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Cencoravs.McKesson

COR vs MCK · both in Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Wholesalers, distribution and pharmacy chains that get medicines to patients.

McKesson is about 1.6× larger than Cencora by market cap; McKesson trades at the lower P/E (19.8 vs 23.2); year to date, McKesson leads (−1.7% vs −10.2%).

Side by side

CORMCK
Market cap$59.2B$94.4B
Price$303.44$805.96
Today+0.3%+1.7%
Return YTD−10.2%−1.7%
Return 1Y+2.1%+12.8%
P/E23.219.8
P/S0.20.2
P/B17.416.0

Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

CencoraCOR

NYSE · USA

American pharmaceutical wholesaler (formerly AmerisourceBergen) — distributes medicines and specialty drugs to the healthcare sector.

DistributionWholesalerSpecialty drugs
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McKessonMCK

NYSE · USA

American pharmaceutical wholesaler — one of the largest distributors of medicines to pharmacies, hospitals and clinics in the US.

DistributionWholesalerOncology services
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