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Cencora
Cencora's revenue rose 9.3% in FY2025, to $321.3B, and net income rose 3.0% to $1.6B
Revenue rose 9.3% to $321.3B in FY2025, from $294.0B in FY2024. Net income rose 3.0% to $1.6B. U.S. Healthcare Solutions was the largest segment, at 91% of revenue.
Key facts
Cencora (NYSE: COR) reported revenue of $321.3B for fiscal 2025, the year ended Sep 30, 2025, up 9.3% from fiscal 2024. Net income was $1.6B, up 3.0%. In its latest 10-Q, for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $84.8B, up 5.1% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income was $764M. The largest piece by segment was U.S. Healthcare Solutions, at 91% of fiscal 2025 revenue. Sources: 10-K for fiscal 2025 (filed Nov 25, 2025) and 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Nov 25, 2025
Source: 10-Q filed Feb 4, 2026 · 10-Q filed May 6, 2026 · 10-Q filed Aug 5, 2026
How it makes money
By segment, FY2025
- LineAmountSharevs FY2024
- U.S. Healthcare Solutions$291.0B91%+9.7%
- International Healthcare Solutions$30.4B9%+6.1%
Source: 10-K FY2025, XBRL breakdown
By segment in FY2025: U.S. Healthcare Solutions (91%) and International Healthcare Solutions (9%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $321.3B.
Source: 10-K FY2025
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What changed last quarter
Comparing Q3 FY2026 (Apr to Jun 2026) compared with Q3 FY2025 (Apr to Jun 2025)
Each pair of bars shows the dollar amount for both quarters. Longer bar, more money. Bars in a group share one scale.
Q3 FY2026Q3 FY2025
Company
Source: Cencora 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 5, 2026
By segment
Source: Cencora 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 5, 2026
The bull case and the bear case
The bull case
- Revenue rose 9.3% in FY2025 to $321.3B, from $294.0B a year earlier. 10-K, FY2025
- Net income rose 3.0% in FY2025 to $1.6B, from $1.5B. 10-K, FY2025
- Operating cash flow rose 11.2% in FY2025 to $3.9B. 10-K, FY2025
- Diluted shares fell 2.5% in FY2025, so each share represents a larger slice of profit. 10-K, FY2025
The bear case
- Total debt rose 74.6% in FY2025 to $7.7B. 10-K, FY2025
- The company's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K. Risks common in this industry include regulation; pricing and reimbursement; competition. 10-K, Item 1A
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What the company does
Cencora is in the health care distributors industry, part of the health care sector. The SEC files it under Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries.
Cencora reports 2 segments: U.S. Healthcare Solutions and International Healthcare Solutions.
Its fiscal year ends in September; the latest, FY2025, ended Sep 30, 2025.
Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business
Risks common in this industry
These are general risks for companies in the health care distributors industry. They are not a summary of Cencora’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.
- RegulationApprovals, safety rules and government oversight shape what it can sell and how.
- Pricing and reimbursementPayers, insurers and governments influence what it can charge.
- CompetitionNew treatments, generics and rival products can take share.
- LitigationProduct liability and other legal claims can lead to costs.
- SupplyManufacturing and supplier problems can interrupt products.
Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)
Three years of key numbers
Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.
| US$ | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $262.2B | $294.0B | $321.3B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Operating cash flow | $3.9B | $3.5B | $3.9B |
| Cash & equivalents (year end) | $2.6B | $3.1B | $4.4B |
| Total debt (year end) | $4.8B | $4.4B | $7.7B |
| Diluted shares | 205M | 200M | 195M |
- Revenue: Total revenue for the fiscal year, as the company reports it on its income statement.
- Net income: Net income attributable to the company's shareholders, after all costs, interest and taxes.
- Operating cash flow: Cash the business brought in from its day-to-day operations during the year (cash flow statement).
- Cash & equivalents: Cash and short-term investments that count as cash equivalents on the balance sheet. Excludes longer-dated marketable securities.
- Total debt: Debt due within one year plus long-term debt, at carrying value.
- Diluted shares: Weighted average shares outstanding for the year, including the effect of options and stock awards.
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Explainers for this page
- Segment reporting
- Net debt and net cash
- Debt-to-equity ratio
- The cash flow statement
- Risk factors (Item 1A)
- Say-on-pay votes
- Accounts receivable and days sales outstanding
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About these numbers
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Aug 5, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 10-Q | May 6, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Feb 4, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| DEF 14A | Jan 22, 2026 | Mar 5, 2026 |
| 10-K | Nov 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
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Common questions about Cencora
How does Cencora make money?
Cencora's revenue was $321.3B in fiscal 2025. By segment in FY2025: U.S. Healthcare Solutions (91%) and International Healthcare Solutions (9%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $321.3B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Nov 25, 2025.
What was Cencora's revenue in fiscal 2025?
$321.3B of revenue for the fiscal year ended Sep 30, 2025, up 9.3% from $294.0B in fiscal 2024. Fiscal 2023 was $262.2B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Nov 25, 2025.
Is Cencora profitable?
Cencora reported net income of $1.6B for fiscal 2025, up 3.0% from $1.5B in fiscal 2024. That is a profit under US accounting rules (GAAP). In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, net income was $764M. The page's About these numbers section explains what is included. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Nov 25, 2025.
What did Cencora report in its latest quarterly filing?
Revenue was $84.8B in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 5.1% from $80.7B a year earlier. Net income was $764M, up 11.1% from $687M. Source: 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 5, 2026.
How much cash and debt does Cencora have?
Cencora had $2.8B in cash and cash equivalents and $11.7B of total debt on Jun 30, 2026. Total debt here is debt due within one year plus long-term debt, at carrying value. Source: 10-Q filed Aug 5, 2026.
What are the main risks Cencora faces?
Cencora's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Nov 25, 2025. Risks that are common among companies in the health care distributors industry include Regulation; pricing and reimbursement; competition; litigation; supply. The first: Approvals, safety rules and government oversight shape what it can sell and how. Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors.
Where do these Cencora numbers come from?
From Cencora's own SEC filings: the 10-K for fiscal 2025 (filed Nov 25, 2025) and the 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026), read through the SEC's public XBRL data. Each number on this page links to its filing. Methodology explains how fiscal years and missing numbers are handled.
Tracked funds that report owning Cencora
- Citadel Advisors: 1,366,647 shares, reported value $386.7M at Jun 30, 2026 (+71.3% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Sep 2, 2026.
- Millennium Management: 950,479 shares, reported value $269.0M at Jun 30, 2026 (+153.6% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Point72 Asset Management: 604,746 shares, reported value $171.1M at Jun 30, 2026 (+53.4% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Bridgewater Associates: 34,045 shares, reported value $9.6M at Jun 30, 2026 (+139.3% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Renaissance Technologies: 23,620 shares, reported value $6.7M at Jun 30, 2026 (new in this filing). Form 13F filed Aug 13, 2026.
- Two Sigma Investments: 22,228 shares, reported value $6.3M at Jun 30, 2026 (−3.6% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
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Disclosures
- Editor holdings in COR
- The editor holds no position in Cencora (COR). As of Nov 11, 2026.
- Trading rule
- The editor does not buy or sell COR from 3 days before to 3 days after this page is published or substantively updated.
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- Sources
- The company's SEC filings, linked next to each number or, for charts, in the source line under them.
- Last updated
- Nov 3, 2026
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