McKesson Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

McKesson is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.49%.

Key information

0.5%

Dividend yield

4.5%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield5.0%
Future Dividend Yield0.5%
Dividend Growth-0.3%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$2.840
Payout ratio13%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK)

Dec 19
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK)

McKesson's (NYSE:MCK) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Nov 14
McKesson's (NYSE:MCK) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

McKesson: Q2 FY2025 Earnings, Growing U.S. Oncology Network

Nov 09

McKesson Corporation: A Defensive Healthcare Value Stock Without A Patent Cliff

Oct 09

McKesson: The Correction Is Not Over

Sep 10

McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Aug 22
McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

McKesson Corporation: An Interesting Health Giant With A Hidden Gem

Jul 04

With McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

May 09
With McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Is McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) Trading At A 43% Discount?

Mar 14
Is McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) Trading At A 43% Discount?

McKesson: GLP-1 Contributed More Than 1/3 Of Growth

Feb 19

McKesson's (NYSE:MCK) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Feb 16
McKesson's (NYSE:MCK) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Investor Optimism Abounds McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) But Growth Is Lacking

Jan 29
Investor Optimism Abounds McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) But Growth Is Lacking

McKesson: Why The Company Is Too Richly Valued

Jan 19

McKesson: GLP-1 Medications Tailwinds And Massive Share Repurchase

Nov 08

McKesson: Still Trading For A Huge Discount

Sep 06

McKesson: Outlook Remains Positive, I Reiterate My Buy Recommendation

Jun 28

McKesson Corporation: Looking Forward To Long-Term Low-Teens EPS Growth

Feb 08

McKesson Non-GAAP EPS of $6.90 beats by $0.54, revenue of $70.5B misses by $480M

Feb 01

5 Reasons Why I Am Considering Adding McKesson To My Portfolio

Dec 27

McKesson Corporation: Still Trading Below Intrinsic Value

Dec 13

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: MCK is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.

Growing Dividend: MCK is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.


Dividend Yield vs Market

McKesson Dividend Yield vs Market
How does MCK dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (MCK)0.5%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Healthcare)1.8%
Analyst forecast (MCK) (up to 3 years)0.5%

Notable Dividend: MCK's dividend (0.49%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: MCK's dividend (0.49%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.52%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: MCK is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: MCK is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/15 19:20
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/15 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

McKesson Corporation is covered by 42 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