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Recommendation Rating
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 127.94 | 147.48 | 204.53 | 223.92 | — | — | — |
Low Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 174.63 | 205.83 | 253.27 | 377.54 | — | — | — |
High Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 44,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 51,000 | — | — | — |
Employees
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.42 | 5.70 | 6.39 | 6.30 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 238,587.00 | 262,173.40 | 293,958.60 | 321,332.80 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.48% | 3.42% | 3.37% | 3.57% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,183.06 | 2,160.84 | 2,003.98 | 2,258.34 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
EBT
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.91% | 0.82% | 0.68% | 0.70% | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,666.54 | 1,732.58 | 1,519.27 | 1,567.81 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 709.84 | 980.85 | 1,118.84 | 1,068.42 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,144.46 | 1,294.61 | 1,480.88 | 1,657.89 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 8.15 | 8.62 | 7.60 | 8.02 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 12.97 | 19.31 | 17.55 | 19.99 | ‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (2.38) | (2.26) | (2.45) | (3.45) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 10.59 | 17.05 | 15.10 | 16.55 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.34 | 3.29 | 3.96 | 9.01 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 208.47 | 202.51 | 198.50 | 193.82 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 16.63 | 20.80 | 29.69 | 38.97 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.19 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 395.84 | 54.43 | 56.79 | 34.67 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.20 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 13.83 | 11.14 | 15.32 | 19.92 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,703.09 | 3,911.33 | 3,484.69 | 3,875.12 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (496.32) | (458.36) | (487.17) | (667.98) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Capex
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,206.77 | 3,452.98 | 2,997.51 | 3,207.14 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (3,888.19) | (6,032.38) | (6,559.24) | (5,581.47) | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5,702.83 | 4,787.46 | 4,388.08 | 7,660.77 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,314.64 | 2,195.41 | 1,255.43 | 3,304.64 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 71.27 | 666.29 | 786.74 | 1,747.09 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.98% | 2.93% | 2.33% | 2.16% | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROA
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 61.99% | 51.12% | 66.57% | 32.52% | — | — | — |
ROIC
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 518.18% | 473.26% | 207.72% | 122.67% | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROE
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Analyst Commentary (Summary)
Cencora, Inc. (COR) Latest News
21 Sep
Cencora, Inc. reaffirmed its specialty-focused growth plan through fiscal 2027, driven by oncology and retina demand, expanded physician-services capabilities, and momentum in international operations. CEO Bob Mauch highlighted the company's mix of specialty distribution, MSOs (OneOncology and Retina Consultants of America), and World Courier to support clinical-trial logistics. Walgreens remains a key strategic customer under the primary contract, with a limited volume shift effective July 1 already baked into guidance; management still expects accelerating fourth-quarter growth. Cencora is pursuing growth investments and acquisitions in oncology and retina, while leveraging MSOs to expand services and analytics for manufacturers. Internationally, World Courier's logistics business rebound and Europe third-party ops support growth. Capital allocation remains unchanged: growth investments, opportunistic share repurchases, dividend growth, and a strong balance sheet, including repurchasing $1B in Q3 and repaying RCA financing. Significant strategic expansion in oncology/retina and MSOs with international growth could materially alter growth trajectory and margins.
At an investor conference, Cencora outlined its growth strategy focused on specialty pharmaceuticals, MSOs and a durable Walgreens relationship. Management stressed that specialty positioning, particularly retina and oncology MSOs such as Retina Consultants of America and OneOncology, will become a larger, more profitable part of the mix over time. The MSO strategy centers on adding physicians and smaller practices to existing platforms, while preserving physicians autonomy. World Courier and the companys physician networks will support clinical trials, but Cencora does not intend to own a CRO. Capex priorities remain core investments, tuck-in acquisitions, opportunistic share repurchases and dividend growth, with a strong balance sheet. The Walgreens contract runs through 2029 in the US, and Boots through 2031, underscoring a durable relationship. MSO expansion and a durable Walgreens relationship could meaningfully boost growth and profitability.
20 Sep
Cencora raised its EPS outlook and announced a share buyback program, raising questions on whether its stock remains undervalued. Higher EPS guidance plus buybacks directly lifts earnings expectations and returns capital to shareholders, likely moving the stock and sentiment.
19 Sep
Cencora raised its financial guidance and executed a $1 billion share buyback. Raised guidance signals stronger future results while $1B buyback directly supports share price and investor returns.
16 Sep
Cencora tech chief states AI halves some medical treatment decisions. AI efficiency gains in core medical decisions signal major operational and competitive shifts ahead for Cencora.
4 Sep
Cencora launches cell and gene therapy enablement for health systems. Cell and gene therapy enablement launch targets high-growth area and expands Cencora offerings to health systems.
Cencora reported strong Q3 earnings and raised 2026 guidance, prompting questions on whether the stock remains undervalued. Raised 2026 guidance and strong Q3 earnings signal improved outlook likely to boost investor sentiment and stock trajectory.
3 Sep
Cencora expands cell and gene therapy operations and raises its 2026 outlook, pointing to stronger growth and value for shareholders. Cell and gene therapy push plus higher 2026 targets represent major strategic moves likely to shift Cencora's trajectory and investor sentiment.
Cencora raises 2026 EPS outlook driven by strengthening specialty businesses. Raised 2026 EPS outlook from specialty business growth signals significant positive shift in future earnings trajectory.
2 Sep
Cencora’s Accelerate Pharmacy Solutions launches cell and gene therapy enablement to help health systems build and scale programs. New service launch targets high-growth cell and gene therapy segment and may strengthen Cencora's specialty offerings.
24 Aug
McKesson raised its FY27 guidance on accelerating growth in oncology and GLP-1 products. McKesson's raised guidance signals sector expansion in oncology and GLP-1 that could moderately lift Cencora's trajectory.
14 Aug
Cencora (COR) is positioned to capitalize on expanding healthcare demand via AI-driven productivity gains that enhance operational efficiency and competitive stance. AI productivity initiatives combined with healthcare growth trends can materially improve Cencora's efficiency and trajectory.
Cencora's Q2 earnings call featured five analyst questions on financial performance, growth strategies, operational challenges, and market outlook. Analyst questions from the Q2 earnings call reveal operational details and guidance that moderately shape investor views on Cencora's trajectory.
12 Aug
Cencora (COR) released its Q3 2026 earnings call transcript covering quarterly financial results, operational updates, and forward guidance. Quarterly earnings releases supply financial metrics and outlook that moderately affect near-term stock movement.
6 Aug
Cencora Inc. (COR) released Q3 earnings call highlights covering financial results, operational metrics and forward outlook. Q3 earnings figures directly inform near-term valuation and trading activity.
5 Aug
Cencora, Inc. released its Q3 2026 earnings call summary covering financial results and outlook. Earnings call details directly shape investor views on financial trajectory.
Cencora Inc reported strong double-digit growth for Q3 2026 and raised full-year guidance. Strong double-digit growth and raised guidance indicate robust performance likely to shift investor sentiment and company trajectory.
Cencora raises full-year guidance after stronger-than-expected third-quarter results. Raised full-year guidance after stronger Q3 results signals improved financial outlook likely to shift investor sentiment and company trajectory.
Cencora reported Q3 earnings that beat estimates on segment growth, raised its EPS outlook, and saw stock gains. Quarterly earnings beat with raised guidance produces moderate financial and sentiment effects without shifting long-term trajectory.
Cencora Q3 earnings compared key metrics against estimates. Q3 earnings metrics versus estimates can sway near-term investor sentiment and stock moves.
Cencora (COR) exceeded analyst expectations for Q3 earnings. Beating quarterly earnings estimates can lift near-term investor sentiment and share price without shifting long-term company trajectory.
Cencora reported fiscal 2026 third quarter results. Quarterly results release key financial figures that can shift near-term stock valuation and sentiment.
3 Aug
Cencora, Inc. (COR) is scheduled to report Q3 earnings with questions on whether results will beat expectations and move the stock. Q3 earnings releases typically produce moderate short-term effects on stock price and sentiment.
29 Jul
Cencora (COR) earnings are projected to grow ahead of next week's release. Earnings growth expectations can moderately influence near-term stock sentiment and valuation.
27 Jul
Cencora runs aggressive share buybacks that stand out against Cardinal Health's thin margins in drug distribution. Cencora buybacks can lift near-term share price but leave core operations and sector dynamics unchanged.
18 Jun
Cencora launches enhanced Nucleus Solution for specialty practices. Enhanced solution targets specialty practices with moderate potential to improve operations and positioning.
17 Jun
Cencora launches next-generation Nucleus solution via multi-site pilot across specialty physician practices. Next-generation solution pilot targets specialty practices potentially improving service offerings without immediate broad financial shifts.
10 Jun
Cencora completes Kite deal highlighting CAR T therapy growth potential and undervalued share price upside. Kite deal signals major strategic positioning in expanding CAR T market likely to alter Cencora trajectory.
Cencora secures Kite CAR T distribution deal and prepares for CFO transition, triggering valuation reassessment of the company. Kite CAR T distribution expands Cencora oncology reach while CFO transition adds limited leadership uncertainty.
2 Jun
Cencora secures U.S. distribution for Kite’s CAR T-Cell Therapies. Distribution deal expands Cencora role in high-value cell therapy supply chain.
Cencora, Inc. (COR), the rebranded AmerisourceBergen, has powered through a decade of turmoil—from a $6.1 billion opioid settlement to the $7.7 billion Alliant acquisition—driving revenue from $147 billion in 2016 to $294 billion in 2024 at a 10% CAGR. This positions it as a dominant force in U.S. pharma distribution, with forecasts eyeing $396 billion by 2028 amid specialty drugs, generics, and animal health tailwinds. Yet, revenue per employee and razor-thin gross margins (2.9-3.5%) reveal a volume-dependent model vulnerable to supply shocks, while EPS volatility—from 2020’s $16.65 loss to projected $19.10 by 2028—hints at fragile profitability masked by operational leverage.
Balance sheet strength shines with net debt slashed 43% post-acquisition and robust free cash flow ($15.10/share), fueling a 250% stock surge from 2021 lows. But red flags abound: EBT margins at a scant 0.68%, negative working capital exposing disruption risks, and zero insider buys amid $60 million in sells over the past year—led by executives cashing out at highs. Valuations scream caution, with PE at 29.7x (versus 8% growth) and PB at 56.8x, decoupling from flat EPS trends.
While analysts project 10-15% returns on margin expansion and biosimilars, contrarian eyes spot froth: FTC scrutiny, PBM reforms, and lingering opioid payouts through 2032 could derail the story. Insider exits and policy headwinds suggest peak optimism—hold or accumulate below targets for disciplined compounding, not exuberant bets.