Cencora, Inc.

COR Healthcare Medical Distribution

Cencora, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $321.3 billion, up 9.31% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 5.07%, EPS grew 11.3%, free cash flow grew 3,385.3% and total debt rose 42.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for three consecutive years, revenue growth for ten; insiders bought in the last twelve months.

340.66 0.75 −0.22%
Market cap
$65.2B
P/E
25.2×
Fwd P/E
14.5×
Dividend yield
0.70%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
4.83
Beneish M
−2.54
Dividend safety
74/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total buys 2.31
Total sells 15.06
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — 1 2 — — — —
Sell 1 4 1 2 — — — — — 1 2 1
Insider Ownership 1.66%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 65,150.00
Revenue 332,771.32
Net Income 2,639.25
Free Cash Flow 4,105.92
Net Debt 8,907.95
Current Ratio 0.93 (below 1: weak)
Debt/Equity 3.62 (above 2: weak)
P/E ratio 25.20
Fwd P/E 14.50
P/S ratio 0.20
P/B ratio 20.31 (above 6: high)
Past 5Y EPS Growth —
This Y EPS Growth 11.78%
Next Y EPS Growth 10.47%
Next Y revenue growth 4.89%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 10.85%

Green and red mark values outside typical ranges. How we judge →

Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 73.34%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 96.24%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 52.75%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 97.71%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 78.67%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.18
Annual Dividend Rate 2.40
Annual Dividend Yield 0.70%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 2.38
0.60
0.60
0.60
2025 2.25
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.60
2024 2.08
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.55
2023 1.97
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.51
2022 1.87
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.49
2021 6.82
0.44
1.23
0.44
1.27
0.44
1.27
0.46
1.27
2020 6.59
0.42
1.22
0.42
1.22
0.42
1.22
0.44
1.23
2019 6.36
0.40
1.10
0.40
1.22
0.40
1.22
0.40
1.22
2018 5.68
0.38
0.98
0.38
1.03
0.38
1.03
0.40
1.10
2017 5.06
0.37
0.80
0.37
0.90
0.37
0.90
0.38
0.98
2016 3.78
0.34
0.53
0.34
0.53
0.34
0.53
0.37
0.80
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 2,592 3,133 4,356 2,815
Receivables 20,988 23,872 25,225 25,448
Inventory 17,455 18,999 20,492 21,030
Other — — — 3,836
42,799 47,718 52,239 55,335
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 45,836 50,942 54,720 54,700
ST’ Debt 641 576 118 279
Other — — — 870
48,831 54,277 57,821 59,197

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 8.98% 11.09% 10.43%
Cash Flow (0.12%) 11.92% 12.76%
Earnings 0.00% 0.00% (2.92%)
Book Value 10.98% 0.00% 190.49%

Revenue $m

Dec Mar Jun Sep Year
’26 85,932 78,356 84,755 — —
’25 81,487 75,454 80,664 83,729 321,333
’24 72,253 68,414 74,241 79,050 293,959
’23 62,847 63,457 66,947 68,922 262,173
’22 59,629 57,719 60,065 61,174 238,587
’21 52,517 49,154 53,406 58,912 213,989
’20 47,865 47,418 45,367 49,245 189,894
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Dec Mar Jun Sep Year
’26 (2,305) 1,339 2,654 — —
’25 (2,719) 3,351 109 3,133 3,875
’24 885 (878) 2,478 1,000 3,485
’23 710 630 745 1,827 3,911
’22 863 267 409 1,164 2,703
’21 903 (454) 1,208 1,010 2,667
’20 143 853 (88) 1,299 2,207
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Dec Mar Jun Sep Year
’26 (2,381) 1,174 2,430 — —
’25 (2,825) 3,222 (74) 2,884 3,207
’24 811 (991) 2,360 818 2,998
’23 634 527 641 1,651 3,453
’22 784 137 295 991 2,207
’21 838 (540) 1,086 845 2,228
’20 76 776 (195) 1,217 1,874
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Dec Mar Jun Sep Year
’26 2.87 8.40 3.94 — —
’25 2.50 3.68 3.52 (1.75) 7.96
’24 2.98 2.09 2.42 0.02 7.53
’23 2.33 2.13 2.35 1.72 8.53
’22 2.13 2.59 1.92 1.40 8.04
’21 1.81 2.10 1.40 2.08 7.39
’20 0.90 4.64 1.41 (23.74) (16.65)
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

1.9
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to September

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 68.38 71.90 69.36 70.55 72.06 94.89 127.94 147.48 204.53 223.92

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 103.40 97.85 106.27 94.75 111.25 135.26 174.63 205.83 253.27 377.54
People
People Employees 19,000 20,000 21,000 22,000 22,000 42,000 44,000 46,000 46,000 51,000
Revenue/emp, $m 7.73 7.66 8.00 8.16 8.63 5.09 5.42 5.70 6.39 6.30
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 146,850 153,144 167,940 179,589 189,894 213,989 238,587 262,173 293,959 321,333
Gross margin, % 2.91 2.97 2.75 2.86 2.73 3.24 3.48 3.42 3.37 3.57
EBT 1,391 918 1,177 967 (5,294) 2,222 2,183 2,161 2,004 2,258
EBT margin, % 0.95 0.60 0.70 0.54 (2.79) 1.04 0.91 0.82 0.68 0.70
Net income 1,428 364 1,616 854 (3,400) 1,545 1,667 1,733 1,519 1,568
Depreciation 392 432 570 498 770 546 710 981 1,119 1,068
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 692.01 701.29 770.82 854.51 927.29 1,039.19 1,144.46 1,294.61 1,480.88 1,657.89
Earnings 6.73 1.90 7.61 4.07 (16.65) 7.48 8.15 8.62 7.60 8.02
Cash flow 14.98 6.89 6.48 11.15 10.78 12.95 12.97 19.31 17.55 19.99
Capex (2.19) (2.14) (1.51) (1.47) (1.63) (2.13) (2.38) (2.26) (2.45) (3.45)
Free cash flow 12.79 4.75 4.97 9.68 9.15 10.82 10.59 17.05 15.10 16.55
Book value 10.03 9.45 14.00 14.24 (4.10) 2.84 0.34 3.29 3.96 9.01
Shares, m 212 218 218 210 205 206 208 203 199 194
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 11.90 43.84 12.21 20.23 0.00 15.97 16.63 20.80 29.69 38.97
P/S 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.14 0.15 0.19
P/B 8.05 8.81 6.63 5.78 0.00 42.09 395.84 54.43 56.79 34.67
EV/Sales 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.10 0.13 0.13 0.15 0.16 0.20
EV/FCF 6.95 18.84 20.67 9.05 10.34 12.89 13.83 11.14 15.32 19.92
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 3,178 1,504 1,411 2,344 2,207 2,667 2,703 3,911 3,485 3,875
Capex (465) (466) (328) (309) (333) (438) (496) (458) (487) (668)
Free cash flow 2,714 1,038 1,083 2,035 1,874 2,228 2,207 3,453 2,998 3,207
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital (2,429) (2,515) (1,975) (1,449) (797) (2,556) (3,888) (6,032) (6,559) (5,581)
Total debt 4,463 3,794 4,662 4,493 4,120 6,684 5,703 4,787 4,388 7,661
Net debt 1,721 1,359 2,170 1,119 (478) 4,137 2,315 2,195 1,255 3,305
Shareholders’ equity 2,129 2,064 3,050 2,993 (840) 584 71 666 787 1,747
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 4.64 1.06 4.54 2.23 (8.17) 3.03 2.98 2.93 2.33 2.16
ROIC 24.77 19.36 17.29 16.90 0.00 31.17 61.99 51.12 66.57 32.52
ROE 104.01 17.38 64.85 28.31 (316.56) (1,206.73) 518.18 473.26 207.72 122.67
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Sep 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Cencora, Inc. vs peers in Medical Distribution (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
MCK McKesson Corporation $116.4B 26.8× 18.3× +7.72% (above 0%: growing) −17.68% (below 0%: shrinking) +66.40% (above 0%: growing) 3.50% 1.25% Compare
COR Cencora, Inc. $65.2B 25.2× 14.5× +5.07% (above 0%: growing) +11.27% (above 0%: growing) +3,385.25% (above 0%: growing) 4.26% 1.32%
CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. $58.8B 35.0× 23.3× +5.84% (above 0%: growing) +68.32% (above 0%: growing) +10.87% (above 0%: growing) 4.02% 1.14% Compare
HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. $9.7B 25.0× 18.5× +6.73% (above 0%: growing) +16.90% (above 0%: growing) +140.91% (above 0%: growing) 31.84% 4.95% Compare
AHG Akso Health Group Sponsored ADR $1.2B — (loss-making) — (loss-making) +263.89% (above 0%: growing) n/m −12,975.04% (below 0%: shrinking) 0.00% 0.00% Compare
FOCL FocalTherics $154.8M — (loss-making) — (loss-making) +38.85% (above 0%: growing) n/m +21.49% (above 0%: growing) 55.59% (60.83%) Compare
COSM Cosmos Health Inc. $33.9M — (loss-making) 25.1× +28.76% (above 0%: growing) n/m +9.39% (above 0%: growing) 7.96% (15.41%) Compare
ACH Accendra Health, Inc. $20.1M — (loss-making) — (loss-making) −10.07% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m −1,624.82% (below 0%: shrinking) 42.95% (5.73%) Compare
HKPD Cellyan Biotechnology Co., Ltd $17.1M — — — — −90.45% (below 0%: shrinking) — — Compare
Median of peers $652.4M 26.8× 20.9× +7.72% +16.90% +10.13% 7.96% 0.00%

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Cencora, Inc. (COR) key facts

  • Strength: Cencora, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $321.3 billion, up 9.31% from fiscal 2024.
  • Cencora, Inc. (COR) is a Medical Distribution company in the Healthcare sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 16, 2026, COR traded at $340.66, a market capitalization of $65.2 billion.
  • Cencora, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share, a yield of 0.70%, with a payout ratio of 17.8%.
  • Return on equity was 122.7% and debt-to-equity 3.62.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.83 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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