MCK vs QNME vs HITI Stock Comparison

Mckesson, Quanome Technologies and High Tide Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCK Mckesson Corp
$1,072.05 +16.3% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$123.78B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$418.79B
Div. yield
0.32%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
7 wins
HITI High Tide Inc.
$2.63 -3.3% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$229.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.13M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 7, High Tide 2, Quanome Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCKQNMEHITILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.78B $8.74M $229.43M MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x -0.9x -9.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x — 26.3x MCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +48.5% +31.0% QNME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% -62.5% -4.5% MCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 98.7% -104.8% -1.5% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.0x -0.7x HITI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.32% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.0% -73.2% -12.6% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.1%/yr — -16.4%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 168.0% 42.6% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 20/100 68/100 HITI

Percentile Scorecard

MCKQNMEHITI

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

AxisMCKQNMEHITI
Valuation 56 #12 of 26 8 #126 of 137 76 #10 of 38
Growth 54 #12 of 25 29 #91 of 127 65 #13 of 35
Profitability 63 #10 of 25 6 #118 of 125 63 #14 of 36
Financial Health 48 #14 of 26 58 #62 of 147 68 #13 of 39
Shareholder Returns 69 #6 of 17 1 #89 of 90 –
Overall 58 20 68
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • QNME ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodMCKQNMEHITISPY
1 month +16.3%-34.6%-3.3% -5.9%
3 months +23.1%-29.2%+14.8% -4.6%
6 months +42.0%-44.3%+5.6% +0.2%
Year to date +30.7%-61.8%-0.8% +7.5%
1 year +27.0%-73.2%-12.6% +8.2%
3 years +133.0%—+81.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +32.6%—+22.0% +19.0%
5 years +383.6%—-59.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +37.1%—-16.4% +9.4%
10 years +719.9%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +23.4%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMCKQNMEHITISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%168.0%42.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%133.8%42.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.171.751.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.86-0.44-0.30 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-93.6%-86.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-73.2%-12.6% -5.9%
52-week high $1,072.05$1.27$3.01 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$0.26$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.

MultipleMCKQNMEHITI
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 25.1x -0.9xmedian 14.1x -9.1xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.4x 0.6xmedian 0.9x 0.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 14.2x -0.8xmedian 7.8x 25.5xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.4x -2.7xmedian 11.7x 25.1xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median -31.3xmedian 2.6x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 1.51 —median 0.68 -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 monthsMCKQNMEHITI
Revenue $418.79B $15.18M $520.13M
Gross profit $15.37B $4.54M $135.79M
Operating income $6.69B -$11.13M -$1.43M
Net income $5.43B -$9.48M -$23.71M
Free cash flow $7.11B -$3.20M $9.13M
EPS (diluted) $40.27 $-0.37 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $6.53B $670.28K $27.13M
Total debt $9.21B $319.11K $20.80M
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 25.72M 42.43M
Enterprise value $107.71B $592.68K $130.67M

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
MetricMCKQNMEHITI
P/E 26.5x -0.9x -9.1x
P/FCF 17.4x -2.7x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x -2.7x 12.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.6x 0.4x
P/B -31.3x 1.2x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -15.7x 1.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x -0.8x 25.5x
EV/EBIT 18.9x -0.8x -156.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 17.8x -2.6x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x -2.6x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 – -0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKQNMEHITI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 48.5% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% 134.7% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.3% -204.4% -205.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – 68.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% -80.8% -252.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – 19.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.2% 46.4% -243.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% – 20.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% -310.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% -276.5% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 169.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKQNMEHITI
Gross margin 3.7% 29.9% 26.1%
EBITDA margin 1.8% -71.3% 1.7%
Operating margin 1.6% -73.3% -0.3%
Pretax margin 1.6% -72.9% 3.5%
Net margin 1.1% -62.5% -4.5%
FCF margin 1.7% -21.1% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.8% -21.1% 3.4%
Return on equity – -92.0% -29.9%
Return on assets 6.0% -64.4% -9.3%
Return on invested capital 98.7% -104.8% -1.5%
Return on capital employed 42.0% -108.8% -0.8%
Asset turnover 4.6x 1.0x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.3x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 21.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKQNMEHITI
Debt / assets 10.0% 2.7% 7.9%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.0x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.3x -0.1x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 104.3% 39.9% 67.5%
Equity / assets -4.3% 60.1% 32.5%
Interest coverage 21.9x -27.4x -0.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 3.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.81 -1.83 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKQNMEHITI
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 5.4% -94.2% –
Shareholder yield 5.7% -94.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.6% – –
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.

ConsensusMCKQNMEHITI
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 – 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.15FY2026 – $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% – +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.47BFY2026 – $561.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – +32.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

MCKQNMEHITI
MCK 1.00 -0.07 -0.08
QNME -0.07 1.00 0.04
HITI -0.08 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, QNME and HITI?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $123.78B, Quanome Technologies (QNME) $8.74M, High Tide (HITI) $229.43M.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanome Technologies (QNME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mckesson (MCK) +8.2%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) +48.5%, High Tide (HITI) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) -62.5%, High Tide (HITI) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 98.7%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) -104.8%, High Tide (HITI) -1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +27.0%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) -73.2%, High Tide (HITI) -12.6%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +37.1%/yr, High Tide (HITI) -16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mckesson (MCK) 0.32%. Quanome Technologies (QNME) 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) 31.3%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) 168.0%, High Tide (HITI) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCK, QNME 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.