MCK vs KMDA vs HITI Stock Comparison

Mckesson, Kamada and High Tide Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MCK Mckesson Corp
$1,072.05 +16.3% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$123.95B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$418.79B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins
KMDA Kamada Ltd
$6.87 -15.3% 1M -0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$416.50M
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$191.85M
Div. yield
0.07%
Biotechnology Healthcare
6 wins
HITI High Tide Inc.
$2.63 -3.3% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$216.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.13M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kamada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kamada 6, Mckesson 5, High Tide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCKKMDAHITILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.95B $416.50M $216.54M MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 18.9x -9.2x KMDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 13.7x 26.3x KMDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +13.2% +31.0% HITI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 11.5% -4.5% KMDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 98.7% 10.2% -1.5% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -1.5x -0.7x KMDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% KMDA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.0% -0.6% -12.6% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.1%/yr +3.1%/yr -16.4%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 35.8% 42.6% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 84/100 68/100 KMDA

Percentile Scorecard

MCKKMDAHITI

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

AxisMCKKMDAHITI
Valuation 56 #12 of 26 97 #19 of 634 76 #10 of 38
Growth 54 #12 of 25 69 #191 of 608 65 #13 of 35
Profitability 63 #10 of 25 87 #71 of 557 63 #14 of 36
Financial Health 48 #14 of 26 75 #166 of 654 68 #13 of 39
Shareholder Returns 69 #6 of 17 90 #42 of 403 –
Overall 58 84 68
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • KMDA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • 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

PeriodMCKKMDAHITISPY
1 month +16.3%-15.3%-3.3% -5.9%
3 months +23.1%-3.8%+14.8% -4.6%
6 months +42.0%-16.8%+5.6% +0.2%
Year to date +30.7%-2.7%-0.8% +7.5%
1 year +27.0%-0.6%-12.6% +8.2%
3 years +133.0%+44.3%+81.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +32.6%+13.0%+22.0% +19.0%
5 years +383.6%+16.4%-59.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +37.1%+3.1%-16.4% +9.4%
10 years +719.9%+26.1%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +23.4%+2.3%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMCKKMDAHITISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%35.8%42.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%35.4%42.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.171.101.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.86-0.02-0.30 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-44.4%-86.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-26.2%-12.6% -5.9%
52-week high $1,072.05$9.31$3.01 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$6.62$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.

MultipleMCKKMDAHITI
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 25.1x 17.9xmedian 17.8x -9.1xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.4x 2.1xmedian 8.1x 0.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 14.2x 7.7xmedian 15.7x 25.5xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.4x 15.1xmedian 21.0x 25.1xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median -31.3xmedian 2.6x 1.5xmedian 2.0x 2.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 1.51 0.25median 0.36 -0.44median 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 monthsMCKKMDAHITI
Revenue $418.79B $191.85M $520.13M
Gross profit $15.37B $78.31M $135.79M
Operating income $6.69B $27.83M -$1.43M
Net income $5.43B $22.25M -$23.71M
Free cash flow $7.11B $26.32M $9.13M
R&D – $9.91M –
EPS (diluted) $40.27 $0.38 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $6.53B $29.47M $27.13M
Total debt $9.21B $6.03M $20.80M
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 58.35M 42.43M
Enterprise value $105.32B $125.55M $107.28M

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
MetricMCKKMDAHITI
P/E 26.5x 17.9x -9.1x
P/FCF 17.4x 15.1x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x 11.1x 12.9x
P/S 0.3x 2.1x 0.4x
P/B -31.3x 1.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -15.7x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 7.7x 25.5x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 11.9x -156.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 17.8x 12.6x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 9.3x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 0.25 -0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKKMDAHITI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 13.2% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 9.6% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% 5.9% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 12.9% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.3% 10.3% -205.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 43.1% 68.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% 17.0% -252.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 258.5% 19.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.2% 14.5% -243.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 70.4% 20.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% -10.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% -16.7% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 1.0% 169.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKKMDAHITI
Gross margin 3.7% 40.8% 26.1%
EBITDA margin 1.8% 22.5% 1.7%
Operating margin 1.6% 14.5% -0.3%
Pretax margin 1.6% 13.9% 3.5%
Net margin 1.1% 11.5% -4.5%
FCF margin 1.7% 13.7% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.8% 18.6% 3.4%
Return on equity – 8.4% -29.9%
Return on assets 6.0% 5.8% -9.3%
Return on invested capital 98.7% 10.2% -1.5%
Return on capital employed 42.0% 8.3% -0.8%
Asset turnover 4.6x 0.5x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKKMDAHITI
Debt / assets 10.0% 1.6% 7.9%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -1.5x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 0.2x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 104.3% 29.6% 67.5%
Equity / assets -4.3% 70.4% 32.5%
Interest coverage 21.9x 93.7x -0.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 4.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.81 3.24 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKKMDAHITI
Dividend yield 0.3% 6.1% –
Net buyback yield 5.4% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 6.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.4% 129.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.6% 109.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – –

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.

ConsensusMCKKMDAHITI
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.15FY2026 $0.50FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% +24.0% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.47BFY2026 $209.90MFY2026 $561.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +32.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +13.6% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCKKMDAHITI
Held by institutions 89.1% 8.6% 8.1%
Institutions holding 2,014 51 47
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -3.1% -15.1%
Institutions buying 883 25 20
Institutions selling 793 18 15
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.39 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.

MCKKMDAHITI
MCK 1.00 0.01 -0.08
KMDA 0.01 1.00 0.19
HITI -0.08 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, KMDA and HITI?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $123.95B, Kamada (KMDA) $416.50M, High Tide (HITI) $216.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, MCK, KMDA and HITI?

Kamada (KMDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mckesson (MCK) 26.4x, Kamada (KMDA) 18.9x, High Tide (HITI) -9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kamada (KMDA) is cheapest (Mckesson (MCK) 22.7x, Kamada (KMDA) 13.7x, High Tide (HITI) 26.3x). 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) +8.2%, Kamada (KMDA) +13.2%, High Tide (HITI) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kamada (KMDA) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Kamada (KMDA) 11.5%, High Tide (HITI) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 98.7%, Kamada (KMDA) 10.2%, High Tide (HITI) -1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +27.0%, Kamada (KMDA) -0.6%, High Tide (HITI) -12.6%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +37.1%/yr, Kamada (KMDA) +3.1%/yr, High Tide (HITI) -16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kamada (KMDA) has the highest dividend yield: Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%, Kamada (KMDA) 0.07%, High Tide (HITI) 0.00%. High Tide (HITI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Mckesson (MCK) 31.3%, Kamada (KMDA) 35.8%, High Tide (HITI) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCK, KMDA 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, Kamada (KMDA) 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.