Mckesson (MCK) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Mckesson's (MCK) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.03 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), up 154.1% from 0.01 a year earlier but down 66.0% from the prior quarter.
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Mckesson (MCK) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Mckesson's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.07, up 7.1% from FY2025.
- In prior fiscal years, Mckesson's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.06 in FY2025 (-23.1%), 0.08 in FY2024 (+32.1%), 0.06 in FY2023 (-10.6%) and 0.07 in FY2022 (+1.5%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.01 in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 0.51 in fiscal Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 13.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with growth of 925.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a decline of 51.7%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 0.20 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | - |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.05 |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 0.08 |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.05 |
API Access
Mckesson FCF 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=MCK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "MCK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=MCK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();