Cigna vs McKesson
CI and MCK side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CI and MCK compare
McKesson is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Cigna ($116B against $78.8B).
McKesson grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.8% versus 7.8% for Cigna).
Both pay dividends: Cigna yields 2.1% and McKesson 0.34%.
McKesson scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 8 for Cigna), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CI | MCK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $78.8B | $116B |
| Share price | $298.23 | $994.58 |
| Change, 1 year | −0.30% | 23.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 39.3% | 349% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.33 | 0.31 |
| Employees | 68K | 43K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 26.6× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.3× |
| P/B | 1.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2× (better) | 17.7× |
| P/FCF | – | 18.1× |
| PEG | – | 1.74 |
| FCF yield | – | 5.5% |
| Fair value | – | $851.89 |
| Margin of safety | – | −16.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% | 8.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.4% (better) | 11.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 45.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 49.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −0.69% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.6% (better) | 3.6% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% (better) | 1.6% |
| Net margin | – | 1.1% |
| FCF margin | – | 1.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.1% | 287% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.94 | 0.67 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 7.2× | 23.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 0.89 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.80 | 5.91 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% (better) | 0.34% |
| Payout ratio | – | 8.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | 13 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 173% (better) | 13.7% |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | 5.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% | 6.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.9% | 90.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.41% | 0.05% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$65.8M | −$28.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.6% | 2.0% |
Go deeper
- CI stock overview
- CI income statement
- CI valuation and score
- MCK stock overview
- MCK income statement
- MCK valuation and score
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