COR vs MCK
Cencora, Inc. and McKesson Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | COR | MCK |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $321.3B | $403.4B |
| Net income | $1.6B | $4.8B |
| Gross margin | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Return on equity | 144.3% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $7.96 | $38.38 |
| Dividend / share | $2.20 | $3.17 |
| Payout ratio | 28.1% | 8.0% |
| Free cash flow | $3.2B | $5.7B |
| Equity | $1.5B | $-2.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.19× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.90× | 0.85× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
MCK bills 1.3× the revenue of COR, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (1.3% against 0.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | COR | MCK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $321.3B | $403.4B |
| FY2024 | $294.0B | $359.1B |
| FY2023 | $262.2B | $309.0B |
| FY2022 | $238.6B | $276.7B |
| FY2021 | $214.0B | $264.0B |
| FY2020 | $189.9B | $238.2B |
| FY2019 | $179.6B | $231.1B |
| FY2018 | $167.9B | $214.3B |
| FY2017 | $153.1B | $208.4B |
| FY2016 | $146.8B | $198.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | COR | MCK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.6B | $4.8B |
| FY2024 | $1.5B | $3.3B |
| FY2023 | $1.7B | $3.0B |
| FY2022 | $1.7B | $3.6B |
| FY2021 | $1.5B | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $-3.4B | $-4.5B |
| FY2019 | $855.4M | $900.0M |
| FY2018 | $1.7B | $34.0M |
| FY2017 | $364.5M | $67.0M |
| FY2016 | $1.4B | $5.1B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$82,097,181,000 | MCK |
| FY2024 | −$65,092,401,000 | MCK |
| FY2023 | −$46,777,589,000 | MCK |
| FY2022 | −$38,123,994,000 | MCK |
| FY2021 | −$49,977,157,000 | MCK |
| FY2020 | −$48,334,074,000 | MCK |
| FY2019 | −$51,461,879,000 | MCK |
| FY2018 | −$46,379,365,000 | MCK |
| FY2017 | −$55,213,174,000 | MCK |
| FY2016 | −$51,683,314,000 | MCK |
| FY2015 | −$54,922,197,000 | MCK |
| FY2014 | −$59,475,873,000 | MCK |
| FY2013 | −$49,432,833,000 | MCK |
| FY2012 | −$44,115,194,000 | MCK |
| FY2011 | −$43,625,341,000 | MCK |
| FY2010 | −$34,307,540,000 | MCK |
| FY2009 | −$36,942,010,000 | MCK |
| FY2008 | −$36,442,267,000 | MCK |
| FY2007 | −$36,030,928,000 | MCK |
MCK has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.8 pp | MCK |
| FY2024 | −0.5 pp | MCK |
| FY2023 | −0.4 pp | MCK |
| FY2022 | −0.6 pp | MCK |
| FY2021 | +0.2 pp | COR |
| FY2020 | +0.0 pp | COR |
| FY2019 | −0.0 pp | MCK |
| FY2018 | +0.8 pp | COR |
| FY2017 | +0.1 pp | COR |
| FY2016 | −1.6 pp | MCK |
| FY2015 | −1.3 pp | MCK |
| FY2014 | −0.6 pp | MCK |
| FY2013 | −0.4 pp | MCK |
| FY2012 | −0.2 pp | MCK |
| FY2011 | −0.2 pp | MCK |
| FY2010 | −0.3 pp | MCK |
| FY2009 | −0.5 pp | MCK |
| FY2008 | −0.4 pp | MCK |
The higher net margin has changed hands between COR and MCK over this period.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MCK's net margin has been more volatile than COR's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 0.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.6.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between COR and MCK over these 18 fiscal years — COR led in 4 and MCK in 14.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
COR's return on equity has been more volatile than MCK's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 27.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.8.
13 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between COR and MCK over these 13 fiscal years — COR led in 9 and MCK in 4.
13 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.