Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Cardinal Health (CAH) and McKesson (MCK) compare, as of Aug 14, 2026.
As of Aug 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees McKesson as the less overvalued of the two: Cardinal Health trades at $231 versus a fair value of $142 (-39%), while McKesson trades at $857 versus $819 (-4%).
Cardinal Health
CAH · USD · Health Care
-39%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$231
Fair Value$142
Quality61/100
McKesson
MCK · USD · Health Care
-4%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$857
Fair Value$819
Quality66/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
Cardinal HealthMcKesson
Valuation
35.2×P/E (TTM)21.0×
0.22×P/S (TTM)0.23×
14.5×EV/EBITDA13.9×
1.45×PEG1.57×
0.9%Dividend yield0.4%
$2.04Dividend per share$3.17
Profitability
1%Net margin1%
1%Operating margin2%
4%Return on assets5%
Growth
11%Revenue growth (YoY)6%
7.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)13.4%
7.8%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)11.1%
Balance & size
$54BMarket cap$94B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy
McKesson leads: 4 to 7 metric wins.
Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.
Quality in detail
The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.
Cardinal Healthof which business quality 61 · market factors 82McKessonof which business quality 65 · market factors 64
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
44
49
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
36
65
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
84
76
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
84
83
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
73
51
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
94
64
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
100
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
Cardinal Health
DCF Models$156
Earnings-Based$72.85
Dividend Discount$37.11
Multiples$147
Growth DCF$153
Economic Profit$71.40
Growth Earnings$124
22 of 22 models see the stock below the current price.
McKesson
DCF Models$955
Earnings-Based$444
Dividend Discount$57.26
Multiples$848
Growth DCF$922
Economic Profit$497
Growth Earnings$708
11 of 23 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
Cardinal Health
Bear $87.93Fair Value $142Bull $183
$231 = current price (white tick)
McKesson
Bear $605Fair Value $819Bull $1,034
$857 = current price (white tick)
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Ranked within their sector
Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.
Cardinal Health · Health Care
Quality score61 · above median
Fair value upside-39% · below median
McKesson · Health Care
Quality score66 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-4% · above median
Bottom line
As of Aug 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees McKesson as the less overvalued of the two: Cardinal Health trades at $231 versus a fair value of $142 (-39%), while McKesson trades at $857 versus $819 (-4%).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
