Cencora (COR) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cencora's Payout Ratio was 0.18 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 21.4% from 0.23 a year earlier and down 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cencora (COR) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Payout Ratio at Cencora came in at 0.28, up 2.0% from FY2024.
- In earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio was 0.28 in FY2024 (+20.7%), 0.23 in FY2023 (-0.9%), 0.23 in FY2022 (-3.2%) and 0.24 in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q3 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payout Ratio has declined for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 2.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 39.2%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2026 (a decline of 28.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, COR's Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.18 (Q2 2026), 0.28 (Q1 2026) and 0.28 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.24 |
API Access
Cencora Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();