MCK vs HUM vs HITI Stock Comparison

Mckesson, Humana and High Tide Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCK Mckesson Corp
$967.03 +11.6% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.87B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
7 wins
HUM Humana Inc
$415.02 +4.2% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.59B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
2 wins
HITI High Tide Inc.
$2.67 -4.3% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$219.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.13M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 7, High Tide 2, Humana 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCKHUMHITILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.87B $49.59B $219.83M MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 38.8x -9.3x MCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 48.0x 26.7x MCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +18.3% +31.0% HITI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 0.9% -4.5% MCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 107.9% 6.7% -1.5% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -2.7x -0.7x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.2% +42.0% -17.8% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr -2.4%/yr -13.4%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 48.0% 41.8% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 42/100 67/100 HITI

Percentile Scorecard

MCKHUMHITI

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

AxisMCKHUMHITI
Valuation 50 #13 of 25 54 #12 of 25 73 #11 of 38
Growth 65 #9 of 24 13 #21 of 24 62 #14 of 35
Profitability 61 #10 of 24 39 #15 of 24 63 #14 of 36
Financial Health 52 #13 of 26 68 #9 of 26 68 #13 of 39
Shareholder Returns 57 #7 of 15 36 #10 of 15 –
Overall 57 42 67
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HITI ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCKHUMHITISPY
1 month +11.6%+4.2%-4.3% -0.2%
3 months +8.7%+6.7%+29.6% +3.9%
6 months +15.8%+80.7%+6.4% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%+62.0%+0.8% +12.9%
1 year +19.2%+42.0%-17.8% +12.3%
3 years +115.8%-18.7%+99.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.3%-6.7%+25.9% +23.3%
5 years +371.7%-11.2%-51.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +36.4%-2.4%-13.4% +10.9%
10 years +502.5%+138.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.7%+9.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCKHUMHITISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%48.0%41.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%52.7%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.570.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.87-0.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-70.9%-86.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-4.3%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $1,030.18$433.45$3.25 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$163.67$2.05 $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.

MultipleMCKHUMHITI
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 23.9x 39.0xmedian 23.9x -9.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.4x 11.6xmedian 13.4x 25.9xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 15.5x 25.6xmedian 15.5x 25.5xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median -26.6xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.09median 1.34 -1.45median 1.34 -0.45median 0.57

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 monthsMCKHUMHITI
Revenue $410.98B $145.68B $520.13M
Gross profit $14.96B $19.89B $135.79M
Operating income $6.50B $2.71B -$1.43M
Net income $5.30B $1.29B -$23.71M
Free cash flow $6.42B $1.95B $9.13M
EPS (diluted) $38.52 $10.56 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $5.16B $6.89B $27.13M
Total debt $9.73B $54.48B $78.40M
Shares (diluted) 119.20M 121.14M 42.43M
Enterprise value $97.77B -$38.28B $110.56M

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
MetricMCKHUMHITI
P/E 25.0x 39.0x -9.3x
P/FCF 17.6x 25.6x 25.5x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x 19.6x 13.1x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B -26.6x 2.6x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -13.7x 2.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 11.6x 25.9x
EV/EBIT 18.1x 15.0x -158.7x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF 18.3x 20.8x 24.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 16.0x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.09 -1.45 -0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKHUMHITI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 18.3% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 13.8% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 7.5% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 3.6% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.6% -17.9% -205.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -15.3% 68.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.1% -18.3% -252.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% -27.4% 19.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% -19.1% -243.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -26.9% 20.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% -13.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.7% -42.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% -20.1% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -45.6% 169.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKHUMHITI
Gross margin 3.6% 13.7% 26.1%
EBITDA margin 1.8% 2.4% 1.7%
Operating margin 1.6% 1.9% -0.3%
Pretax margin 1.6% 1.1% 3.5%
Net margin 1.1% 0.9% -4.5%
FCF margin 1.6% 1.3% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 1.7% 3.4%
Return on equity – 6.8% -29.9%
Return on assets 6.2% 2.3% -9.3%
Return on invested capital 107.9% 6.7% -1.5%
Return on capital employed 43.4% 8.1% -0.8%
Asset turnover 4.8x 2.6x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKHUMHITI
Debt / assets 11.0% 25.5% 7.9%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -2.7x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 7.5x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 104.8% 66.3% 67.5%
Equity / assets -4.8% 33.7% 32.5%
Interest coverage 23.6x 3.8x -0.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.89 4.60 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKHUMHITI
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 5.9% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 0.9% –
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.

ConsensusMCKHUMHITI
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 48.0xFY2026 26.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.15FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% +84.9% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.47BFY2026 $166.70BFY2026 $561.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026 +32.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +7.6% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCKHUMHITI
Held by institutions 89.1% 98.6% 8.1%
Institutions holding 2,009 927 47
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.7% -15.1%
Institutions buying 881 558 20
Institutions selling 791 266 15
Buyers to sellers 1.11 2.10 1.33

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.

MCKHUMHITI
MCK 1.00 -0.02 -0.11
HUM -0.02 1.00 0.06
HITI -0.11 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, HUM and HITI?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $113.87B, Humana (HUM) $49.59B, High Tide (HITI) $219.83M.

Which stock is cheaper, MCK, HUM and HITI?

Mckesson (MCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mckesson (MCK) 24.8x, Humana (HUM) 38.8x, High Tide (HITI) -9.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mckesson (MCK) is cheapest (Mckesson (MCK) 20.5x, Humana (HUM) 48.0x, High Tide (HITI) 26.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

High Tide (HITI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Humana (HUM) +18.3%, High Tide (HITI) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Humana (HUM) 0.9%, High Tide (HITI) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Humana (HUM) 6.7%, High Tide (HITI) -1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +19.2%, Humana (HUM) +42.0%, High Tide (HITI) -17.8%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +36.4%/yr, Humana (HUM) -2.4%/yr, High Tide (HITI) -13.4%/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%, High Tide (HITI) 0.00%. Humana (HUM) and High Tide (HITI) 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) 48.0%, High Tide (HITI) 41.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.