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McKesson Corporation

MCK#55 of 134 by buybacks

NYSE · Healthcare · Medical Distribution · USA

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Buybacks · FY2026$4.75Blatest fiscal year
Buyback yield4.3%repurchases ÷ market cap
Dividends · FY2026$381Mdividend yield 0.3%
Shareholder yield4.7%buybacks + dividends ÷ market cap
Shares outstanding · 5 yr−21.4%119M shares (2026)
Buybacks ÷ free cash flow88%payout incl. dividends 95%
Buybacks and dividends by fiscal year
Cash returned to shareholders, in USD. Fiscal years end in March.
Shares outstanding
Share count down 21.4% over roughly five years. Falling is what a real buyback looks like.
Quarterly repurchases
Last 8 reported quarters, in USD. Orange bars mark quarters where the company issued more shares than it bought.

Fiscal-year detail

From the cash-flow statement as reported, in USD. Negative repurchases mean net share issuance.

Fiscal yearRepurchasesDividendsFree cash flow
FY2026Mar 2026$4.75B$381M$5.41B
FY2025Mar 2025$3.15B$345M$5.23B
FY2024Mar 2024$3.02B$314M$3.63B
FY2023Mar 2023$3.64B$292M$4.60B
FY2022Mar 2022$3.52B$277M$3.90B
FY2021Mar 2021$770M$276M$3.90B
FY2020Mar 2020$1.95B$294M$3.87B

Repurchases in FY2026 were +51.0% versus the prior year.

About McKesson Corporation

McKesson Corporation provides healthcare services in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: North American Pharmaceutical, Oncology & Multispecialty, Prescription Technology Solutions, and Medical-Surgical Solutions. The company distributes branded, generic, specialty, biosimilar and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, and other healthcare-related products; delivers products to retail pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care centers, clinics, and institutions; and provides logisti…

Market cap
$109B
P/E (trailing)
25.2×
Fiscal year end
March
ISIN
US58155Q1031
Reporting currency
USD
Data updated
Oct 10, 2026
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