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 | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 32.74% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 44.52% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 3.50% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 26.65% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 20.88% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.26% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 4.02% |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 13.45% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 27.16% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 13.19% |
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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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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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();