MCK vs UPC vs KMDA Stock Comparison

Mckesson, Universe Pharmaceuticals and Kamada Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCK Mckesson Corp
$992.64 +14.5% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$114.87B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins
KMDA Kamada Ltd
$7.94 -8.9% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$463.19M
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$191.85M
Div. yield
0.06%
Biotechnology Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kamada leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kamada 7, Mckesson 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCKUPCKMDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.87B $30.76M $463.19M MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x — 21.0x KMDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x — 15.9x KMDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% — +13.2% KMDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% — 11.5% KMDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 107.9% — 10.2% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — -1.5x KMDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% KMDA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% -42.4% +15.6% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.4%/yr -79.7%/yr +6.9%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 206.3% 34.8% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 — 84/100 KMDA

Percentile Scorecard

MCKUPCKMDA

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

AxisMCKUPCKMDA
Valuation 50 #13 of 25 – 97 #21 of 626
Growth 65 #9 of 24 – 71 #179 of 604
Profitability 65 #9 of 24 – 87 #73 of 555
Financial Health 48 #14 of 26 56 #291 of 658 75 #167 of 658
Shareholder Returns 60 #7 of 16 – 90 #37 of 368
Overall 58 – 84
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • UPC ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KMDA ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCKUPCKMDASPY
1 month +14.5%-37.1%-8.9% -0.8%
3 months +16.7%-16.5%+13.6% +3.5%
6 months +19.8%-5.6%-3.2% +7.0%
Year to date +21.0%-24.4%+12.5% +12.2%
1 year +23.8%-42.4%+15.6% +13.0%
3 years +121.6%-99.6%+91.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.4%-83.9%+24.3% +23.1%
5 years +388.9%-100.0%+39.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +37.4%-79.7%+6.9% +11.0%
10 years +526.0%—+32.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.1%—+2.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMCKUPCKMDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%206.3%34.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%143.1%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.262.281.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.78-0.210.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-100.0%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-76.4%-14.7% -1.8%
52-week high $1,030.18$12.18$9.31 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$2.25$6.62 $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.

MultipleMCKUPCKMDA
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 24.3x —median 17.1x 20.7xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x —median 8.8x 2.4xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.5x —median 17.1x 9.1xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 15.6x —median 18.0x 17.4xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median -27.3xmedian 2.5x 1.2xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 1.33 —median 0.31 0.29median 0.31

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 monthsMCKUPCKMDA
Revenue $410.98B – $191.85M
Gross profit $14.96B – $78.31M
Operating income $6.50B – $27.83M
Net income $5.30B – $22.25M
Free cash flow $6.42B – $26.32M
R&D – – $9.91M
EPS (diluted) $38.52 – $0.38
Cash & equivalents $5.16B $27.56M $29.47M
Total debt $9.73B $7.74T $74.86M
Shares (diluted) 119.20M 13.92M 58.35M
Enterprise value $98.77B -$1.49B $172.25M

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
MetricMCKUPCKMDA
P/E 25.7x – 20.7x
P/FCF 18.0x – 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x – 12.8x
P/S 0.3x – 2.4x
P/B -27.3x 1.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -14.0x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x – 9.1x
EV/EBIT 18.5x – 14.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x – 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.8x – 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x – 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 – 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKUPCKMDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% – 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% – 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 12.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.6% – 10.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – 43.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.1% – 17.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – 258.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% – 14.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 70.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% – -10.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% – -16.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKUPCKMDA
Gross margin 3.6% – 40.8%
EBITDA margin 1.8% – 22.5%
Operating margin 1.6% – 14.5%
Pretax margin 1.6% – 13.9%
Net margin 1.1% – 11.5%
FCF margin 1.6% – 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% – 18.6%
Return on equity – – 8.4%
Return on assets 6.2% – 5.8%
Return on invested capital 107.9% – 10.2%
Return on capital employed 43.4% – 8.3%
Asset turnover 4.8x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKUPCKMDA
Debt / assets 11.0% 13.4% 1.6%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – -1.5x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 104.8% 22.1% 29.6%
Equity / assets -4.8% 77.9% 70.4%
Interest coverage 23.6x – 93.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 4.0x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 3.8x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.1x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 5.90 – 3.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKUPCKMDA
Dividend yield 0.3% – 5.3%
Net buyback yield 5.7% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 0.0% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.4% – 129.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.1% – 109.6%
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.

ConsensusMCKUPCKMDA
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 – 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.15FY2026 – $0.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 – +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% – +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.47BFY2026 – $209.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCKUPCKMDA
Held by institutions 89.1% – 8.6%
Institutions holding 2,007 – 50
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% – -3.1%
Institutions buying 879 – 24
Institutions selling 791 – 18
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.

MCKUPCKMDA
MCK 1.00 -0.12 -0.01
UPC -0.12 1.00 0.02
KMDA -0.01 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, UPC and KMDA?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $114.87B, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) $30.76M, Kamada (KMDA) $463.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, MCK, UPC and KMDA?

Kamada (KMDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mckesson (MCK) 25.0x, Kamada (KMDA) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kamada (KMDA) is cheapest (Mckesson (MCK) 21.1x, Kamada (KMDA) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kamada (KMDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Kamada (KMDA) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kamada (KMDA) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Kamada (KMDA) 11.5%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Kamada (KMDA) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +23.8%, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) -42.4%, Kamada (KMDA) +15.6%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +37.4%/yr, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) -79.7%/yr, Kamada (KMDA) +6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kamada (KMDA) has the highest dividend yield: Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) 0.00%, Kamada (KMDA) 0.06%. Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%, Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) 206.3%, Kamada (KMDA) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.