Cencora, Inc.

NYSE:COR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$43.7b

Cencora Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Cencora has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 30.7%, while the Healthcare industry saw earnings growing at 6.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.2% per year. Cencora's return on equity is 193.1%, and it has net margins of 0.5%.

Key information

30.7%

Earnings growth rate

31.2%

EPS growth rate

Healthcare Industry Growth8.5%
Revenue growth rate10.2%
Return on equity193.1%
Net Margin0.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Cencora's (NYSE:COR) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Dec 05
Cencora's (NYSE:COR) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Recent updates

Cencora's (NYSE:COR) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Dec 05
Cencora's (NYSE:COR) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Cencora (NYSE:COR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.55

Nov 09
Cencora (NYSE:COR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.55

Why We're Not Concerned About Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Share Price

Oct 31
Why We're Not Concerned About Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Share Price

Here's Why We Think Cencora (NYSE:COR) Is Well Worth Watching

Oct 10
Here's Why We Think Cencora (NYSE:COR) Is Well Worth Watching

Here's Why Cencora (NYSE:COR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Sep 18
Here's Why Cencora (NYSE:COR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Cencora: Credentials To Die For, But Underlying Issues Make Case For 'Hold' Rating

Sep 18

Market Participants Recognise Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Earnings

Jul 16
Market Participants Recognise Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Earnings

Cencora: Potential Exists, But Ambiguous Valuations And Data Breach Risks Are Concerning

Jun 30

Are Investors Undervaluing Cencora, Inc. (NYSE:COR) By 43%?

Jun 28
Are Investors Undervaluing Cencora, Inc. (NYSE:COR) By 43%?

Here's Why Cencora (NYSE:COR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jun 09
Here's Why Cencora (NYSE:COR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Do Cencora's (NYSE:COR) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

May 21
Do Cencora's (NYSE:COR) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Investors Interested In Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Earnings

Apr 05
Investors Interested In Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Earnings

Cencora Remains Chronically Undervalued, With Material Growth Potential

Mar 25

Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 53% Above Its Share Price

Mar 18
Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 53% Above Its Share Price

Cencora (NYSE:COR) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Feb 25
Cencora (NYSE:COR) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Cencora (NYSE:COR) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Feb 07
Cencora (NYSE:COR) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Jan 05
Cencora, Inc.'s (NYSE:COR) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Cencora: Continued Economic Value On The Table Across All Investment Horizons

Jan 04

Cencora: New Name, Same Old Economic Leverage, Reiterate Buy

Oct 18

AmerisourceBergen: Great Company, Wrong Price (Rating Downgrade)

Jul 28

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Cencora makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:COR Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24293,9591,5095,6610
30 Jun 24283,8311,8565,5650
31 Mar 24276,5371,8525,4860
31 Dec 23271,5791,8675,4180
30 Sep 23262,1731,7455,3100
30 Jun 23254,4251,6895,1800
31 Mar 23247,5431,6175,0880
31 Dec 22241,8051,7294,9700
30 Sep 22238,5871,6994,8490
30 Jun 22236,3251,8424,8010
31 Mar 22229,6661,7274,5020
31 Dec 21221,1011,6144,0290
30 Sep 21213,9891,5403,5940
30 Jun 21204,321-3,7443,0620
31 Mar 21196,282-3,7472,8150
31 Dec 20194,546-3,2222,7790
30 Sep 20189,894-3,4092,7670
30 Jun 20186,2871,5702,7680
31 Mar 20186,1591,5822,7580
31 Dec 19182,0616492,6930
30 Sep 19179,5898552,6640
30 Jun 19177,2489562,5990
31 Mar 19175,1519302,5690
31 Dec 18172,8661,1902,5580
30 Sep 18167,9401,6582,4600
30 Jun 18163,7631,0812,3630
31 Mar 18159,3278552,2620
31 Dec 17155,4419792,1670
30 Sep 17153,1443642,1290
30 Jun 17151,5848552,0980
31 Mar 17149,7591,1542,0890
31 Dec 16148,3101,3462,0870
30 Sep 16146,8501,4282,0910
30 Jun 16144,7591,6432,1070
31 Mar 16142,1111,5082,0930
31 Dec 15139,0823912,0160
30 Sep 15135,962-1381,9080
30 Jun 15132,080-4311,8210
31 Mar 15128,195-6581,7060
31 Dec 14123,981351,6400
30 Sep 14119,5692821,5810
30 Jun 14112,4492671,4860
31 Mar 14104,0083441,4300
31 Dec 1396,0763681,3770

Quality Earnings: COR has a large one-off loss of $881.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: COR's current net profit margins (0.5%) are lower than last year (0.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: COR's earnings have grown significantly by 30.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: COR's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: COR had negative earnings growth (-13.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Healthcare industry average (10.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst COR's Return on Equity (193.11%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 23:22
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Analyst Sources

Cencora, Inc. is covered by 39 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Gregory BolanAvondale Partners
Eric ColdwellBaird