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Cencora, Inc. · COR · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q4 2024
Cencora pairs specialty demand with infrastructure investment
Cencora’s current analysis supports a measured version of the growth-and-demand thesis: GLP-1 and specialty demand, plus investment in logistics, analytics, and MSO capabilities, provide growth support. The thesis remains exposed to margin and execution risks, including the PharmaLex impairment, a possible oncology-customer loss, policy changes, and biosimilar competition.
Reported Before market openNYSEHealthcare
$65.06B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$3.34
Consensus $3.23
EPS surprise
+3.4%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$79.05B
Consensus $77.62B
Revenue surprise
+1.8%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+4.9%
Event window
SPY move
+2.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
+2.4%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-0.4%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did COR rise 4.9% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q4?What changed in COR's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for COR after FY2024 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
The company’s current analysis adds the RCA acquisition, a $418 million PharmaLex goodwill impairment, higher planned capex of about $600 million, and FY2025 guidance for $14.80-$15.10 EPS with 7%-9% revenue growth.
Guidance delta
Management raised guidance: FY2025 EPS is projected at $14.80-$15.10, with 7%-9% revenue growth.
Key takeaways
- Management described strong GLP-1 and specialty-pharmaceutical demand and 15% year-over-year adjusted EPS growth.
- The RCA acquisition expands Cencora’s retina MSO footprint and is expected to be accretive.
- Distribution-center automation, temperature-controlled capacity, and data analytics are planned investment areas.
- The $418 million PharmaLex goodwill impairment highlights weakness in outsourced pharma services.
- Demand momentum is balanced by IRA uncertainty, COVID-related headwinds, biosimilar competition, and a potential oncology-customer loss.
Management priorities
- Close and integrate the Retina Consultants of America acquisition.
- Invest in distribution automation and temperature-controlled logistics capacity.
- Launch additional customer data and analytics services.
- Continue share repurchases and dividend growth.
- Build data, information, and strategy leadership capabilities.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$340.92Current
$142Low
$281.63Average
$440High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Leerink Partners | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 7, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 22, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 26, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 2, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 17, 2022 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 3, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 21, 2021 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Feb 11, 2020 |
| KeyBanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 20, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Moffett Nathanson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 10, 2018 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 19, 2017 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 22, 2017 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Needham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Leerink Swann | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jan 16, 2017 |
| Avondale Partners | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Oct 3, 2016 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 21, 2016 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Apr 29, 2016 |
| BB&T Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 11, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 21, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2014 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | May 29, 2014 |
| Evercore Partners | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Dec 4, 2013 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 18, 2013 |
| McNicoll Lewis Vlak | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 30, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $340.92. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $341.41 | +17.3% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Ryan Halsted | $330 | $316.13 | -3.2% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $346 | $323.29 | +1.5% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $370 | $313.37 | +8.5% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Kevin Caliendo | $430 | $313.51 | +26.1% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $317.22 | +2.7% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $279.57 | +2.7% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter | $331 | $261.08 | -2.9% | May 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $342 | $265.58 | +0.3% | May 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $412 | $256.01 | +20.8% | May 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $360 | $324.93 | +5.6% | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $380 | $334.15 | +11.5% | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $351.06 | +24.7% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $429 | $363.27 | +25.8% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $420 | $354.83 | +23.2% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $350.54 | +17.3% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Brian Tanquilut | $440 | $351.75 | +29.1% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Eric Coldwell | $415 | $345.3 | +21.7% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $392 | $345.64 | +15.0% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $337.82 | +17.3% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| UBS | Kevin Caliendo | $415 | $363.58 | +21.7% | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $352.13 | +17.3% | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Steven Valiquette | $340 | $333.17 | -0.3% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $380 | $334 | +11.5% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Steven Valiquette | $334 | $319.61 | -2.0% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $340 | $308.71 | -0.3% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter | $354 | $289.15 | +3.8% | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erin Wright | $330 | $295.68 | -3.2% | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erin Wright | $288 | $284.54 | -15.5% | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Daniel Grosslight | $284 | $229.34 | -16.7% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Allen Lutz | $245 | $234.53 | -28.1% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Rodgers | $283 | $236.24 | -17.0% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Rodgers | $287 | $237.88 | -15.8% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Rodgers | $280 | $216.21 | -17.9% | May 29, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Rodgers | $275 | $242.04 | -19.3% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Argus Research | David Toung | $270 | $245.8 | -20.8% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Ann Hynes | $174 | $166.87 | -49.0% | May 3, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $164.83 | -44.3% | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $176 | $151.31 | -48.4% | Aug 22, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $143.05 | -48.7% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $141.55 | -50.1% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Elizabeth Anderson | $150 | $140.4 | -56.0% | Jul 19, 2022 |
| UBS | Kevin Caliendo | $174 | $145.02 | -49.0% | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | George Hill | $178 | $145.76 | -47.8% | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $145.62 | -50.1% | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Elizabeth Anderson | $165 | $150.01 | -51.6% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $156.08 | -48.7% | May 27, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $168 | $155.19 | -50.7% | May 5, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $162 | $154.86 | -52.5% | May 5, 2022 |
| Barclays | Steven Valiquette | $152 | $136.01 | -55.4% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ricky Goldwasser | $142 | $124.77 | -58.3% | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | George Hill | $153 | $124.93 | -55.1% | Nov 12, 2021 |
| UBS | Kevin Caliendo | $144 | $117.98 | -57.8% | Aug 11, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationCencora, Inc. functions as a global leader in the sourcing and distribution of pharmaceutical products, with operations spanning both the United States and international markets. Within its U.S. Healthcare Solutions segment, the company supplies a broad spectrum of pharmaceutical items, including generic and injectable medications, over-the-counter health products, and home healthcare equipment. Its extensive client network includes acute care hospitals, health systems, a variety of retail and mail-order pharmacies (independent, chain, long-term care), medical clinics, and other healthcare providers. This division also manages the distribution of crucial specialized pharmaceutical products like plasma, blood derivatives, and vaccines. Beyond product supply, Cencora offers comprehensive support services, such as pharmacy management, staffing solutions, and strategic consulting.…
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- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-19T06:40:44.655704+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-19T06:40:44.652824+00:00
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