McKesson (MCK) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $9.93
- Estimate
- $9.54
- Surprise
- +4.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $105.38B
- Score today
- 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
McKesson (MCK) beat the $9.54 estimate with diluted EPS of $9.93 — a clear 4.1% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MCK Sell at 5.2/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.1% surprise compares with a +3.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)
- Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -15.5%), Negative free cash flow
- Reward/Risk 0.5:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $858.90
- Price target
- $888.24
- Stop
- $800.48
- Upside to target
- +3.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.5:1
The stock trades at 22.5× trailing but 17.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MCK at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Medical Distribution
- Market cap
- $100.14B
- P/E (fwd)
- 17.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 22.5
- 52-week range
- $673.38–$999.00
- Off 52-week high
- 14.0%
- RSI (14)
- 57
- Volume vs avg
- 1.51×
- Score today
- 5.2/10