Cencora (COR) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cencora (COR) reported Tax Rate of 22.05% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.99 percentage points from 23.04% a year earlier but up 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cencora (COR) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cencora's Tax Rate came in at 26.82%, up 1.06 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 30.58%, up 6.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of -5.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 24.19% in FY2024 (+4.37 pp), 19.82% in FY2023 (-3.84 pp), 23.66% in FY2022 (-6.82 pp) and 30.48% in FY2021 (-5.30 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of -78.07% in fiscal Q4 2025 and a high of 94.04% in fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Tax Rate has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.38 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 72.21 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 172.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 21.98% (Q2 2026), 20.11% (Q1 2026) and -78.07% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 341.92 Bn | 226.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 18.63% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 112.26 Bn | 64.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 24.69% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.84 Bn | 86.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 21.10% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.53 Bn | -56.21 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 24.94% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.85 Bn | 41.39 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 16.93% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.95 Bn | 47.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 22.05% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.09 Bn | 35.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 27.80% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.78 Bn | -41.02 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 25.00% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.87 Bn | -59.41 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 26.85% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 34.07% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 94.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.21% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 48.49% |
Cencora Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();