MCK vs QNME vs UPC Stock Comparison

Mckesson, Quanome Technologies and Universe Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCK Mckesson Corp
$981.33 +13.5% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$114.41B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.35%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMCKQNMEUPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.41B $10.54M $36.41M MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x -1.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +48.5% — QNME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% -62.5% — MCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 107.9% -104.8% — MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.0x — QNME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.35% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% -67.2% -68.0% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr — -82.0%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.8% 167.7% 209.0% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 20/100 — MCK

Percentile Scorecard

MCKQNMEUPC

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

AxisMCKQNMEUPC
Valuation 54 #12 of 25 7 #126 of 136 –
Growth 65 #9 of 24 28 #88 of 121 –
Profitability 70 #8 of 24 6 #105 of 112 –
Financial Health 48 #14 of 26 59 #58 of 140 56 #288 of 647
Shareholder Returns 60 #7 of 16 0 #80 of 80 –
Overall 59 20 –
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • QNME ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UPC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCKQNMEUPCSPY
1 month +13.5%-30.5%-65.9% +0.7%
3 months +13.3%+57.7%-55.7% +3.7%
6 months +20.4%-31.7%-52.3% +7.1%
Year to date +19.6%-53.9%-59.6% +12.8%
1 year +21.5%-67.2%-68.0% +11.9%
3 years +118.3%—-99.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.8%—-86.6% +22.8%
5 years +372.1%—-100.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +36.4%—-82.0% +10.9%
10 years +690.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCKQNMEUPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.8%167.7%209.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%131.5%150.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.281.792.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.40-0.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-93.6%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-67.7%-87.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1,030.18$1.27$12.18 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$0.26$1.54 $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.

MultipleMCKQNMEUPC
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 24.3x -1.1xmedian 16.5x —median 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 0.9x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 12.9x -0.9xmedian 8.8x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 16.4x -3.3xmedian 11.9x —median 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -27.0xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.12median 1.36 —median 0.84 —median 0.35

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 monthsMCKQNMEUPC
Revenue $410.98B $15.18M –
Gross profit $14.96B $4.54M –
Operating income $6.50B -$11.13M –
Net income $5.30B -$9.48M –
Free cash flow $6.42B -$3.20M –
EPS (diluted) $38.52 $-0.37 –
Cash & equivalents $5.16B $670.28K $27.56M
Total debt $9.73B $5.60M $7.74T
Shares (diluted) 119.20M 25.72M 13.92M
Enterprise value $100.87B $2.39M -$1.48B

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
MetricMCKQNMEUPC
P/E 25.4x -1.1x –
P/FCF 17.8x -3.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x -3.3x –
P/S 0.3x 0.7x –
P/B -27.0x 1.5x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -13.9x 1.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x -0.9x –
EV/EBIT 18.3x -0.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 18.5x -3.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x -3.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.12 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKQNMEUPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 48.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 134.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.6% -204.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.1% -80.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 46.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% -310.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% -276.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKQNMEUPC
Gross margin 3.6% 29.9% –
EBITDA margin 1.8% -71.3% –
Operating margin 1.6% -73.3% –
Pretax margin 1.6% -72.9% –
Net margin 1.1% -62.5% –
FCF margin 1.6% -21.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% -21.1% –
Return on equity – -92.0% –
Return on assets 6.2% -64.4% –
Return on invested capital 107.9% -104.8% –
Return on capital employed 43.4% -108.8% –
Asset turnover 4.8x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 21.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKQNMEUPC
Debt / assets 11.0% 2.7% 13.4%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 104.8% 39.9% 22.1%
Equity / assets -4.8% 60.1% 77.9%
Interest coverage 23.6x -27.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x 2.5x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 3.6x 3.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 5.90 -1.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKQNMEUPC
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 5.8% -78.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.1% -78.1% 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.

ConsensusMCKQNMEUPC
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $47.15FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.47BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCKQNMEUPC
Held by institutions 89.1% – –
Institutions holding 2,011 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% – –
Institutions buying 883 – –
Institutions selling 791 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.12 – –

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.

MCKQNMEUPC
MCK 1.00 -0.06 -0.12
QNME -0.06 1.00 0.08
UPC -0.12 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, QNME and UPC?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $114.41B, Quanome Technologies (QNME) $10.54M, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) $36.41M.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanome Technologies (QNME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) +48.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) -62.5%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) -104.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +21.5%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) -67.2%, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) -68.0%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +36.4%/yr, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) -82.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mckesson (MCK) 0.35%, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) 0.00%. Quanome Technologies (QNME) and Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Mckesson (MCK) 30.8%, Quanome Technologies (QNME) 167.7%, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) 209.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCK, QNME and UPC?

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.