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Cencora COR

US equityMarket cap rank #270Medical Distribution
$312.24
−$0.04 (-0.01%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $312.28 0.00%
Open$314.28
Prev close$312.28
Day range$310.89 – $316.61
Volume455.1K
Market cap$59.58B
P/E (TTM)23.2
Dividend yield0.75%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

COR at a glance

COR last changed hands at $312.24 (down 0.01%). At $59.58B, Cencora is ranked #270 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $243.78 and $375.33, so it sits 16.8% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 2.0% over twelve months, and up 10.0% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($317.12) and 200-day ($318.37) moving averages; RSI is 50, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 28% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $84.75B in revenue, up 5.1% from a year earlier, with $776.67M of net profit (a 0.8% margin).

Buyers are paying 23.2 times trailing earnings, 6% below its five-year average of 24.7.

12 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $373.10, sits 19.5% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Cencora: the business

Cencora distributes prescription drugs to pharmacies, hospitals and clinics, and provides services to drugmakers.

What tends to move it. Prescription volume, specialty drug growth and thin distribution margins are the story. It is a steady, low-drama business.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
0.0%
1 week
-2.0%
1 month
-3.6%
3 months
+10.0%
6 months
-4.2%
Year to date
-7.0%
1 year
+2.0%
Day range
$310.89$316.61
52-week range
$243.78$375.33

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

0 bullish · 7 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-3.3%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-1.5%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-1.9%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)49.8Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.72Bearish
Bollinger band position15%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$312.00 / $312.44
Average price today$314.22
Volume455.1KAvg (90d) 1.47M
Turnover$143.00M
Turnover rate0.25%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.55vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.83%
Market cap$59.58B
Float market cap$56.28B
Shares outstanding180.25M
EPS (TTM)$7.96
P/E (TTM)23.18
P/B19.53
Book value / share$15.99
Earnings yield0.84%
Dividend (TTM)$2.35 / shareYield 0.75%
Net profit (TTM)$1.52B
Net assets$3.05B
30-day volatility28.0%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.21%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-32.4%-16.2% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How COR ranks on BeStock

Market value#270 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#209 of 283
Dividend yield#198 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#189 of 300
Dollar volume today#206 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q3, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$84.75B+5.1% YoY
Operating profit$1.21B+23.0% YoY
Net profit$776.67M+12.6% YoY
Diluted EPS$3.94+11.9% YoY
Free cash flow$2.43B+3,382.5% YoY
Operating cash flow$2.65B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$79.1BSep '24$81.5BDec '24$75.5BMar '25$80.7BJun '25$83.7BSep '25$85.9BDec '25$78.4BMar '26$84.8BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$7.5MSep '24$493.7MDec '24$717.4MMar '25$689.7MJun '25$-333.1MSep '25$566.1MDec '25$1.6BMar '26$776.7MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin4.0%
Operating margin1.4%
Net margin0.8%
Return on equity104.3%
Return on assets3.3%
Return on invested capital23.5%
Current ratio0.93
Liabilities / assets96.1%
Cash & investments$2.82B
Total debt$11.72B
Net cash (debt)-$8.91B
Free cash flow / sales1.2%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q3

By business line

  • U.S. Healthcare Solutions$74.86B 88.3%
  • International Healthcare Solutions$7.68B 9.1%
  • Other$2.25B 2.7%
Average move on report day±5.1%last 12 reports
Closed higher8 of 1267% of the time
Best reaction+5.5%
Worst reaction-17.4%

Stock move on the day after each report

+4.9%2024/Q4+0.7%2025/Q1+4.7%2025/Q2-2.9%2025/Q3+2.7%2025/Q4-8.8%2026/Q1-17.4%2026/Q2+3.6%2026/Q3

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings23.9x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 51st percentile, 5-year average 24.7x

#1799 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book20.1x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 16th percentile, 5-year average 73.7x

#5096 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales0.2x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 84th percentile, 5-year average 0.2x

#330 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-11x10x30x51xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$360.00
Price vs. fair value-13.3%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts12
Average target$373.10+19.5% vs. price
  • Buy 75%
  • Hold 25%
Low $330.00Now $312.24Avg $373.10High $430.00

Latest rating actions

  • 19 Aug 2026RBC CapitalHOLD · PT $330.00
  • 13 Aug 2026EvercoreBUY · PT $350.00
  • 13 Aug 2026BarclaysBUY · PT $350.00
  • 11 Aug 2026Wells FargoBUY · PT $395.00
  • 10 Aug 2026J.P. MorganBUY · PT $390.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership102.7%-0.13 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,617-5 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)6 buys / 2 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.37% of floatDays to cover 4.5 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share18.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

11%15%20%24%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$12.69M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.75%
Last dividend$0.60Ex-date 14 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.60
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

4.4620196.5920206.8220211.8720221.9720232.0820242.252025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout shrank by roughly 10.8% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Morgan Stanley Maintains Cencora(COR.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $346Market news · 7 Aug 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Cencora(COR.US), With a Forecast Between $346 to $430Market news · 7 Aug 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Cencora(COR.US), With a Forecast Between $350 to $430Market news · 6 Aug 2026
  • Wells Fargo Maintains Cencora(COR.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $395Market news · 11 Aug 2026
  • BofA Securities Maintains Cencora(COR.US) With Hold RatingMarket news · 1 Aug 2026
  • INTEGRATED RAIL & RESOURCES ACQ COR C/WTS (TO PUR COM) | SC 13G/A: Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individuals (Amendment)-Yakira Partners, L.P.(0.00%),MAP 136 Segregated Portfolio(0.00%)SEC · 9 Apr 2026

COR stock: common questions

What is COR's latest share price?

$312.24 is the latest print for COR, a move of -0.01% against yesterday's close of $312.28. Today's low and high so far: $310.89 and $316.61.

How large is Cencora by market value?

Equity value comes to $59.58B at the current price. By that measure it is number 270 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does COR sell for?

Buyers pay 23.2 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $7.96). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 24.7, and today's level ranks in the 51st percentile of its own history.

Where does COR sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $243.78 and the ceiling $375.33. Shares are 16.8% away from that ceiling.

Does COR send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.75% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Cencora?

Of 12 analysts, 75% say buy, 25% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $373.10, with the most cautious at $330.00 and the most optimistic at $430.00.

What does Cencora do?

Cencora distributes prescription drugs to pharmacies, hospitals and clinics, and provides services to drugmakers.

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