yield 5.9% 7.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 7.7% 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.

ConsensusMCKHSICAMRX
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.15FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% +8.2% +26.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.47BFY2026 $13.38BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +4.8% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCKHSICAMRX
Held by institutions 89.1% 100.0% 51.0%
Institutions holding 2,009 564 310
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.1% +1.3%
Institutions buying 881 245 182
Institutions selling 791 216 86
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.13 2.12

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.

MCKHSICAMRX
MCK 1.00 0.30 0.13
HSIC 0.30 1.00 0.16
AMRX 0.13 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, HSIC and AMRX?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $114.86B, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.66B, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCK, HSIC and AMRX?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mckesson (MCK) 25.0x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 24.0x, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 43.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (Mckesson (MCK) 20.5x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 14.7x, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 22.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.1%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +19.2%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +32.6%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +109.2%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +36.4%/yr, Henry Schein (HSIC) +2.2%/yr, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 0.00%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 0.00%. Henry Schein (HSIC) and Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCK, HSIC and AMRX?

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 4. 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.