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Cencora (COR) stock

Medicines wholesaler , market cap $63B

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$337.84
+2.12%

After-hours $337.84 0.00%

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Quality Score
10
Average
In its industry
#3of 5

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

Key facts on COR
The companyProfit up 38% to $2.6B
Latest filing8-K, Oct 21 Reported its quarterly results
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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

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -5.9% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.

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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 filingsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Long-term trend adds
  • Size adds
  • Persistence adds

No effect today: Run-up, Growth, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, News, and Insider trades.

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COR has 5 of 14 chart checks firing

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COR RSI today: 60.5, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

Not in the Quality Score: over 20 years of tests, 2006 to 2026, they added no edge.

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How COR ranks in Drug Wholesale

COR is #3 of 5 by Quality Score among Wholesale-⁠Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries.

How COR ranks in Drug Wholesale
3Cencora (COR) logoCORCencora10

Sales over four quarters against a year before: COR +5.1%, CAH +14%, MCK +8.8%.

More in Drug Wholesale, on the Healthcare page

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.

The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

COR's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
Fiscal year 2026
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS)at least $17.90raised

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 21)

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

Market value
$63B
today
Sales
$333B
up 5.1% on the year
Free cash flow
$4.1B
last 12 months

Sales grew 11% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $2.40 a share a year.

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ReportedGapReaction5
sessions
Oct 21, 2026Before open-0.1%-0.8%-5.2%
Aug 5, 2026Before open+3.2%+3.6%+9.0%
May 6, 2026Before open-12.4%-17.4%-14.7%

COR closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and COR's Quality Score going into each

Everyone reporting earnings this week

COR sales and profit by year

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:

SellLon R. Greenberg$411KDirectorat $321.30 on Sep 16, filed Sep 17
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COR trades by Congress and the executive branch

14 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

BuyRohit Khanna$1K to $15KHousetraded Sep 4, disclosed Oct 7(33 days later)
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COR's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

10 more officers and directors file at COR. Each page above names the rest.

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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.

51,000 employeesConshohocken, PAcencora.com

What Cencora says it competes with

“We operate in a highly competitive global environment in the distribution of pharmaceuticals and related healthcare services.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Nov 25, 2025

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COR's score card

Cencora (COR): Quality Score 10, Average, #3 of 5 in Drug Wholesale, with its price, on Breakaway
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BreakawayOct 7Rohit Khanna bought COR$1K to $15K, disclosed Oct 7

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Straight Answers

As of Nov 2, 2026: COR's Quality Score is 10 (Average), #3 of 5 in Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries. Insiders bought $2.3M and sold $4.1M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

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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