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Cencora, Inc. (COR)

Healthcare | Medical Distribution | Conshohocken, United States | NYSE
322.03 USD +0.80 (0.249%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 320.00 -2.03 (-2.030%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:44 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:01 a.m. EDT

Cencora presents a compelling long-term case anchored by a dominant market position in medical distribution and a nine-year price trajectory that has nearly tripled in value. The business generates strong free cash flow and maintains a low payout ratio, ensuring dividend safety even if the yield remains modest. Valuation is attractive relative to sales, yet the balance sheet carries elevated leverage that prevents a top-tier rating. Short-term momentum is mixed; while the stock trades above its fifty-day average, it remains suppressed against the two-hundred-day line, creating a consolidation zone. Options flow confirms a bullish sentiment among retail and institutional traders, betting on a breakout from this range. The recent miss on earnings estimates adds noise, but the structural growth and cash generation suggest the market is pricing in a recovery rather than a decline.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.077802
AutoETS0.078649
MSTL0.081026
AutoTheta0.098882

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 5.01
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.315
Excess Kurtosis 0.16
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 446.516
Revenue per Share 1715.734
Market Cap 61,452,070,912
Trailing P/E 23.92
Forward P/E 16.27
Beta 0.57
Profit Margins 0.79%
Previous Name AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Website https://www.cencora.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:01 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with a distinct bullish skew. Call open interest significantly outweighs put open interest across most expirations, particularly in the January 2027 timeframe where call volume dominates. While implied volatility remains moderate, the concentration of open interest at strikes above the current price (350, 380, 430) suggests a floor is being established near current levels with expectations for a move higher. Put activity is concentrated at lower strikes, indicating limited hedging demand compared to speculative call buying.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 0.76% 0.84% 1.43%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.60000 0.191192
2026-05-15 0.60000 0.232820
2026-02-13 0.60000 0.166283
2025-11-14 0.60000 0.165773
2025-08-15 0.55000 0.187829
2025-05-16 0.55000 0.189511
2025-02-14 0.55000 0.226683
2024-11-15 0.55000 0.228938
2024-08-09 0.51000 0.214493
2024-05-09 0.51000 0.227587
2024-02-08 0.51000 0.221431
2023-11-10 0.51000 0.258136
2023-08-10 0.48500 0.259317
2023-05-11 0.48500 0.282898
2023-02-09 0.48500 0.312863
2022-11-10 0.48500 0.312903
2022-08-12 0.46000 0.305648
2022-05-13 0.46000 0.300870
2022-02-11 0.46000 0.328009
2021-12-01 1.27000 1.113254
2021-11-12 0.46000 0.367002
2021-09-29 1.27000 1.036735
2021-08-13 0.44000 0.367985
2021-06-29 1.27000 1.109752
2021-05-14 0.44000 0.377618
2021-03-30 1.23000 1.033093
2021-02-11 0.44000 0.420932
2020-12-30 1.23000 1.268564
2020-11-13 0.44000 0.406955
2020-09-29 1.22000 1.268719
2020-08-14 0.42000 0.404819
2020-06-29 1.22000 1.232448
2020-05-15 0.42000 0.489796
2020-03-30 1.22000 1.384790
2020-02-13 0.42000 0.444350
2019-12-30 1.22000 1.458632
2019-11-15 0.40000 0.458190
2019-09-27 1.22000 1.507289
2019-08-16 0.40000 0.457980
2019-06-27 1.22000 1.424734
2019-05-17 0.40000 0.514602
2019-03-28 1.10000 1.412248
2019-02-15 0.40000 0.461574
2018-11-16 0.40000 0.450704
2018-08-17 0.38000 0.433197
2018-05-18 0.38000 0.448272
2018-02-16 0.38000 0.382294
2017-11-17 0.38000 0.481989
2017-08-17 0.36500 0.456592
2017-05-18 0.36500 0.421040
2017-02-16 0.36500 0.404119
2016-11-17 0.36500 0.455339
2016-08-18 0.34000 0.382151
2016-05-19 0.34000 0.453031
2016-02-18 0.34000 0.392202
2015-11-12 0.34000 0.350841
2015-08-13 0.29000 0.279168
2015-05-14 0.29000 0.252922
2015-02-12 0.29000 0.290494
2014-11-13 0.29000 0.325550
2014-08-14 0.23500 0.306708
2014-05-15 0.23500 0.348148
2014-02-13 0.23500 0.346148
2013-11-14 0.23500 0.339497
2013-08-15 0.21000 0.366684
2013-05-16 0.21000 0.386029
2013-02-13 0.21000 0.450257
2012-11-15 0.21000 0.522908
2012-08-17 0.13000 0.346297
2012-05-17 0.13000 0.356751
2012-02-15 0.13000 0.354127
2011-11-17 0.13000 0.346482
2011-08-18 0.11500 0.305121
2011-05-20 0.11500 0.276509
2011-02-16 0.10000 0.274952
2010-11-18 0.10000 0.318066
2010-08-20 0.08000 0.276625
2010-05-20 0.08000 0.260756
2010-02-10 0.08000 0.294226
2009-11-19 0.08000 0.330442
2009-08-20 0.06000 0.285714
2009-05-14 0.05000 0.279877
2009-02-12 0.05000 0.264271
2008-11-20 0.05000 0.363901
2008-08-14 0.03750 0.177809
2008-05-15 0.03750 0.182793
2008-02-13 0.03750 0.169147
2007-11-15 0.03750 0.169033
2007-08-16 0.02500 0.112613
2007-08-01 0.69850 3.027085
2007-05-17 0.02500 0.098425
2007-02-23 0.02500 0.090893
2006-11-16 0.02500 0.105552
2006-08-17 0.01250 0.057366
2006-05-18 0.01250 0.057274
2006-02-15 0.01250 0.056922
2005-11-22 0.01250 0.063091
2005-08-18 0.00625 0.034402
2005-05-19 0.00625 0.037844
2005-02-16 0.00625 0.040830
2004-11-18 0.00625 0.043000
2004-08-19 0.00625 0.047619
2004-05-14 0.00625 0.042394
2004-02-11 0.00625 0.043860
2003-11-13 0.00625 0.038491
2003-08-14 0.00625 0.040499
2003-05-15 0.00625 0.041125
2003-02-12 0.00625 0.045620
2002-11-14 0.00625 0.039185
2002-08-15 0.00625 0.036070
2002-05-16 0.00625 0.032877
2002-02-19 0.00625 0.039364
2001-11-15 0.00625 0.045094
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.4
dividendYield 0.75
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.35
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.00731563
lastDividendValue 0.6
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-08-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.09218252
Address1 1 West First Avenue
All Time High 377.54
All Time Low 2.46875
Ask 324.5
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 970,120
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,458,557
Average Volume 1,458,557
Average Volume10Days 970,120
Beta 0.573
Bid 322.18
Bid Size 80
Board Risk 2
Book Value 15.988
City Conshohocken
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 322.03
Current Ratio 0.935
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 323.74
Day Low 320.39
Debt To Equity 446.516
Display Name Cencora
Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Dividend Rate 2.4
Dividend Yield 0.75
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,933,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,933,000
Earnings Growth 0.119
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.111
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,795,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,795,400
Ebitda 5,546,476,032
Ebitda Margins 0.01667
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.213
Enterprise To Revenue 0.22
Enterprise Value 73,287,958,528
Eps Current Year 17.85252
Eps Forward 19.78806
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 13.46
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 306.8352
Fifty Day Average Change 15.194794
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.049521025
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 9.218252
Fifty Two Week High 377.54
Fifty Two Week High Change -55.51001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1470308
Fifty Two Week Low 244.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 77.20999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.31537452
Fifty Two Week Range 244.82 - 377.54
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 797,002,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.99
Float Shares 180,245,799
Forward Eps 19.78806
Forward P E 16.273956
Free Cashflow 2,043,314,048
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 47,000
Fullday Change 0.799988
Fullday Change Percent 0.249039
Fullday Price 320.0
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.03961
Gross Profits 13,181,676,544
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.04303
Held Percent Institutions 0.99637
Implied Shares Outstanding 190,827,165
Industry Medical Distribution
Industry Disp Medical Distribution
Industry Key medical-distribution
Ir Website http://www.amerisourcebergen.com/investor/phoenix.zhtml?c=61181&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 0.6
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,245,110,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Cencora, Inc. sources and distributes pharmaceutical products in the United States and internationally. The company's U.S. Healthcare Solutions segment distributes generic and injectable pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, home healthcare supplies and equipment, and related services to acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, medical clinics, long-term care and alternate site pharmacies, and other customers; distributes plasma and other blood products, vaccines, and other specialty pharmaceutical products; provides pharmacy management, staffing, and other consulting services; supply management software to retail and institutional healthcare providers; packaging solutions to institutional and retail healthcare providers; clinical trial support, product post-approval, and commercialization support services; data analytics, outcomes research, and other services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturers; pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, micro feed ingredients, and other products to the companion animal and production animal markets; sales force services to manufacturers; and offers other services to physicians who specialize in various disease states, such as oncology, as well as to other healthcare providers, including hospitals and dialysis clinics. Its International Healthcare Solutions segment provides international pharmaceutical wholesale and related service, and global commercialization services; distributes pharmaceuticals, other healthcare products, and related services to pharmacies, doctors, health centers, and hospitals; and offers specialty transportation and logistics services for the biopharmaceutical industry. The company was formerly known as AmerisourceBergen Corporation and changed its name to Cencora, Inc. in August 2023. Cencora, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Cencora, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 61,452,070,912
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_24809
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common 2,624,793,088
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 61,299,410,212
Number Of Analyst Opinions 13
Open 322.3
Operating Cashflow 4,820,946,944
Operating Margins 0.014149999
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.1745
Peg Ratio 0.67
Phone 610 727 7000
Post Market Change -2.0299988
Post Market Change Percent -0.6303757
Post Market Price 320.0
Post Market Time 1,787,960,677
Prev Name AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Previous Close 321.23
Price Eps Current Year 18.03835
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 20.141981
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.18466757
Profit Margins 0.00789
Quick Ratio 0.477
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.799988
Regular Market Change Percent 0.249039
Regular Market Day High 323.74
Regular Market Day Low 320.39
Regular Market Day Range 320.39 - 323.74
Regular Market Open 322.3
Regular Market Previous Close 321.23
Regular Market Price 322.03
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 625,238
Return On Assets 0.03559
Return On Equity 0.96871
Revenue Growth 0.051
Revenue Per Share 1,715.734
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 190,827,165
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.024300002
Shares Short 4,643,250
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 5,872,438
Short Name Cencora, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0277
Short Ratio 3.03
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol COR
Target High Price 430.0
Target Low Price 330.0
Target Mean Price 369.30768
Target Median Price 370.0
Total Cash 2,815,290,880
Total Cash Per Share 14.753
Total Debt 14,463,047,680
Total Revenue 332,771,328,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.35
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.00731563
Trailing Eps 13.46
Trailing P E 23.924963
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.6726
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 322.73346
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.7034607
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0021796955
Type Disp Equity
Volume 625,238
Website https://www.cencora.com
Zip 19,428-1800