MCK vs SKYA vs CAH Stock Comparison

Mckesson, SkyAI and Cardinal Health 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
$123.38B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$418.79B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.92 +55.3% 1M -30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$212.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$174.18K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
CAH Cardinal Health Inc
$268.03 +14.8% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.87B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$257.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 5, Cardinal Health 5, SkyAI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCKSKYACAHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.38B $212.31M $62.87B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x -0.5x 34.6x MCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 0.0x 22.3x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +108.0% +10.0% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% -228,220.7% 0.7% MCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 98.7% — 36.5% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 1.0x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% CAH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.0% -30.6% +36.2% CAH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.1%/yr — +40.2%/yr CAH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 104.7% 26.0% CAH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 27/100 62/100 CAH

Percentile Scorecard

MCKSKYACAH

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

AxisMCKSKYACAH
Valuation 56 #12 of 26 4 #221 of 229 76 #7 of 26
Growth 54 #12 of 25 4 #213 of 221 67 #9 of 25
Profitability 63 #10 of 25 1 #209 of 210 54 #12 of 25
Financial Health 48 #14 of 26 95 #13 of 240 36 #17 of 26
Shareholder Returns 69 #6 of 17 33 #99 of 147 75 #5 of 17
Overall 58 27 62
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • SKYA ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CAH ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCKSKYACAHSPY
1 month +16.3%+55.3%+14.8% -5.9%
3 months +23.1%+149.6%+12.8% -4.6%
6 months +42.0%+56.1%+44.7% +0.2%
Year to date +30.7%+43.8%+30.4% +7.5%
1 year +27.0%-30.6%+36.2% +8.2%
3 years +133.0%-99.9%+163.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +32.6%-90.0%+38.2% +19.0%
5 years +383.6%—+441.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +37.1%—+40.2% +9.4%
10 years +719.9%—+311.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +23.4%—+15.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMCKSKYACAHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%104.7%26.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%104.1%24.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.172.15-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.86-0.291.39 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-100.0%-21.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-30.6%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $1,072.05$4.21$268.03 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$0.95$182.50 $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.

MultipleMCKSKYACAH
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 25.1x -0.5xmedian 26.9x 34.2xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.4x 1,209xmedian 2.9x 0.2xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 14.2x -0.5xmedian 17.5x 17.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.4x -1.0xmedian 26.4x 12.6xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median -31.3xmedian 2.6x 1.3xmedian 2.3x -20.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 1.51 0.01median 0.88 0.38median 1.51

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 monthsMCKSKYACAH
Revenue $418.79B $174.18K $257.75B
Gross profit $15.37B $324.68K $10.05B
Operating income $6.69B -$374.36M $2.70B
Net income $5.43B -$397.51M $1.82B
Free cash flow $7.11B -$201.93M $4.90B
R&D – $475.55K –
EPS (diluted) $40.27 $-5.51 $7.80
Cash & equivalents $6.53B $12.07M $5.26B
Total debt $9.21B – $8.82B
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 72.09M 233.00M
Enterprise value $104.76B $167.02M $46.04B

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
MetricMCKSKYACAH
P/E 26.5x -0.5x 34.2x
P/FCF 17.4x -1.0x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x -14.6x 11.1x
P/S 0.3x 1,209x 0.2x
P/B -31.3x 1.3x -20.5x
P/Tangible book -15.7x 16.2x -20.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x -0.5x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 18.9x -0.5x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1,139x 0.3x
EV/FCF 17.8x -1.0x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x -13.8x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 0.01 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKSKYACAH
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 108.0% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 19.4% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% – 17.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.3% -8,055% 13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -240.7% 63.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% -54,854% 13.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -268.2% 86.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.2% -658.6% 16.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% -100.6% 90.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% -356.8% 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% -24.4% 18.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% -6,031% 10.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% -196.9% 19.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKSKYACAH
Gross margin 3.7% 186.4% 3.9%
EBITDA margin 1.8% -214,892% 1.4%
Operating margin 1.6% -214,931% 1.0%
Pretax margin 1.6% -221,236% 0.9%
Net margin 1.1% -228,221% 0.7%
FCF margin 1.7% -115,934% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 1.8% -8,259% 2.2%
Return on equity – -280.7% –
Return on assets 6.0% -276.3% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 98.7% – 36.5%
Return on capital employed 42.0% -223.1% 22.3%
Asset turnover 4.6x 0.0x 4.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.0x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 52,451% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKSKYACAH
Debt / assets 10.0% – 14.8%
Debt / equity -2.3x – -2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.3x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 104.3% 1.9% 105.1%
Equity / assets -4.3% 98.1% -5.1%
Interest coverage 21.9x – 7.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 5.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 4.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 4.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.81 29.80 5.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKSKYACAH
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 5.4% -0.6% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 5.7% -0.6% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.4% – 26.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.6% – 10.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.5% – -1.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – -1.7%

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.

ConsensusMCKSKYACAH
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 0.0xFY2026 22.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $47.15FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026 $12.03FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 – +6.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% – +13.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.47BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026 $272.90BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026 +7.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +17.5% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCKSKYACAH
Held by institutions 89.1% – 87.4%
Institutions holding 2,014 – 1,494
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% – +2.8%
Institutions buying 883 – 711
Institutions selling 793 – 559
Buyers to sellers 1.11 – 1.27

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.

MCKSKYACAH
MCK 1.00 -0.10 0.73
SKYA -0.10 1.00 -0.09
CAH 0.73 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, SKYA and CAH?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $123.38B, SkyAI (SKYA) $212.31M, Cardinal Health (CAH) $62.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCK, SKYA and CAH?

Mckesson (MCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mckesson (MCK) 26.3x, SkyAI (SKYA) -0.5x, Cardinal Health (CAH) 34.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, SkyAI (SKYA) is cheapest (Mckesson (MCK) 22.7x, SkyAI (SKYA) 0.0x, Cardinal Health (CAH) 22.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mckesson (MCK) +8.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.0%, Cardinal Health (CAH) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, SkyAI (SKYA) -228,220.7%, Cardinal Health (CAH) 0.7%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 98.7%, Cardinal Health (CAH) 36.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cardinal Health (CAH) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +27.0%, SkyAI (SKYA) -30.6%, Cardinal Health (CAH) +36.2%. Over five years, Cardinal Health (CAH) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +37.1%/yr, Cardinal Health (CAH) +40.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cardinal Health (CAH) has the highest dividend yield: Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%, SkyAI (SKYA) 0.00%, Cardinal Health (CAH) 0.01%. SkyAI (SKYA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cardinal Health (CAH) has been the steadiest (Mckesson (MCK) 31.3%, SkyAI (SKYA) 104.7%, Cardinal Health (CAH) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCK, SKYA and CAH?

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 5. 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.