Cencora COR
NYSE COR
$318.32 +3.63 (+1.15%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:46 AM EDT

Cencora (COR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cencora's (COR) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 4.58% in Q1 2026, up 52.0% YoY from 3.01% in Q1 2025, and up 28.1% on a QoQ basis from 3.58% in Q4 2025.

Cencora (COR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cencora (COR) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 4.58% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 52.0% year-over-year to 4.58% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.81% (up 42.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.57%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin advanced to 4.58% in Q1 2026, from 3.58% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 41.23% in Q3 2022 to a low of 3.14% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 5.77% and a median of 3.53% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin soared 4021 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 3796 bps.
  • Tracing COR's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.41% in 2022, then gained by 0 bps to 3.42% in 2023, then retreated by 8 bps to 3.14% in 2024, then grew by 14 bps to 3.58% in 2025, then gained by 28 bps to 4.58% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 4.58% (Q1 2026), 3.58% (Q4 2025), and 3.53% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 102.04 Bn 96.87 Bn 3.69 Bn 3.50%
2 Cencora 61.54 Bn 58.73 Bn 3.61 Bn 4.26%
3 Cardinal Health 54.46 Bn 49.61 Bn 2.56 Bn 4.02%
4 Henry Schein 10.02 Bn 9.87 Bn 1.10 Bn 31.84%
5 Akso Health 820.26 Mn 820.04 Mn - -
6 Edap Tms 157.24 Mn 135.70 Mn 7.34 Mn 55.58%
7 Accendra Health 94.72 Mn 87.07 Mn 263.41 Mn 42.95%
8 111 30.87 Mn 109.39 Mn 18.18 Mn 5.31%
9 Cosmos Health 13.49 Mn 11.04 Mn 1.51 Mn 7.96%
10 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 9.91 Mn 264,662.00 14.83%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 41.23%
Jun 30, 2022 3.36%
Mar 31, 2022 3.87%
Dec 31, 2021 3.46%
Sep 30, 2021 1.02%