McKesson Corporation (MCK) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 212 Healthcare companies.
McKesson Corporation (MCK) scores 7.0 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on solvency, and profitability is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for MCK stands at 7.0 out of 10 as of October 19, 2026, which puts McKesson Corporation in the high quality band. Businesses in this band tend to combine good returns with a sound balance sheet, even if one pillar lags the others. It rolls McKesson Corporation’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Set against 212 Healthcare companies, McKesson Corporation lands at the 91st percentile, near the very top of the group. The median across the group is 4.4, and the top quarter begins at 6.0, so McKesson Corporation is well above the typical company here.
McKesson Corporation’s profitability score is 4.8 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 2.7 among 210 Healthcare companies, that is well above the group and the 70th percentile. An average profitability reading usually means the company earns a fair return without obvious pricing power, so the other pillars decide more of the story.
On solvency, McKesson Corporation scores 8.7, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 6.5 across 150 Healthcare companies, which places it well above them, at the 74th percentile. Balance sheet strength like this rarely makes headlines, but it is what lets a company keep investing when credit gets expensive.
Growth scores 8.0 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 107 Healthcare companies is 4.9, so McKesson Corporation is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 85th percentile. Growth at this level is valuable when it is sustained, and the predictability pillar is the place to check whether it has been steady.
McKesson Corporation’s efficiency score is 8.1 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.0 among 200 Healthcare companies, that is well above the group and the 79th percentile. A strong efficiency reading usually shows up as healthy cash conversion: reported profit arriving as real cash rather than staying on the balance sheet.
McKesson Corporation’s predictability score is 6.3 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 3.4 among 207 Healthcare companies, that is well above the group and the 85th percentile. Middling predictability suggests some volatility in the record, enough to read the other pillars with a little caution.
The gap between McKesson Corporation’s best and worst pillar is wide: solvency at 8.7 against profitability at 4.8, 3.9 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with solvency is a defensive strength: it protects the business more than it grows it. Weak profitability can be cyclical, so it helps to know whether margins are at a low point or a long-run level.
McKesson Corporation has no pillar below the median of Healthcare companies, which leaves little room to rise. Its exposure is to slippage instead, and profitability carries the most weight: one point less there would mean an overall of roughly 6.8 rather than 7.0. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and McKesson Corporation has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Healthcare companies below are nearest to McKesson Corporation by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading McKesson Corporation scores 7.0 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
McKesson Corporation ranks at the 91st percentile of the 212 Healthcare companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.0, against McKesson Corporation’s 7.0.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for MCK are in the app.
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