Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) vs McKesson Corporation (MCK)

Cardinal Health, Inc. and McKesson Corporation are both Medical Distribution companies. McKesson Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $101.8B against $51.6B — 2.0× the size. McKesson Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 23.1× against 30.3×. Cardinal Health, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.2% against 8.84%. McKesson Corporation has the higher net margin (1.12% vs 0.67%) and the lower return on invested capital (70.5% vs 125.1%). Both pay a dividend; Cardinal Health, Inc. yields more (1.98% vs 0.47%). Across the 22 metrics below, Cardinal Health, Inc. leads on 11 and McKesson Corporation on 11.