Cencora Inc vs Mckesson Corp

Cencora Inc (COR) is slightly overvalued and Mckesson Corp (MCK) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, MCK trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +29%, against -20% for COR.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Cencora Inc (COR)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $262.24; the price of $314.43 is 20% above that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 57/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Mckesson Corp (MCK)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $1250.61; the price of $891.23 is 29% below that value, and 82% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 78/100 on 8 of 12 signals

MetricCORMCK
VerdictSlightly overvaluedUndervalued
Price$314.43$891.23
Intrinsic value$262.24$1250.61
Margin of safety-20%+29%
Leak Score57/100 (10/12)78/100 (8/12)
Market cap$60.0B$103.9B
Revenue growth, 5 years11.1%11.1%
Operating margin1.3%1.6%
Net margin0.8%1.1%
Return on equity104.3%
Debt to equity3.84
P/E23.4x23.9x
Forward P/E15.9x17.6x
P/B19.7x
Dividend yield0.8%0.4%

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