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McKesson MCK Return on assets

Return on assets at other companies

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24.5%+10.1pp
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2.9%-0.3pp
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2.7%-0.2pp
Viatris logo
ViatrisVTRS
-0.8%-0.4pp
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2.2%-0.6pp
CVS Health logo
CVS HealthCVS
1.2%-0.9pp

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 return on assets?
McKesson (MCK) reported return on assets of 6% in Q1 2026.
How has McKesson's return on assets changed year-over-year?
McKesson's return on assets increased by 30.9% year-over-year, from 4.6% to 6%.
What is the long-term trend for McKesson's return on assets?
Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), McKesson's return on assets has grown at a 17.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -11.2% to 20.9%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.