MCK Analysis — TradeApes

MCKESSON CORP (MCK)

Industrials

$874.72 close · Apr 09, 2026

↓ Mild Discount (70/100)

Health Score

Out of 100

Healthy

Pillar Scores

Financial Strength 60

Operating Trend 60

Valuation 55

Capital Allocation 55

Risk 80

Positives

↑ Low leverage — net debt/EBITDA below 1× +2.5

↑ Free cash flow positive — business generates real spendable cash +2.5

↑ High ROIC — above 20%, excellent return on invested capital +2.5

Concerns

↓ Weak liquidity — current assets below current liabilities -2.5

Signal contribution: +9.6 from strengths -2.5 from concerns

Health Score Trend 8 snapshots

Financials

TTM Financials

Revenue ?Total sales generated from the company's primary business activities over the trailing twelve months.	397.96B
Gross Profit ?Revenue minus cost of goods sold. What remains before operating expenses — reflects pricing power and production efficiency.	14.15B
Operating Income ?Profit from core business operations after all operating expenses (EBIT). Excludes interest and taxes.	5.65B
Net Income ?Bottom-line profit after all expenses, interest, and taxes are deducted from revenue.	4.34B
Free Cash Flow ?Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The actual cash the business generates after maintaining its assets — the truest measure of profitability.	6.01B
EBITDA ?Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation & amortization. A proxy for operating cash earnings that strips out accounting and financing differences.	5.97B
Total Debt ?Combined short-term and long-term interest-bearing debt obligations. Compare against cash and earnings to gauge leverage risk.	6.56B
Cash & Equivalents ?Highly liquid assets on hand — cash, money market funds, and short-term securities. The company's immediate financial cushion.	2.96B

Valuation

Market Cap	108.20B
Enterprise Value	111.80B
EV / Revenue	0.3x
EV / EBITDA	18.7x
P/E (TTM)	24.9x
Forward P/E (extrapolated)	17.3x
PEG	0.1x
P/FCF	18.0x
FCF Yield	5.6%

DCF Fair Value Range (base CAGR: 13.2%)

Bear

$1,089.79

Base

$1,596.14

Bull

$2,306.64

Bear $1,090 Current $874.72 (below range) Bull $2,307

Market is pricing in 2.9% FCF growth annually — base model assumes 13.2%

Key Metrics

Gross Margin ?Gross profit as a % of revenue. Measures how efficiently the company produces its goods or services — higher is better.	3.6%
EBITDA Margin ?EBITDA as a % of revenue. Shows core operating profitability before accounting adjustments — useful for comparing across industries.	1.5%
Net Margin ?Net income as a % of revenue. The ultimate measure of overall profitability after every expense, interest payment, and tax is accounted for.	1.1%
FCF Margin ?Free cash flow as a % of revenue. Shows how much of each dollar of revenue converts into real, spendable cash.	1.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY) ?Year-over-year change in total revenue. Measures business momentum — sustained growth above 15% is typically considered strong.	48.4%
Net Income Growth (YoY) ?Year-over-year change in net income. Shows whether profits are growing faster or slower than revenue — a key indicator of improving or deteriorating quality.	113.3%
Piotroski F-Score ?Score from 0–9 measuring financial strength across profitability, leverage, and efficiency signals. 8–9 = strong, 0–2 = distressed.	6 / 9
Altman Z-Score ?Bankruptcy risk model. Above 2.99 = safe zone, 1.81–2.99 = grey zone, below 1.81 = distress signal. Most useful for manufacturing companies.	—

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Quarterly Financials

Metric	Q3 '26	Q2 '26	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25	Q4 '24	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25	Q4 '24
Revenue ?Total quarterly sales from primary business operations.	106.16B	103.15B	97.83B	90.82B	95.29B	93.65B	79.28B	—	80.90B	77.22B	74.48B	—
Gross Profit ?Quarterly revenue minus cost of goods sold.	3.69B	3.54B	3.28B	3.64B	3.28B	3.25B	3.15B	—	3.15B	3.07B	3.02B	—
Operating Income ?Quarterly profit from core operations before interest and taxes (EBIT).	1.62B	1.41B	1.04B	1.59B	1.22B	578.0M	1.03B	—	642.0M	951.0M	1.10B	—
Net Income ?Quarterly bottom-line profit after all expenses and taxes.	1.19B	1.11B	784.0M	1.26B	879.0M	241.0M	915.0M	—	589.0M	664.0M	958.0M	—
FCF ?Quarterly free cash flow: operating cash minus capital expenditures.	—	—	-1.03B	7.03B	—	—	-1.49B	—	—	—	-1.13B	—

Revenue & Free Cash Flow

Market Cap vs. DCF Fair Value Band

Shaded region = bear-to-bull DCF range. Line = actual market cap.

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