Henry Schein Inc vs Mckesson Corp

Henry Schein Inc (HSIC) is 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 -48% for HSIC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Henry Schein Inc (HSIC)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $58.94; the price of $87.43 is 48% above that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 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

MetricHSICMCK
VerdictOvervaluedUndervalued
Price$87.43$891.23
Intrinsic value$58.94$1250.61
Margin of safety-48%+29%
Leak Score14/100 (3/12)78/100 (8/12)
Market cap$9.7B$103.9B
Revenue growth, 5 years5.4%11.1%
Operating margin6.0%1.6%
Net margin3.0%1.1%
Return on equity12.2%
Debt to equity1.21
P/E25.5x23.9x
Forward P/E14.6x17.6x
P/B3.1x
Dividend yield0.4%

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