Cencora (COR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cencora (COR) posted Gross Margin of 4.26% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.65 percentage points from 3.60% a year earlier but down 0.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cencora (COR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Cencora was 3.97%, up 0.49 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 3.57%, up 0.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +0.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Cencora's Gross Margin was 3.37% in FY2024 (-0.05 pp), 3.42% in FY2023 (-0.06 pp), 3.48% in FY2022 (+0.23 pp) and 3.24% in FY2021 (+0.51 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 3.14% in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of 4.58% in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with a gain of 0.78 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a drop of 0.28 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 4.58% (Q2 2026), 3.58% (Q1 2026) and 3.53% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 31.69% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 3.57% |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 43.56% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 26.54% |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 20.48% |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.26% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 3.85% |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 13.45% |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 18.79% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 12.30% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.51% |
Cencora Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "COR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();