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.
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 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
| 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 |
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_KEY
import 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();