Mckesson (MCK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Mckesson's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 1.25% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.19 percentage points from 1.06% a year earlier but down 0.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Mckesson (MCK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Mckesson reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 1.58%, up 0.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it came in at 1.54%, up 0.31 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +3.66 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 1.23% in FY2025 (-0.03 pp), 1.27% in FY2024 (-0.32 pp), 1.58% in FY2023 (+0.81 pp) and 0.77% in FY2022 (+2.89 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 0.43% (fiscal Q3 2022) to 2.23% (fiscal Q4 2026).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 12.19 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 0.97 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MCK's Return on Sales [ROS] at 2.23% (Q4 2026), 1.53% (Q3 2026) and 1.36% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 7.13% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.25% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -69.51% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.73% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.32% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.14% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.33% |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.24% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.81% |
Mckesson Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MCK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MCK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();