Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026

Fundamental analysis of Cencora, Inc.

COR · NYSE · Healthcare

Fundamental quality

REASONABLE

57

out of 100

Cencora, Inc. earns a fundamental-quality score of 57 out of 100, profiling it as a company of reasonable quality. Its score rests mainly on its growth (revenue +10.5%/yr). Its weakest area is its financial strength (net debt 2.68× EBITDA). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.

What the company does

Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen) is another of the three giants of US pharmaceutical distribution, especially strong in specialty drugs: oncology and expensive, delicate therapies demanding precision logistics. Walgreens was for years its partner and anchor shareholder.

What will shape its future

  • Specialty-drug growth, the most profitable part of the distribution river.
  • Its international expansion, unusual in a very domestic industry.
  • Penny margins: any change in the US drug supply chain touches it.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
66

EPS growth: 13.5% · Revenue growth: 10.5%

II.Profitability
48

Net margin: 0.8% · ROE: 75% · ROIC: 14.9%

III.Financial health
46

Net debt/EBITDA: 2.68x · FCF: 0.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026

The score includes +4 for dividend strength: 17 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.

The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its growth weighs in its favor, while its financial strength drags it down the most.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 57 Healthcare companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 13%
ROEbeats 92%
Growthbeats 63%
Cash generationbeats 4%
Less debtbeats 39%

Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.

Key concepts

What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow

Cencora, Inc. strengths

  • Reasonable return on capital: its ROE (75%) is inflated by buybacks, but ROIC —which strips that out— is 14.9%.
  • It has turned profitable after years of losses.
  • Revenue rising without interruption since 2020.
  • Growing earnings per share (13.5% annualized).

Cencora, Inc. risks and weaknesses

  • Its net debt has grown over the period.
  • Thin margins (net margin of 0.8%), little cushion for setbacks.

Cencora, Inc. historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
2020189,894-3,4091,837-580
2021213,9891,5402,2283,837
2022238,5871,6992,2072,315
2023262,1731,7453,4532,195
2024293,9591,5092,9981,255
2025321,3331,5543,2073,305

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $189,894M to $321,333M (+69%) and net income went from -$3,409M to $1,554M (+146%).

Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.

Latest results

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the half-year ended March 31, 2026, versus the half-year ended March 31, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+4.7%
  • Net income+82.4%

Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.

Dividend

$2.2

per share, yearly

28.1% of earnings

Payout

at least 17 straight years raising it

Growth

That is what we can verify in the SEC filings, whose structured data only starts in 2008 and which many companies begin tagging later. The real streak may be considerably longer.

The dividend yield depends on today's price. Compute it in the analyzer → · See all dividend-paying stocks →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Cencora, Inc. a good company to invest in?

In terms of business quality, Cencora, Inc. scores 57 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of reasonable quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.

Is Cencora, Inc. a profitable company?

Cencora, Inc. is profitable, with a net margin of 0.8%, though a thin one.

Does Cencora, Inc. have a lot of debt?

A moderate level: its net debt is 2.68 times its EBITDA.

Is Cencora, Inc. growing?

Its revenue has grown 10.5% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 13.5%, and without interruption since 2020.

Does Cencora, Inc. generate cash?

Yes. It converts about 0.5% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.

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