Cencora (COR) stock
COR's Quality Score fell 2 points on Fri, Oct 30, to 10. Closed away from the day's high (2 chart checks stopped).
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Key facts on COR
| The company | Profit up 38% to $2.6B |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 21 |
COR in the news
ReportReports Wednesday, before the open. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It fell after 3 of its last 4 reports, -5.9% on average. Past reports ›
COR catalysts
After its last 4 reports it closed -5.9% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Why COR scores 10
Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
- +5Chart checks 5 of 14 firing right now, one point each
- +2Profit A profit of $2.6B over the last four quarters, up 38% from $1.9B the four before, from the SEC filings
- Long-term trend adds
- Size adds
- Persistence adds
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COR has 5 of 14 chart checks firing
COR RSI today: 60.5, above its 50-day and 200-day averages
- RSI 1460.5
- MACD (12, 26, 9)Below signal
- 50-day average$323.77
- 200-day average$317.00
- 50/200 crossGolden cross
- ADX 1418.4
- Support$336.41
- Resistance$338.71
- 52-week high$377.54
- 52-week low$244.82
- Chart patternNone
- Bollinger Bands (20, 2)Inside
- Volume1.3x
The deep dive on COR
- What it does and how it makes moneySEC filing · Nov 25, 2025
- Where it stands
- What changed in its filingsSEC filing · Aug 5, 2026SEC filing · Nov 25, 2025, against the one of Nov 26, 2024
- Who holds and trades it
- Against its closest peers
How COR ranks in Drug Wholesale
COR is #3 of 5 by Quality Score among Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: COR +5.1%, CAH +14%, MCK +8.8%.
When does COR report earnings, and what happens after?
Reports Wed Nov 4, before the open (in 2 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
What COR reported on Oct 21, 2026
The quarter
The figures are not read from the release yet.
Where the sales came from
COR's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
The outlook
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) | at least $17.90 |
In the company's words
“Cencora expects the acquisition to be accretive to Cencora’s adjusted diluted EPS in the second year post-closing.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 21)
The numbers
- $63B
- today
- $333B
- up 5.1% on the year
- $4.1B
- last 12 months
Sales grew 11% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $2.40 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | -0.1% | -0.8% | -5.2% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | +3.2% | +3.6% | +9.0% |
| May 6, 2026 | -12.4% | -17.4% | -14.7% |
COR sales and profit by year
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $321B. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
Insiders trading COR
COR insider trades
2 insiders bought $2.3M across 3 filings, and 2 insiders sold $4.1M across 2 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest:
COR trades by Congress and the executive branch
14 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
COR's officers and directors
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Which ETFs hold COR?
In ETFs: COR is 0.4% of SPMO, 0.3% of VIG, and 0.1% of DGRO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
About Cencora
Cencora is one of three leading domestic pharmaceutical wholesalers. It sources and distributes branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospital networks, and healthcare providers. It and McKesson and Cardinal Health hold over 90% share of the US pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Cencora also provides commercialization services for manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, global specialty drug logistics (World Courier), and animal health product distribution (MWI Animal Health). Cencora expanded its international presence in 2021 by purchasing Alliance Healthcare, one of the leading drug wholesalers in Europe.
What Cencora says it competes with
“We operate in a highly competitive global environment in the distribution of pharmaceuticals and related healthcare services.”
COR's score card
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Straight Answers
Is COR a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says
COR scores 10 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #3 of 5 in Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
What is COR's Quality Score?
COR scores 10 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #3 of 5 in Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind COR's 10.
Are insiders buying COR?
2 insiders bought $2.3M across 3 filings, and 2 insiders sold $4.1M across 2 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest is Lon R. Greenberg, Director, who sold $411K on Sep 16. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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