Cencora, Inc.
Business
Cencora, Inc. is a global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services company that helps healthcare providers and pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers improve patient access and enhance care. It distributes brand-name, specialty and generic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, home healthcare supplies and equipment, and also provides data analytics, outcomes research, reimbursement and consulting services, logistics, inventory management, pharmacy automation, packaging and patient-access solutions. The company operates through U.S. Healthcare Solutions and International Healthcare Solutions reportable segments (plus Other businesses) offering distribution and value‑added services. It serves acute care hospitals, health systems, retail and mail‑order pharmacies, clinics, physician practices, veterinarians and select global markets, primarily in the U.S. and Europe, via a network of distribution centers, specialty logistics and direct sales channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 321,333 | 293,959 | 262,173 | 238,587 | 213,989 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 309,854 | 284,049 | 253,214 | 230,291 | 207,046 | |
| Gross profit | 11,479 | 9,910 | 8,959 | 8,296 | 6,943 | |
| Distribution, selling, and administrative | 6,494 | 5,661 | 5,310 | 4,849 | 3,594 | |
| Depreciation | 494 | 429 | 410 | 387 | 327 | |
| Amortization | 557 | 664 | 554 | 307 | 178 | |
| Litigation and opioid-related expenses (credit), net | 61 | 227 | −25 | 123 | 273 | |
| Acquisition-related deal and integration expenses | 291 | 103 | 140 | 120 | 117 | |
| Restructuring and other expenses | 229 | 234 | 230 | 63 | 82 | |
| Goodwill impairment | 724 | 418 | 0 | 76 | 6 | |
| Operating income | 2,629 | 2,175 | 2,341 | 2,366 | 2,354 | |
| Other loss (income), net | 79 | 14 | −49 | −27 | −42 | |
| Interest expense, net | 292 | 157 | 229 | 211 | 174 | |
| Income before income taxes | 2,258 | 2,004 | 2,161 | 2,183 | 2,222 | |
| Income tax expense | 691 | 485 | 428 | 517 | 677 | |
| Net income | 1,568 | 1,519 | 1,733 | 1,667 | 1,545 | |
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | −14 | −10 | 13 | 32 | −5 | |
| Net income attributable to Cencora, Inc. | 1,554 | 1,509 | 1,745 | 1,699 | 1,540 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | 8.02 | 7.6 | 8.62 | 8.15 | 7.48 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | 7.96 | 7.53 | 8.53 | 8.04 | 7.39 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 194 | 199 | 203 | 208 | 206 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 195 | 200 | 205 | 211 | 208 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,356 | 3,133 | 2,592 | 3,388 | 2,547 | |
| Accounts receivable, less allowances for returns and credit losses: 2025 $1,796,172; 2024 $1,308,018 | 25,225 | 23,872 | 20,911 | 18,453 | 18,167 | |
| Inventories | 20,492 | 18,999 | 17,455 | 15,556 | 15,368 | |
| Right to recover assets | 1,626 | 1,176 | 1,315 | 1,532 | 1,272 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 539 | 539 | 449 | 488 | 854 | |
| Total current assets | 52,239 | 47,718 | 42,799 | 39,590 | 38,803 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 2,539 | 2,181 | 2,135 | 2,135 | 2,163 | |
| Goodwill | 13,677 | 9,318 | 9,574 | 8,504 | 9,031 | |
| Other intangible assets | 3,774 | 4,001 | 4,432 | 4,333 | 5,257 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 209 | 246 | 201 | 238 | 291 | |
| Other assets | 4,152 | 3,637 | 3,418 | 1,762 | 1,794 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 76,590 | 67,102 | 62,559 | 56,561 | 57,338 | |
| Accounts payable | 54,720 | 50,942 | 45,836 | 40,193 | 38,010 | |
| Accrued expenses and other | 2,983 | 2,759 | 2,354 | 2,215 | 2,856 | |
| Short-term debt | 118 | 576 | 641 | 1,070 | 300 | |
| Total current liabilities | 57,821 | 54,277 | 48,831 | 43,478 | 41,359 | |
| Long-term debt | 7,543 | 3,812 | 4,146 | 4,632 | 6,384 | |
| Accrued income taxes | 338 | 292 | 311 | 320 | 281 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 1,621 | 1,644 | 1,658 | 1,620 | 1,685 | |
| Accrued litigation liability | 3,881 | 4,297 | 5,062 | 5,462 | 5,962 | |
| Other liabilities | 3,640 | 1,994 | 1,885 | 977 | 1,083 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value authorized, issued, and outstanding: 2025 600,000,000 shares, 297,401,863 shares and 193,937,673 shares; 2024 600,000,000 shares, 296,169,781 shares and 194,943,968 shares | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 6,204 | 6,031 | 5,845 | 5,659 | 5,465 | |
| Retained earnings | 6,534 | 5,417 | 4,324 | 2,978 | 1,671 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −901 | −989 | −1,403 | −1,831 | −445 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost: 2025 103,464,190 shares; 2024 101,225,813 shares | −10,332 | −9,816 | −8,247 | −7,020 | — | |
| Total Cencora, Inc. stockholders equity | 1,508 | 646 | 522 | −212 | 223 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 239 | 141 | 144 | 283 | 361 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,747 | 787 | 666 | 71 | 584 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | 76,590 | 67,102 | 62,559 | 56,561 | 57,338 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, including amounts charged to cost of goods sold | 501 | 448 | 419 | 391 | 327 | |
| Amortization, including amounts charged to interest expense | 567 | 671 | 562 | 319 | 188 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 63 | 41 | 54 | 26 | 12 | |
| Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes | 60 | −102 | −119 | 196 | 335 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 148 | 148 | 125 | 93 | 100 | |
| LIFO (credit) expense | −77 | −52 | 205 | 67 | −203 | |
| Impairment of assets, including goodwill | 837 | 418 | 0 | 81 | 32 | |
| Loss (gain) on divestiture of businesses | 36 | 0 | −41 | −56 | 0 | |
| Turkey highly inflationary impact | 56 | 55 | 96 | 52 | 0 | |
| (Gain) loss on remeasurement of equity investment | −14 | 16 | −242,000 | −5 | −65 | |
| Gain on divestiture of equity investment | −13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other, net | −34 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 29 | |
| Accounts receivable | −1,923 | −2,784 | −2,712 | −1,660 | −930 | |
| Inventories | −1,269 | −1,480 | −2,183 | −665 | −1,116 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 174 | 157 | 211 | 103 | 141 | |
| Accounts payable | 3,693 | 4,968 | 6,103 | 3,321 | 2,049 | |
| Accrued expenses | −21 | 149 | 51 | −457 | 372 | |
| Income taxes payable and other liabilities | −214 | −205 | −196 | −330 | −178 | |
| Long-term accrued litigation liability | −404 | −506 | −400 | −500 | −237 | |
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 3,875 | 3,485 | 3,911 | 2,703 | 2,667 | |
| Capital expenditures | −668 | −487 | −458 | −496 | −438 | |
| Cost of acquired companies, net of cash acquired | −4,096 | −70 | −1,410 | −134 | −5,563 | |
| Cost of equity investments | −196 | −30 | −743 | −18 | −163 | |
| Non-customer note receivable | −35 | −50 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other, net | 17 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 22 | |
| NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | −4,977 | −618 | −2,602 | −368 | −6,142 | |
| Senior notes and loan borrowings | 4,508 | 688 | 158 | 155 | 3,167 | |
| Senior notes and loan repayments | −1,281 | −663 | −811 | — | −835 | |
| Borrowings under revolving and securitization credit facilities | 132,134 | 69,703 | 78,218 | 4,833 | 4,969 | |
| Repayments under revolving and securitization credit facilities | −132,166 | −70,114 | −78,188 | −4,672 | −5,084 | |
| Purchases of common stock | −435 | −1,491 | −1,181 | −484 | −82 | |
| Exercises of stock options | 29 | 38 | 61 | 94 | 199 | |
| Cash dividends on common stock | −437 | −416 | −399 | −392 | −367 | |
| Employee tax withholdings related to restricted share vesting | −78 | −64 | −71 | −38 | −24 | |
| Other, net | −25 | −12 | −9 | −10 | 10 | |
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 2,249 | −2,331 | −2,222 | −1,753 | 1,953 | |
| EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH | −50 | 9 | 73 | −58 | −4 | |
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 1,097 | 545 | −841 | 523 | −1,528 |