YouTube · Q4 FY2026 · 2026-08-12
MCK · NYSE
McKesson Corporation
Medical Distribution · United States
USD 923.620.9% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$107.69B
- Trailing P/E
- 24.76x
- Forward P/E
- 18.30x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 7.7%
- Trailing net margin
- 1.1%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 0.4%
Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-11-04 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
McKesson Corporation provides healthcare services in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: North American Pharmaceutical, Oncology & Multispecialty, Prescription Technology Solutions, and Medical-Surgical Solutions. The company distributes branded, generic, specialty, biosimilar and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, and other healthcare-related products; delivers products to retail pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care centers, clinics, and institutions; and provides logistics and distribution services for manufacturers. It also provides consulting, outsourcing, technological, and other services, as well as sells financial, operational, and clinical solutions to pharmacies; gene therapy with InspiroGene, practice consulting, and vaccine distribution services; and technology solutions, as well as research, insights, technologies, and services to improve cancer and specialty care. In addition, the company helps in solving medication access, affordability, and adherence challenges for patients by working across healthcare to connect patients, pharmacies, providers, pharmacy benefit managers, health plans, and biopharma companies. Further, it offers technology services, which includes electronic prior authorization, prescription price transparency, benefit insight, dispensing support services, patient enrollment, third-party logistics, and wholesale distribution support; medical-surgical supplies, laboratory equipment, pharmaceutical distribution, logistics, and other services to healthcare providers, including physician offices, surgery centers, and hospital reference labs, nursing homes, hospice and home health care agencies, government facilities ,and online marketplaces and retailers. McKesson Corporation was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
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| Metric | MCKMcKesson CorporationSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | CAHCardinal Health, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$107.69B | US$54.12B |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 18.30x | 16.63x |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 16.45x | 14.02x |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | 6.3% | 8.8% |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 0.94x | 1.21x |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | — | — |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 24.76x | 32.33x |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | — | — |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 0.28x | 0.23x |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | -17.6% | 68.8% |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | — | — |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 8.8% | 28.3% |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 0.89x | 0.88x |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 0.30 | 0.50 |
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THE RESEARCH RECORD
Research history for MCK
Q1 FY20272026-08-06
McKesson (MCK): 20% EPS Growth. A Third Of It Was Bought.
Presentation · 2026-08-06 · YouTube
Short takes Q1 FY2027
McKesson EPS +20% — But A Third Was Bought #MCK
Watch Short on YouTube
Q1 20262026-05-09
MCK Stock: Revenue Misses by 5% — Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis
Presentation · 2026-05-09 · YouTube