McKesson posts a strong Q2 earnings beat but a slight sales miss, lifts its 2026 EPS outlook on solid specialty and tech segment growth.
McKesson Corporation ( MCK ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call November 5, 2025 4:30 PM EST Company Participants Jeni Dominguez - Head of Investor Relations Brian Tyler - CEO & Director Britt Vitalone - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Lisa Gill - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Brian Tanquilut - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Elizabeth Anderson - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Charles Rhyee - TD Cowen, Research Division Eric Percher - Nephron Research LLC Kevin Caliendo - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Daniel Grosslight - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Allen Lutz - BofA Securities, Research Division Erin Wilson Wright - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Stephen Baxter - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division George Hill - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Michael Cherny - Leerink Partners LLC, Research Division Steven Valiquette - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Welcome to McKesson's Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for McKesson (MCK) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
McKesson (MCK) came out with quarterly earnings of $9.86 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.92 per share. This compares to earnings of $7.07 per share a year ago.
McKesson's Q2 results may show steadier growth as strong U.S. pharmaceutical and RxTS momentum drive its expanding top line.
Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for McKesson (MCK), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended September 2025.
McKesson (MCK) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
McKesson (MCK) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
McKesson (MCK) reached $801.67 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.1% change compared to its last close.
McKesson (MCK) reached $786 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.36% change compared to its last close.
In the closing of the recent trading day, McKesson (MCK) stood at $781.9, denoting a +1.61% move from the preceding trading day.
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