Cencora COR
Cencora is one of the largest global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services companies, helping both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers improve patient access to products and enhance patient care. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 51,000
- Headquarters
- Conshohocken, PA
- CEO
- Robert P. Mauch
- Next results
- around Feb 3, 2027
Where each dollar of revenue went, FY2025
Revenue of $321.3B through the costs to a net profit of $1.6B · income statement of the 10-K
COR among Health care peers
Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 59 peers the company is above, not a score.
What changed
14 new risk paragraphs. 10-K filed Nov 25, 2025 against Nov 26, 2024.
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
Accounting checks
11 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.
0facts worth reading about all 11 checks found nothing to note
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Receivables +5.7% vs revenue +9.3% (-3.6 pts)
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Cash from operations $3.9B vs net income $1.6B (FY ending Sep 30, 2025)
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Inventory +7.9% vs revenue +9.3% (-1.5 pts)
8 more checks with nothing to note
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Same auditor in both 10-Ks: Ernst & Young LLP
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No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
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No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
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No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
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The same matters as last year: Legal Matters and Contingencies - Opioid Lawsuits and Investigations; Goodwill Impairment Evaluation of the PharmaLex Reporting Unit
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No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
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No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
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No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In their words
14 paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed Nov 26, 2024. Quoted as filed.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Nov 26, 2024 10-K, ITEM 1A
On August 28, 2025, Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, acquired Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (“WBA”). We have a distribution agreement in the U.S. pursuant to which we distribute pharmaceuticals to Walgreens pharmacies as well as a generics purchasing services arrangement under which Walgreens Boots Alliance Development GmbH…
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Nov 26, 2024 10-K, ITEM 1A
Furthermore, geopolitical dynamics caused by changes or uncertainty in U.S. policies or the political, economic, social or other conditions or policies in foreign countries and regions in which we do business may impact or disrupt our business, as well as the operations of our customers, suppliers, service providers, or other…
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Nov 26, 2024 10-K, ITEM 1A
On May 12, 2025, the Executive Branch issued Executive Order 14297, “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients” (“Executive Order 14297”). Executive Order 14297 seeks to reduce prescription drug costs in the U.S. by requiring manufacturers to sell certain drugs in the U.S. at no higher than the lowest…
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Nov 26, 2024 10-K, ITEM 1A
Several EU member states have adopted or are considering adopting laws and regulations aimed at mitigating or controlling drug supply shortages, and the EU’s proposal of the Critical Medicines Act in March 2025 as well as the ongoing comprehensive reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation (referred to as the “EU pharmaceutical package”)…
New risk paragraphs, against peers
Latest 10-K of each, Health care companies closest in revenue
Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.
Financial performance
Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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| Revenue | $238.6B | $262.2B | $294.0B | $321.3B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Operating cash flow | $2.7B | $3.9B | $3.5B | $3.9B |
| Free cash flow | $2.2B | $3.5B | $3.0B | $3.2B |
Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025
Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD
$321.3B ▲ 9.3% in FY2025$1.6B ▲ 3.0% in FY2025$3.2B ▲ 7.0% in FY2025
Recent filings
3 filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR
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8-KNov 4, 2026Quarterly results, Regulation FD disclosure 8-K items 2.02, 7.01
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8-KNov 4, 2026Regulation FD disclosure 8-K item 7.01
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8-KOct 21, 2026Quarterly results, Regulation FD disclosure 8-K items 2.02, 7.01
About the company
Cencora, Conshohocken, PA · from the 10-K filed Nov 25, 2025
Cencora is one of the largest global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services companies, helping both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers improve patient access to products and enhance patient care. We deliver innovative programs and services designed to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the pharmaceutical supply chain in both human and animal health.
- Headquarters
- Conshohocken, PA
- Country
- United States
- Listed on
- NYSE
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30
- Last results
- Nov 4, 2026
- Incorporated in
- DE
Employees, at the top of the page: "As of September 30, 2025, we had more than 51,000 employees globally, of which approximately 47,000 were full-time employees and approximately 41% were U" (10-K). Address and exchange: SEC's company file.
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Sources
The 10-K filed Nov 25, 2025 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Nov 26, 2024. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.
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