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Cencora (COR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$261.16 +5.50 (+2.15%)
Closing price 05/8/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$261.40 +0.24 (+0.09%)
As of 05/8/2026 07:45 PM Eastern
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About Cencora Stock (NYSE:COR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$254.00
$266.38
50-Day Range
$253.20
$372.90
52-Week Range
$244.82
$377.54
Volume
2.67 million shs
Average Volume
1.85 million shs
Market Capitalization
$50.80 billion
P/E Ratio
20.03
Dividend Yield
0.92%
Price Target
$388.42
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Cencora Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

COR MarketRank™: 

Cencora scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 857 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Cencora has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Cencora has a consensus price target of $388.42, representing about 48.7% upside from its current price of $261.16.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cencora has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Cencora's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Cencora are expected to grow by 10.72% in the coming year, from $17.73 to $19.63 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cencora is 20.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.24.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cencora is 20.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 21.19.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Cencora has a PEG Ratio of 1.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cencora has a P/B Ratio of 14.17. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.50% of the float of Cencora has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cencora has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.11.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cencora has recently decreased by 6.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cencora has a dividend yield of 0.92%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Cencora has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Cencora is 18.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Cencora will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.23% next year. This indicates that Cencora will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Cencora's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Cencora has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 50 news articles for Cencora this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    11 people have searched for COR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 22% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    14 people have added Cencora to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Cencora insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.38% of the stock of Cencora is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.52% of the stock of Cencora is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Cencora's insider trading history.
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COR Stock News Headlines

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COR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cencora's stock was trading at $338.07 at the start of the year. Since then, COR stock has decreased by 22.8% and is now trading at $261.1580.

Cencora, Inc. (NYSE:COR) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The company reported $4.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.82 by $0.07. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Cencora subsidiaries include Alliance Healthcare, H. D. Smith, St. Francis Group, PharMEDium Healthcare, MWI Veterinary Supply, World Courier, IntrinsiQ, and more.

Cencora's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.80%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.62%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.53%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc, Steven H Collis, Robert P Mauch, Robert P Mauch, Elizabeth S Campbell, Dermot Mark Durcan, Lazarus Krikorian, Silvana Battaglia, Gina Clark, Gina Clark, Leslie E Donato and Leslie E Donato.
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Shares of COR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cencora investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/2 Dividend
2/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/2 Dividend
2/13/2026
Dividend Payable
3/02/2026
Last Earnings
5/06/2026
Today
5/10/2026
Record date for 6/1 Dividend
5/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend
5/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/01/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
Medical Services
Sub-Industry
Health Care Distributors
Current Symbol
NYSE:COR
CIK
1140859
Employees
51,000
Year Founded
2001

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$440.00
Low Price Target
$339.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+48.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$13.04
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.03
Forward P/E Ratio
14.73
P/E Growth
1.21
Net Income
$1.55 billion
Net Margins
0.78%
Pretax Margin
1.07%
Return on Equity
135.20%
Return on Assets
4.20%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.40
Current Ratio
0.95
Quick Ratio
0.51

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$321.33 billion
Price / Sales
0.16
Cash Flow
$21.62 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.08
Book Value
$18.43 per share
Price / Book
14.17

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
194,530,000
Free Float
193,792,000
Market Cap
$50.80 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.64

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This page (NYSE:COR) was last updated on 5/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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