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McKesson MCK

US equityMarket cap rank #154Medical Distribution
$878.59
−$1.92 (-0.22%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $880.50 0.00%
Open$888.91
Prev close$880.50
Day range$877.06 – $896.60
Volume228.8K
Market cap$102.43B
P/E (TTM)23.5
Dividend yield0.37%

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).

MCK at a glance

Shares of McKesson are down 0.22% at $878.59. The company is worth $102.43B, number 154 out of 300 on our list.

The 52-week range is $722.11 to $996.84. Today's price is about 57% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 16.0% over twelve months, and up 14.7% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($871.20) and 200-day ($843.71) moving averages; RSI is 56, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 27% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $105.38B, up 7.7% from a year earlier, with $1.03B of net profit (a 1.1% margin).

Valuation works out to 23.5 times trailing earnings, about in line with its own five-year average of 23.8.

12 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $1,000.73, sits 13.9% 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.

McKesson: the business

McKesson distributes drugs and medical supplies, and has a growing oncology and specialty-drug business.

What tends to move it. Specialty drug volume, GLP-1 distribution and pharmacy reimbursement drive results.

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 Spot something out of date?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
-0.2%
1 week
-1.0%
1 month
+0.7%
3 months
+14.7%
6 months
-0.2%
Year to date
+7.4%
1 year
+16.0%
Day range
$877.06$896.60
52-week range
$722.11$996.84

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bullish

4 bullish · 3 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-1.8%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average+0.8%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+4.1%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)55.7Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)5.85Bearish
Bollinger band position20%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$878.50 / $880.13
Average price today$887.43
Volume228.8KAvg (90d) 1.07M
Turnover$203.05M
Turnover rate0.20%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.35vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.22%
Market cap$102.43B
Float market cap$102.26B
Shares outstanding116.39M
EPS (TTM)$38.55
P/E (TTM)23.46
P/B-24.16
Book value / share-$36.37
Earnings yield-1.03%
Dividend (TTM)$3.28 / shareYield 0.37%
Net profit (TTM)$4.49B
Net assets-$4.24B
30-day volatility27.1%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.27%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-27.2%-11.6% 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 MCK ranks on BeStock

Market value#154 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#118 of 283
Dividend yield#225 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#129 of 300
Dollar volume today#161 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: Q1, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$105.38B+7.7% YoY
Operating profit$1.42B+31.2% YoY
Net profit$1.03B+24.2% YoY
Diluted EPS$5.15-17.6% YoY
Free cash flow-$372.00M+66.4% YoY
Operating cash flow-$220.00M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$93.7BSep '24$95.3BDec '24$90.8BMar '25$97.8BJun '25$103.2BSep '25$106.2BDec '25$96.3BMar '26$105.4BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$287.0MSep '24$928.0MDec '24$1.3BMar '25$831.0MJun '25$1.2BSep '25$1.3BDec '25$1.9BMar '26$1.0BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin3.6%
Operating margin1.7%
Net margin1.1%
Return on assets5.4%
Current ratio0.89
Liabilities / assets101.5%
Cash & investments$5.16B
Total debt$11.41B
Net cash (debt)-$6.25B
Free cash flow / sales1.5%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2027/Q1

By business line

  • North American Pharmaceutical$86.77B 82.3%
  • Oncology & Multispecialty$14.22B 13.5%
  • Medical-Surgical Solutions$2.82B 2.7%
  • Prescription Technology Solutions$1.57B 1.5%
Average move on report day±4.5%last 16 reports
Closed higher7 of 1644% of the time
Best reaction+16.5%
Worst reaction-11.3%

Stock move on the day after each report

+10.6%2025/Q2-1.2%2025/Q3+0.5%2025/Q4-5.8%2026/Q1+1.7%2026/Q2+16.5%2026/Q3-2.5%2026/Q4-0.7%2027/Q1

"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 / earnings23.5x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 38th percentile, 5-year average 23.8x

#1792 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book-24.2x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 88th percentile, 5-year average -38.7x

Price / sales0.2x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 81st percentile, 5-year average 0.2x

#478 of 5140 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-13x8x29x50xSep '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$930.00
Price vs. fair value-5.5%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts12
Average target$1,000.73+13.9% vs. price
  • Buy 83%
  • Hold 17%
Low $905.00Now $878.59Avg $1,000.73High $1,080.00

Latest rating actions

  • 16 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $1,050.00
  • 15 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $1,050.00
  • 15 Sep 2026EvercoreBUY · PT $1,000.00
  • 2 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $1,050.00
  • 25 Aug 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $1,050.00

Ownership & positioning

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

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership91.9%-0.55 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,339-6 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)10 buys / 8 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.43% of floatDays to cover 3.0 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share20.4%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

5%20%35%50%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$177.79M (1 inflow days, 19 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.37%
Last dividend$0.94Ex-date 1 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$0.82
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.4620181.6020191.6620201.7820212.0220222.3220232.6620243.062025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 11.2% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • BofA Securities Maintains McKesson(MCK.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $1,050Market news · 2 Sep 2026
  • BofA Securities Maintains McKesson(MCK.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $1,050Market news · 16 Sep 2026
  • Evercore Maintains McKesson(MCK.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $1,000Market news · 15 Sep 2026
  • Morgan Stanley Maintains McKesson(MCK.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $977Market news · 26 Aug 2026
  • William Blair Maintains McKesson(MCK.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 26 Aug 2026
  • Barclays Maintains McKesson(MCK.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $1,000Market news · 19 Aug 2026

MCK stock: common questions

How is McKesson stock doing today?

$878.59 is the latest print for MCK, a move of -0.22% against yesterday's close of $880.50. Today's low and high so far: $877.06 and $896.60.

What is MCK worth in total?

Equity value comes to $102.43B at the current price. By that measure it is number 154 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is MCK expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 23.5 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $38.55). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 23.8, and today's level ranks in the 38th percentile of its own history.

Where does MCK sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $722.11 and the ceiling $996.84. Shares are 11.9% away from that ceiling.

Does MCK send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.37% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 1, 2026.

What is the analyst view on McKesson?

Of 12 analysts, 83% say buy, 17% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $1,000.73, with the most cautious at $905.00 and the most optimistic at $1,080.00.

What does McKesson do?

McKesson distributes drugs and medical supplies, and has a growing oncology and specialty-drug business.

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