Cencora, Inc. COR SPX
Cencora, Inc. sources and distributes pharmaceutical products in the United States and internationally. The company's U.S. Healthcare Solutions segment distributes generic and injectable pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, home healthcare supplies and equipment, and related services to acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, medical clinics, long-term care and alternate site pharmacies, and other customers; distributes plasma and other blood products, vaccines, and other specialty pharmaceutical products; provides pharmacy management, staffing, and other consulting services; supply management software to retail and institutional healthcare providers; packaging solutions to institutional and retail healthcare providers; clinical trial support, product post-approval, and commercialization support services; data analytics, outcomes research, and other services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturers; pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, micro feed ingredients, and other products to the companion animal and production animal markets; sales force services to manufacturers; and offers other services to physicians who specialize in various disease states, such as oncology, as well as to other healthcare providers, including hospitals and dialysis clinics. Its International Healthcare Solutions segment provides international pharmaceutical wholesale and related service, and global commercialization services; distributes pharmaceuticals, other healthcare products, and related services to pharmacies, doctors, health centers, and hospitals; and offers specialty transportation and logistics services for the biopharmaceutical industry. The company was formerly known as AmerisourceBergen Corporation and changed its name to Cencora, Inc. in August 2023. Cencora, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
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Financial Snapshot
Growth (CAGR)
PROS
- Strong return on equity of 107.1%.
- Compounding revenue at 10.4% over 5 years.
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -2.9% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 27.8% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Healthcare).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 8 | GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. NDXSPX | 134.43 | 18.29 | $166.90B | 2.44% | 22.92% | 43.36% | 2.57% | 22.83% |
| 9 | ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 424.64 | 51.53 | $150.39B | - | 15.96% | 17.23% | 17.39% | 29.26% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 34.23B | 35.47B | 36.71B | 35.70B | 36.88B | 37.56B | 38.17B | 37.15B | 38.71B | 39.12B | 40.47B | 41.03B | 43.14B | 43.30B | 45.39B | 43.32B | 45.24B | 45.64B | 47.86B | 47.42B | 45.37B | 49.24B | 52.52B | 49.15B | 53.41B | 59.63B | 57.72B | 60.06B | 62.85B | 63.46B | 66.95B | 72.25B | 68.41B | 74.24B | - | 75.45B | 80.66B | 83.73B | 85.93B | 78.36B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72.39B | 77.76B | 80.77B | 82.86B | 74.77B |
| Gross Profit | 891.46M | 973.57M | 964.88M | 1.08B | 1.11B | 1.12B | 1.04B | 1.26B | 1.08B | 1.17B | 1.11B | 1.26B | 1.21B | 1.03B | 1.30B | 1.42B | 1.23B | 1.18B | 1.23B | 1.39B | 1.23B | 1.35B | 1.45B | 1.53B | 1.89B | 2.06B | 2.24B | 2.02B | 2.15B | 2.30B | 2.26B | 2.47B | 2.54B | 2.41B | - | 3.06B | 2.91B | 2.95B | 3.07B | 3.59B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.86B | 1.93B | 2.01B | 2.06B | 2.23B |
| Operating Income | 334.18M | 538.48M | -178.14M | 950.48M | 528.63M | 224.80M | 399.99M | 624.98M | 170.38M | -135.00M | 418.97M | 481.42M | 389.19M | 154.10M | 477.82M | 47.56M | 406.69M | 179.84M | 263.44M | 309.51M | 404.83M | -6.11B | 547.23M | 624.35M | 620.73M | 644.40M | 780.16M | 487.30M | 633.14M | 560.52M | 670.13M | 822.88M | 553.26M | 672.48M | - | 1.20B | 980.24M | 945.94M | 1.02B | 1.36B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.32B | 1.27B | 186.31M | 1.07B | 2.51B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 132.32M | 116.90M | 109.36M | 93.36M | 154.34M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 928.66M | 896.28M | -187.04M | 708.64M | 2.09B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 211.24M | 206.53M | 146.03M | 142.51M | 459.04M |
| Net Income | 213.36M | 363.12M | 329.64M | 603.45M | 349.15M | 145.69M | 247.25M | 411.47M | 50.35M | -344.59M | 861.85M | 287.45M | 275.81M | 233.29M | 393.65M | 27.14M | 301.96M | 132.62M | 187.64M | 960.28M | 289.44M | -4.85B | 374.85M | 435.27M | 292.12M | 449.11M | 548.01M | 406.96M | 479.75M | 435.40M | 479.58M | 601.50M | 420.77M | 483.46M | - | 717.87M | 687.40M | -339.70M | 559.65M | 1.64B |
| Diluted EPS | 0.89 | 1.56 | 1.45 | 2.68 | 1.55 | 0.64 | 1.11 | 1.86 | 0.23 | -1.58 | 3.90 | 1.29 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 1.84 | 0.13 | 1.43 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 4.64 | 1.41 | -23.74 | 1.81 | 2.10 | 1.40 | 2.13 | 2.59 | 1.92 | 2.33 | 2.13 | 2.35 | 2.98 | 2.09 | 2.42 | - | 3.68 | 3.52 | -1.75 | 2.87 | 8.40 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 65.67B | 70.19B | 71.76B | 77.78B | 78.70B | 78.08B | 87.96B | 119.57B | 135.96B | 146.85B | 153.14B | 167.94B | 179.59B | 189.89B | - | 238.59B | 262.17B | 293.96B | 321.33B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 230.29B | 253.21B | 284.05B | 309.85B |
| Gross Profit | 2.22B | 2.05B | 2.10B | 2.33B | 2.46B | 2.63B | 2.51B | 2.98B | 3.53B | 4.27B | 4.55B | 4.61B | 5.14B | 5.19B | - | 8.30B | 8.96B | 9.91B | 11.48B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.54B | 6.27B | 6.75B | 7.54B |
| Operating Income | 788.74M | 827.86M | 883.75M | 1.09B | 1.19B | 1.30B | 898.40M | 782.09M | 422.22M | 1.53B | 1.06B | 1.44B | 1.11B | -5.14B | - | 2.75B | 2.69B | 3.16B | 3.93B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.10B | 3.37B | 3.37B | 3.75B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 210.67M | 228.93M | 248.68M | 419.75M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.18B | 2.16B | 2.00B | 2.26B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 516.52M | 428.26M | 484.70M | 690.52M |
| Net Income | 469.17M | 250.56M | 503.40M | 636.75M | 706.62M | 718.99M | 433.71M | 274.23M | -138.16M | 1.43B | 364.48M | 1.66B | 855.37M | -3.41B | - | 1.70B | 1.75B | 1.51B | 1.55B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.25 | 0.77 | 1.66 | 2.22 | 2.54 | 2.80 | 1.84 | 1.16 | -0.63 | 6.32 | 1.64 | 7.53 | 4.04 | -16.65 | - | 8.04 | 8.53 | 7.53 | 7.96 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 10.43% |
| 1 Year: | 3.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -2.92% |
| 1 Year: | 128.30% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -6.81% |
| 6 Months: | -27.83% |
| 3 Months: | -27.45% |
| 1 Month: | -13.31% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2006 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Oct 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 12.22B | 13.57B | 14.43B | 14.98B | 15.44B | 18.92B | 21.53B | 27.96B | 33.64B | 35.32B | 37.67B | - | 39.17B | 44.27B | - | 56.56B | 62.56B | 67.10B | 76.59B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39.59B | 42.80B | 47.72B | 52.24B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.26B | 640.20M | 878.11M | 1.01B | 1.66B | 1.83B | 1.07B | 1.23B | 1.81B | 2.17B | 2.74B | 2.44B | 2.49B | - | 3.37B | 4.60B | - | 3.39B | 2.59B | 3.13B | 4.36B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.56B | 17.45B | 19.00B | 20.49B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.45B | 20.91B | 23.87B | 25.23B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56.49B | 61.89B | 66.31B | 74.84B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 8.17B | 9.48B | 9.91B | 10.88B | 11.27B | 14.87B | 17.25B | 21.58B | 25.28B | 26.82B | 27.87B | - | 29.58B | 33.85B | - | 43.48B | 48.83B | 54.28B | 57.82B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 1.19B | 1.18B | 1.34B | 972.86M | 1.40B | 1.40B | 2.00B | 3.49B | 3.58B | 3.43B | 4.16B | 400.00M | 4.03B | 3.62B | - | 4.63B | 4.15B | 3.81B | 7.54B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.70B | 4.79B | 4.39B | 7.66B |
| Total Equity | 4.14B | 3.10B | 2.71B | 2.72B | 2.95B | 2.87B | 2.45B | 2.31B | 1.94B | 616.39M | 2.13B | 2.06B | 2.93B | - | 2.88B | -1.02B | - | -211.56M | 522.00M | 645.94M | 1.51B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 292.70M | 294.82M | 296.17M | 297.40M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.21B | 737.07M | 783.76M | 1.11B | 1.17B | 1.31B | 788.12M | 1.46B | 3.92B | 3.18B | 1.50B | 1.41B | 2.34B | 2.21B | - | 2.70B | 3.91B | 3.48B | 3.88B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -674.44M | 163.42M | -148.35M | -184.37M | -212.42M | -947.95M | 117.26M | -384.15M | -2.93B | -3.17B | -498.04M | -1.11B | -375.83M | -379.87M | - | -368.44M | -2.60B | -618.10M | -4.98B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.15B | -662.58M | -504.16M | -275.44M | -787.72M | -1.12B | -740.99M | -502.99M | -632.13M | 565.07M | -1.31B | -242.87M | -1.09B | -603.62M | - | -1.75B | -2.22B | -2.33B | 2.25B |
| Capital Expenditure | -111.28M | -137.31M | -145.84M | -176.47M | -156.14M | -133.29M | -202.45M | -264.46M | -231.59M | -464.62M | -466.40M | -336.41M | -310.22M | -369.68M | - | -496.32M | -458.36M | -487.17M | -667.98M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.10B | 599.76M | 637.93M | 932.15M | 1.01B | 1.17B | 585.67M | 1.20B | 3.69B | 2.71B | 1.04B | 1.07B | 2.03B | 1.84B | - | 2.21B | 3.45B | 3.00B | 3.21B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 581.87M | -913.41M | 535.60M | 1.15B |
| Share Buybacks | 1.43B | 679.68M | 450.35M | 470.36M | 840.58M | 1.16B | 484.18M | 753.93M | 1.86B | 2.27B | 329.93M | 639.24M | 674.03M | 420.45M | 82.15M | 483.70M | 1.18B | 1.49B | 435.47M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% | - | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Operating Margin % | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.6% | -2.7% | - | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Net Margin % | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.2% | -0.1% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.5% | -1.8% | - | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| ROE % | 15.1% | 9.2% | 18.5% | 21.6% | 24.6% | 29.3% | 18.8% | 14.1% | -22.4% | 67.1% | 17.7% | 56.5% | 29.7% | 334.5% | - | -803.0% | 334.3% | 233.6% | 103.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 20.4% | 21.6% | 24.1% | 29.0% | 31.2% | 22.2% | 18.3% | 6.6% | 18.3% | 12.5% | 14.7% | 11.6% | -49.3% | - | 21.0% | 19.6% | 24.6% | 21.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 10.25% | 19.94M | $5.37B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.33% | 12.31M | $3.32B |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.93% | 9.59M | $2.58B |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 4.72% | 9.19M | $2.48B |
| 5 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 3.76% | 7.32M | $1.97B |
| 6 | FMR, LLC | 3.44% | 6.69M | $1.80B |
| 7 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 3.24% | 6.29M | $1.70B |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.86% | 5.57M | $1.50B |
| 9 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.51% | 4.89M | $1.32B |
| 10 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 2.34% | 4.55M | $1.23B |
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