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Company
Company
Ticker
CAH
MCK
COR
Headquarter
Dublin ,OH
US
Irving ,TX
US
Conshohocken ,PA
US
CEO
Jason Hollar
Brian S. Tyler
Robert Mauch
Industry
Medical - Distribution
Medical - Distribution
Medical - Distribution
Stock Price
Stock Price
Market Cap
Market Cap
$46.09 B
$89.24 B
$52.41 B
Employees
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Employees
  • 48.00 K
  • 48.90 K
  • 57.70 K
  • 51.00 K
  • 45.00 K
  • 43.00 K
  • 46.00 K
  • 46.00 K
  • 51.00 K
Y/Y
3.23%
1.88%
18%
0%
11.76%
4.44%
4.55%
0%
10.87%

Income Statement

Revenue
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Revenue
  • $204.98 B
  • $226.83 B
  • $222.58 B
  • $308.95 B
  • $359.05 B
  • $403.43 B
  • $262.17 B
  • $293.96 B
  • $321.33 B
Y/Y
13.04%
10.66%
1.87%
11.65%
16.22%
12.36%
9.89%
12.12%
9.31%
Revenue by Products / Services
Years
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2025
Revenue by Geography
Years
  • 2025
  • 2020
  • 2025
Research and Development
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Research and Development
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • $77.00 M
  • $91.00 M
  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -
Y/Y
0%
0%
0%
13.48%
18.18%
100%
0%
0%
0%
Operating Income
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Operating Income
  • $752.00 M
  • $1.24 B
  • $2.28 B
  • $3.93 B
  • $4.37 B
  • $6.21 B
  • $2.45 B
  • $3.04 B
  • $2.81 B
Y/Y
223.89%
65.29%
83.02%
11.81%
11.33%
42.09%
11.09%
24.26%
7.52%
Tax Rate (%)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Tax Rate (%)
  • 50.08%
  • 28.98%
  • 25.32%
  • 16.60%
  • 20.14%
  • -17.77%
  • 19.82%
  • 24.19%
  • 30.58%
Y/Y
356.6%
42.14%
12.61%
15.07%
21.33%
188.23%
16.23%
22.04%
26.42%
Net Income
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Net Income
  • $330.00 M
  • $852.00 M
  • $1.56 B
  • $3.00 B
  • $3.30 B
  • $4.76 B
  • $1.75 B
  • $1.51 B
  • $1.55 B
Y/Y
135.18%
158.18%
83.22%
15.67%
9.76%
44.52%
2.74%
13.53%
2.99%
Revenue Per Employee
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Revenue Per Employee
  • $4.27 M
  • $4.64 M
  • $3.86 M
  • $6.06 M
  • $7.98 M
  • $9.38 M
  • $5.70 M
  • $6.39 M
  • $6.30 M
Y/Y
9.51%
8.62%
16.84%
11.65%
31.71%
17.59%
5.11%
12.12%
1.4%
Net Income Per Employee
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Net Income Per Employee
  • $6.88 K
  • $17.42 K
  • $27.05 K
  • $58.86 K
  • $73.22 K
  • $110.74 K
  • $37.94 K
  • $32.81 K
  • $30.47 K
Y/Y
134.08%
153.43%
55.27%
15.67%
24.39%
51.24%
1.73%
13.53%
7.11%

Assets & Liabilities | Cash Flow

Total Assets
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Total Assets
  • $43.35 B
  • $45.12 B
  • $53.12 B
  • $67.44 B
  • $75.14 B
  • $82.32 B
  • $62.56 B
  • $67.10 B
  • $76.59 B
Y/Y
1.21%
4.09%
17.73%
8.22%
11.41%
9.56%
10.6%
7.26%
14.14%
Total Liabilities
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Total Liabilities
  • $46.31 B
  • $48.33 B
  • $55.76 B
  • $69.04 B
  • $76.83 B
  • $75.41 B
  • $61.89 B
  • $66.31 B
  • $74.84 B
Y/Y
3.86%
4.38%
15.36%
8.2%
11.29%
1.86%
9.56%
7.15%
12.86%
Capital Expenditures (Capex)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Capital Expenditures (Capex)
  • -$481.00 M
  • -$511.00 M
  • -$547.00 M
  • -$687.00 M
  • -$859.00 M
  • -
  • -$458.36 M
  • -$487.17 M
  • -$667.98 M
Y/Y
24.29%
6.24%
7.05%
23.12%
25.04%
100%
7.65%
6.29%
37.11%

Profitability

Operating Income Margin (%)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Operating Income Margin (%)
  • 0.37%
  • 0.55%
  • 1.02%
  • 1.27%
  • 1.22%
  • 1.60%
  • 0.93%
  • 1.03%
  • 1.14%
Y/Y
209.59%
49.37%
86.52%
21.01%
4.2%
31.38%
19.09%
10.83%
9.76%
Net Income Margin (%)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Net Income Margin (%)
  • 0.16%
  • 0.38%
  • 0.70%
  • 0.97%
  • 0.92%
  • 1.18%
  • 0.67%
  • 0.51%
  • 0.48%
Y/Y
131.12%
133.31%
86.71%
24.47%
5.56%
28.62%
6.51%
22.88%
5.79%
EBITDA
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
EBITDA
  • $1.44 B
  • $1.96 B
  • $3.11 B
  • $4.67 B
  • $5.25 B
  • $6.21 B
  • $3.41 B
  • $3.36 B
  • $3.70 B
Y/Y
2516.36%
36.34%
58.31%
18.62%
12.51%
18.3%
9.51%
1.31%
10.05%
Free Cash Flow (FCF)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Free Cash Flow (FCF)
  • $2.36 B
  • $3.25 B
  • $1.85 B
  • $3.63 B
  • $5.23 B
  • $6.16 B
  • $3.45 B
  • $3.00 B
  • $3.21 B
Y/Y
13.6%
37.58%
43.09%
21.17%
44.09%
17.78%
56.47%
13.19%
6.99%

Ratios

Return on Equity (ROE)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Return on Equity (ROE)
  • -11.16%
  • -26.52%
  • -56.13%
  • -152.31%
  • -158.87%
  • 0.00%
  • 334.35%
  • 233.63%
  • 88.96%
Y/Y
108.43%
137.69%
111.68%
20.55%
4.31%
100%
141.64%
30.12%
61.92%
Return on Assets (ROA)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Return on Assets (ROA)
  • 0.76%
  • 1.89%
  • 2.94%
  • 4.45%
  • 4.39%
  • 0.00%
  • 2.79%
  • 2.25%
  • 2.03%
Y/Y
135.61%
148.04%
55.62%
22.08%
1.48%
100%
7.11%
19.39%
9.77%
Debt to Equity
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Debt to Equity
  • -174.98%
  • -174.57%
  • -336.03%
  • -374.94%
  • -356.32%
  • -396.59%
  • 1,306.20%
  • 1,029.94%
  • 712.71%
Y/Y
78.63%
0.23%
92.49%
4.56%
4.97%
11.3%
136.41%
21.15%
30.8%

Valuation

Enterprise Value
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Enterprise value
  • $25.31 B
  • $23.91 B
  • $46.00 B
  • $74.27 B
  • $87.44 B
  • $0.00
  • $38.64 B
  • $45.93 B
  • $63.90 B
Y/Y
66.7%
5.52%
92.39%
40.51%
17.73%
100%
26.58%
18.87%
39.12%
Enterprise value to Revenue
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Enterprise value to Revenue
  • 0.12
  • 0.11
  • 0.21
  • 0.24
  • 0.24
  • 0.00
  • 0.15
  • 0.16
  • 0.20
Y/Y
47.47%
14.62%
96.07%
25.85%
1.31%
100%
15.19%
6.02%
27.27%
Enterprise value to EBITDA
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Enterprise value to EBITDA
  • 17.59
  • 12.19
  • 14.81
  • 15.91
  • 16.65
  • 0.00
  • 11.34
  • 13.65
  • 17.26
Y/Y
93.63%
30.71%
21.53%
72.66%
4.64%
100%
15.59%
20.45%
26.41%

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