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Healthcare · Medical Distribution · US

Cencora Inc. COR

$345.76 · close of Nov 9, 2026

Scale-driven toll bridge on pharmaceutical distribution flows, sustained by volume contracts and infrastructure that compound through recurring customer relationships.

AI score · Average · analysis Jun 3, 2026
5.3 of 10

Risk holds this up; Optionality is the soft spot.

Moat5.0
Management6.0
Valuation4.0
Risk · 10 = lowest8.0
Business model5.0
Optionality4.0
Fair value
AI fair value
$177.47
as of Nov 10, 2026
Base case
$203.43
the single most likely path
Analyst consensus
$372.92
14 analysts · 12-month target
Price
$345.76
price 95% above the AI fair value

The price needs 8.0% growth a year for ten years. The AI thinks 5.0% is achievable, at a 0.8% margin.

The -3.0% gap shows mild overvaluation, as 5.0% achievable growth falls short of the 8.0% required at 0.8% FCF margin.

The business

Cencora, Inc. sources and distributes pharmaceutical products in the United States and internationally. The company's U.S. Healthcare Solutions segment distributes generic and injectable pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, home healthcare supplies and equipment, and related services to acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, medical clinics, long-term care and alternate site pharmacies, and other customers; distributes plasma and other blood products, vaccines, and other specialty pharmaceutical products; provides pharmacy management, staffing, and other consulting services; supply management software to retail and institutional healthcare providers; packaging solutions to institutional and retail healthcare providers; clinical trial support, product post-approval, and commercialization support services; data analytics, outcomes research, and other services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturers; pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, micro feed ingredients, and other products to the companion animal and production animal markets; sales force services to manufacturers; and offers other services to physicians who specialize in various disease states, such as oncology, as well as to other healthcare providers, including hospitals and dialysis clinics. Its International Healthcare Solutions segment provides international pharmaceutical wholesale and related service, and global commercialization services; distributes pharmaceuticals, other healthcare products, and related services to pharmacies, doctors, health centers, and hospitals; and offers specialty transportation and logistics services for the biopharmaceutical industry. The company was formerly known as AmerisourceBergen Corporation and changed its name to Cencora, Inc. in August 2023. Cencora, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Last report Nov 4, 2026

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