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McKesson MCK Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$96.3B+6.0%
Gross profit$4.0B+11.1%
Operating income$2.2B+35.1%
Net income$1.7B+33.5%
EPS (diluted)$13.65+37.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.0B-33.3%
Total debt$2.3B-74.2%
Total equity-$2.2B-4.7%
Total assets$82.3B+9.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.4B-55.9%
CapEx$111.0M-34.3%
Free cash flow$3.3B-56.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$87.88B+25.7%
Enterprise value$86.18B+19.6%
P/E18.5×-2.8×
P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin3.6%-0.1pp
Operating margin1.5%+0.3pp
Net margin1.2%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity36%
Debt / equity
Current ratio0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from McKesson’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: McKesson’s 10-K, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is McKesson's free cash flow yield?
McKesson (MCK) reported free cash flow yield of 5.4% in Q1 2026.
How has McKesson's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
McKesson's free cash flow yield decreased by 18.0% year-over-year, from 6.6% to 5.4%.
What is the long-term trend for McKesson's free cash flow yield?
Over 2 years (2022 to 2026), McKesson's free cash flow yield has grown at a -21.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 46.8% to 28.5%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.