MCK vs HUM vs BTSG Stock Comparison

Mckesson, Humana and BrightSpring Health Services Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCK Mckesson Corp
$992.64 +14.5% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$114.87B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
6 wins
HUM Humana Inc
$417.04 +4.7% 1M +43.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.84B
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 6, BrightSpring Health Services 4, Humana 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCKHUMBTSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.87B $49.84B $12.04B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 39.0x 32.9x MCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 48.2x 34.0x MCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +18.3% +26.4% BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 0.9% 2.5% BTSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 107.9% 6.7% 8.6% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -2.7x 2.6x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +43.5% +75.6% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.4%/yr -1.9%/yr — MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 48.1% 44.7% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 45/100 63/100 BTSG

Percentile Scorecard

MCKHUMBTSG

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

AxisMCKHUMBTSG
Valuation 50 #13 of 25 58 #11 of 25 66 #32 of 93
Growth 65 #9 of 24 13 #21 of 24 93 #7 of 88
Profitability 65 #9 of 24 44 #14 of 24 56 #39 of 87
Financial Health 48 #14 of 26 68 #9 of 26 41 #59 of 100
Shareholder Returns 60 #7 of 16 40 #10 of 16 56 #25 of 56
Overall 58 45 63
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • BTSG ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCKHUMBTSGSPY
1 month +14.5%+4.7%+4.0% -0.8%
3 months +16.7%+9.4%-18.2% +3.5%
6 months +19.8%+86.5%+21.2% +7.0%
Year to date +21.0%+62.8%+57.2% +12.2%
1 year +23.8%+43.5%+75.6% +13.0%
3 years +121.6%-18.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.4%-6.5%— +23.1%
5 years +388.9%-9.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +37.4%-1.9%— +11.0%
10 years +526.0%+138.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.1%+9.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMCKHUMBTSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%48.1%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%52.9%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.581.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.780.901.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-70.9%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-3.8%-19.2% -1.8%
52-week high $1,030.18$433.45$72.91 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$163.67$31.36 $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.

MultipleMCKHUMBTSG
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 24.3x 39.1xmedian 24.3x 33.1xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.5x 11.7xmedian 13.5x 21.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 15.6x 25.7xmedian 15.6x 28.9xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median -27.3xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 5.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 1.33 -1.46median 1.33 —median 0.66

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 monthsMCKHUMBTSG
Revenue $410.98B $145.68B $14.37B
Gross profit $14.96B $19.89B $1.78B
Operating income $6.50B $2.71B $447.80M
Net income $5.30B $1.29B $365.85M
Free cash flow $6.42B $1.95B $402.35M
EPS (diluted) $38.52 $10.56 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $5.16B $6.89B $550.38M
Total debt $9.73B $54.48B $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 119.20M 121.14M 220.28M
Enterprise value $98.77B -$38.02B $10.37B

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
MetricMCKHUMBTSG
P/E 25.7x 39.1x 33.1x
P/FCF 18.0x 25.7x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 19.7x 23.0x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 0.8x
P/B -27.3x 2.6x 5.7x
P/Tangible book -14.0x 2.6x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 11.7x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 15.1x 29.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 18.8x 20.9x 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 16.1x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 -1.46 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKHUMBTSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 18.3% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 13.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 7.5% 29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.6% -17.9% 143.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -15.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.1% -18.3% 472.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% -27.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% -19.1% 448.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -26.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% -13.4% 88.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.7% -42.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% -20.1% 110.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -45.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKHUMBTSG
Gross margin 3.6% 13.7% 12.4%
EBITDA margin 1.8% 2.4% 4.3%
Operating margin 1.6% 1.9% 3.1%
Pretax margin 1.6% 1.1% 2.1%
Net margin 1.1% 0.9% 2.5%
FCF margin 1.6% 1.3% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 1.7% 3.5%
Return on equity – 6.8% 18.2%
Return on assets 6.2% 2.3% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 107.9% 6.7% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 43.4% 8.1% 9.9%
Asset turnover 4.8x 2.6x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKHUMBTSG
Debt / assets 11.0% 25.5% 36.6%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -2.7x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 7.5x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 104.8% 66.3% 65.8%
Equity / assets -4.8% 33.7% 34.2%
Interest coverage 23.6x 3.8x 2.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.90 4.61 4.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKHUMBTSG
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 5.7% 0.3% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 0.9% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusMCKHUMBTSG
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 48.2xFY2026 34.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.15FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $1.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 +73.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% +84.9% +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.47BFY2026 $166.70BFY2026 $16.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +7.6% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCKHUMBTSG
Held by institutions 89.1% 98.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,007 927 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.7% -0.7%
Institutions buying 879 558 309
Institutions selling 791 266 83
Buyers to sellers 1.11 2.10 3.72

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.

MCKHUMBTSG
MCK 1.00 -0.02 0.06
HUM -0.02 1.00 0.18
BTSG 0.06 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, HUM and BTSG?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $114.87B, Humana (HUM) $49.84B, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $12.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCK, HUM and BTSG?

Mckesson (MCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mckesson (MCK) 25.0x, Humana (HUM) 39.0x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mckesson (MCK) is cheapest (Mckesson (MCK) 21.1x, Humana (HUM) 48.2x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Humana (HUM) +18.3%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Humana (HUM) 0.9%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Humana (HUM) 6.7%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +23.8%, Humana (HUM) +43.5%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +75.6%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +37.4%/yr, Humana (HUM) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%, Humana (HUM) 0.00%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 0.00%. Humana (HUM) and BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%, Humana (HUM) 48.1%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCK, HUM and BTSG?

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.