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Cencora COR Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$78.4B+3.9%
Gross profit$3.6B+17.3%
Operating income$1.1B+10.3%
Net income$1.6B+129%
EPS (diluted)$8.40+128%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.2B+10.0%
Total debt$12.2B+71.9%
Total equity$3.4B+235%
Total assets$81.7B+14.7%

Cash flow

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CapEx$165.6M+28.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$53.91B+13.4%
Enterprise value$63.92B+20.6%
P/E15×+3.0×
P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin3.8%+0.4pp
Operating margin0.8%0.0pp
Net margin0.6%-0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity130.6%-99.8pp
Debt / equity3.6×-3.4×
Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cencora’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Cencora’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cencora's return on invested capital?
Cencora (COR) reported return on invested capital of 21.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Cencora's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Cencora's return on invested capital decreased by 47.6% year-over-year, from 40.4% to 21.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Cencora's return on invested capital?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Cencora's return on invested capital has grown at a -15.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 260.6% to 186.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.