Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries · SIC 5122

Cencora, Inc.

COR

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Latest revenue

$78.36B

as of 2026-03-31

Latest net income

$1.64B

as of 2026-03-31

Net margin

2.1%

as of 2026-03-31

Price · 5Y

+21.2% / yr 7.4 pts / yr vs S&P 500 160.6% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$274.91
3.57%
Market cap
$53.49B
Enterprise value
$59.66B
P/E (trailing)
34.4×
Forward P/E
P/B
28.03×
Dividend yield
0.9%
52-wk high
$377.54
52-wk low
$244.82
Beta
Shares out
194.6M

5-year trend

What this company does

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Cencora is one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in the US, buying drugs from manufacturers and distributing them to pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics. The company generates nearly all of its $86 billion quarterly revenue from drug distribution, earning thin margins (roughly 3.6% gross) on massive volumes. Cencora just reorganized into U.S. Healthcare Solutions and International Healthcare Solutions segments and is exploring strategic alternatives for MWI Animal Health, Profarma, and parts of PharmaLex, signaling a portfolio cleanup toward core human-health distribution.

Generated from COR's filing dated 2025-11-25

Key risks

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  • Opioid litigation overhang: $3.87 billion accrued litigation liability remains on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2025.
  • Asset impairments: $249.5 million goodwill/asset impairment charge taken this quarter, signaling potential weakness in recently reorganized 'Other' segment businesses under strategic review.
  • Thin margins amplify risk: gross margin only 3.6% on $85.9B revenue; small disruptions in drug pricing or customer mix can materially hit earnings.

Generated from COR's filing dated 2025-11-25

Profitability

Gross margin

3.6%

6.0%

Operating margin

0.8%

10.5%

Net margin

0.5%

5.8%

Return on equity

103.1%

55.9%

Return on assets

2.0%

9.8%

Leverage

Debt / equity

49.79×

51.6%

Long-term debt / equity

5.00×

15.2%

Debt / assets

98.0%

1.0%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$78.36B+3.8%$1.64B+128.6%2.1%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$85.93B+5.5%$559.6M+14.5%0.7%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$83.73B+5.9%$-339.7M-10144.5%-0.4%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$80.66B+8.7%$687.4M+42.2%0.9%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$75.45B+10.3%$717.9M+70.6%1.0%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$81.49B+12.8%$488.6M-18.8%0.6%

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$79.05B$3.4M0.0%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$74.24B+10.9%$483.5M+0.8%0.7%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$42.4M

Net activity

−$42.4M

Distinct insiders

5

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-02-20

Robert P. Mauch

President & CEO

Sale3,762$358.94$1.4M
2026-02-18

Robert P. Mauch

President & CEO

Sale1,333$359.46$479.2K
2026-01-20

Robert P. Mauch

President & CEO

Sale5,096$354.73$1.8M
2025-12-19

Silvana Battaglia

Executive Vice President

Sale1,677$345.00$578.6K
2025-12-19

Elizabeth S Campbell

Executive Vice President

Sale3,351$342.10$1.1M
2025-12-18

Robert P. Mauch

President & CEO

Sale5,096$343.45$1.8M
2025-12-17

Lazarus Krikorian

SVP & Chief Accounting Officer

Sale4,031$343.24$1.4M

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns COR

Institutional value

$12.38B

Total shares held

42.9M

Distinct holders

762

As of

2026-03-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1Boston Partners4.5M$1.41BNew
2Invesco Ltd.4.0M$1.25BNew
3DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.5M$486.6MNew
4Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.1.4M$427.1MNew
5WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN1.3M$418.7MNew
6Legal & General Group Plc1.3M$412.4MNew
7Mawer Investment Management Ltd.1.0M$323.9MNew
8Bank of New York Mellon Corp1.0M$323.0MNew
9DEUTSCHE BANK AG\891.1K$279.9MNew
10Nuveen, LLC845.5K$265.6MNew
11Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.803.5K$252.4MNew
12UBS Group AG773.0K$242.8MNew
13FEDERATED HERMES, INC.749.6K$235.5MNew
14National Pension Service709.8K$223.0MNew
15TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC704.1K$221.2MNew
16Swedbank AB594.7K$186.8MNew
17HSBC HOLDINGS PLC557.5K$175.0MNew
18Swiss National Bank540.9K$169.9MNew
19ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC502.9K$158.0MNew
20BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS501.1K$157.4MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

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  1. 1

    Operating cash flow was negative $2.3B with inventories up $3.5B sequentially—what specific manufacturer or GLP-1 dynamics drove this build, and when does it reverse?

  2. 2

    You booked a $249M goodwill/asset impairment this quarter—which reporting unit, and what assumptions changed versus the prior fair value test?

  3. 3

    DSA expenses jumped 22% YoY to $1.80B, far outpacing 5.5% revenue growth—how much is sustainable run-rate versus one-time, and what's the FY26 margin trajectory?

Refreshed when COR files a new report · last from 2025-11-25