Mckesson
Mckesson returns on capital
Annual and trailing 12-month returns on invested capital, equity and assets.
ROIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROCE
% · Annual / TTM
ROIIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROE
% · Annual / TTM
ROA
% · Annual / TTM
ROIC − WACC
Percentage points · Scenario
Quarterly data
| Fiscal period | Ended | ROIC% | ROCE% | ROIIC% | ROE% | ROA% | ROIC − WACCPercentage points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2027 Q1 | Jun 30, 2026 | 238.39% | 37.16% | — | — | 5.41% | 230.7 pp |
| FY 2026 Q4 | Mar 31, 2026 | — | 43.08% | 62.94% | — | 6.05% | — |
| FY 2026 Q3 | Dec 31, 2025 | 133.85% | 39.56% | — | — | 5.59% | 126.2 pp |
| FY 2026 Q2 | Sep 30, 2025 | 286.49% | 35.3% | 84.56% | — | 5.15% | 278.8 pp |
| FY 2026 Q1 | Jun 30, 2025 | 119.93% | 27.5% | 14.43% | — | 4.14% | 112.2 pp |
| FY 2025 Q4 | Mar 31, 2025 | — | 30.9% | — | — | 4.62% | — |
| FY 2025 Q3 | Dec 31, 2024 | 94.62% | 29.57% | -12.04% | — | 4.11% | 86.9 pp |
| FY 2025 Q2 | Sep 30, 2024 | 252.06% | 24.23% | — | — | 3.66% | 244.4 pp |
| FY 2025 Q1 | Jun 30, 2024 | 169.61% | 24.83% | -312.32% | — | 4.36% | 161.9 pp |
| FY 2024 Q4 | Mar 31, 2024 | — | 26.55% | -1,259.96% | — | 4.63% | — |
| FY 2024 Q3 | Dec 31, 2023 | 170.16% | 24.87% | 31.61% | — | 4.64% | 162.5 pp |
| FY 2024 Q2 | Sep 30, 2023 | 233.21% | 28.8% | 933.55% | — | 5.4% | 225.5 pp |
| FY 2024 Q1 | Jun 30, 2023 | 191.48% | 28.89% | — | — | 5.93% | 183.8 pp |
| FY 2023 Q4 | Mar 31, 2023 | — | 30.01% | — | — | 5.67% | — |
| FY 2023 Q3 | Dec 31, 2022 | 139.61% | 26.08% | — | — | 4.97% | 131.9 pp |
| FY 2023 Q2 | Sep 30, 2022 | 83.46% | 19.17% | — | — | 3.24% | 75.8 pp |
| FY 2023 Q1 | Jun 30, 2022 | 48.73% | 14.68% | — | — | 2.23% | 41 pp |
| FY 2022 Q4 | Mar 31, 2022 | 170.71% | 11.4% | — | — | 1.74% | 163 pp |
| FY 2022 Q3 | Dec 31, 2021 | 52.79% | 13.35% | — | — | 2.25% | 45.1 pp |
| FY 2022 Q2 | Sep 30, 2021 | — | -28.85% | — | -180.75% | -7.68% | — |
| FY 2022 Q1 | Jun 30, 2021 | — | -27.02% | — | -182.92% | -7.46% | — |
| FY 2021 Q4 | Mar 31, 2021 | — | -25.5% | — | -179.02% | -7.19% | — |
| FY 2021 Q3 | Dec 31, 2020 | — | -25.44% | — | -146.88% | -6.82% | — |
| FY 2021 Q2 | Sep 30, 2020 | 18.39% | 12.49% | — | 36.02% | 3.7% | 10.7 pp |
| FY 2021 Q1 | Jun 30, 2020 | 20.28% | 11.84% | — | 13.83% | 1.54% | 12.6 pp |
| FY 2020 Q4 | Mar 31, 2020 | 22.7% | 12.24% | — | 13.65% | 1.49% | 15 pp |
| FY 2020 Q3 | Dec 31, 2019 | — | 4.73% | — | -11.94% | -1.5% | — |
| FY 2020 Q2 | Sep 30, 2019 | — | 6.19% | — | -8.02% | -1.05% | — |
| FY 2020 Q1 | Jun 30, 2019 | 6.2% | 6.16% | — | 6.89% | 0.97% | -1.5 pp |
| FY 2019 Q4 | Mar 31, 2019 | 2.62% | 3.87% | — | 0.38% | 0.06% | -5.1 pp |
| FY 2019 Q3 | Dec 31, 2018 | — | 2.04% | — | -3.02% | -0.5% | — |
| FY 2019 Q2 | Sep 30, 2018 | — | 2.72% | — | 1.15% | 0.19% | — |
| FY 2019 Q1 | Jun 30, 2018 | — | 0.87% | — | -3.67% | -0.62% | — |
| FY 2018 Q4 | Mar 31, 2018 | — | 3.11% | — | 0.64% | 0.11% | — |
| FY 2018 Q3 | Dec 31, 2017 | 32.82% | 27.81% | 85.36% | 49.43% | 7.86% | 25.1 pp |
| FY 2018 Q2 | Sep 30, 2017 | 33.75% | 27.16% | 54.99% | 44.01% | 7.42% | 26.1 pp |
| FY 2018 Q1 | Jun 30, 2017 | 34.75% | 28.6% | 62.24% | 47.07% | 8.08% | 27 pp |
| FY 2017 Q4 | Mar 31, 2017 | 36.11% | 30.35% | 73.69% | 50.65% | 8.63% | 28.4 pp |
| FY 2017 Q3 | Dec 31, 2016 | 15.86% | 15.5% | -79.64% | 23.09% | 3.39% | 8.2 pp |
| FY 2017 Q2 | Sep 30, 2016 | 18.2% | 15.18% | — | 20.99% | 3.35% | 10.5 pp |
| FY 2017 Q1 | Jun 30, 2016 | 20.12% | 16.84% | — | 24.57% | 3.91% | 12.4 pp |
| FY 2016 Q4 | Mar 31, 2016 | 19.88% | 16.94% | 94.48% | 26.68% | 4.09% | 12.2 pp |
| FY 2016 Q3 | Dec 31, 2015 | 17.1% | 16.38% | — | 21.82% | 3.56% | 9.4 pp |
| FY 2016 Q2 | Sep 30, 2015 | 15.73% | 15.37% | — | 20.28% | 3.33% | 8 pp |
| FY 2016 Q1 | Jun 30, 2015 | 14.64% | 14.27% | — | 18.49% | 3.03% | 6.9 pp |
| FY 2015 Q4 | Mar 31, 2015 | 13.98% | 13.92% | — | 17.87% | 2.79% | 6.3 pp |
| FY 2015 Q3 | Dec 31, 2014 | 15.96% | 15.24% | 11.35% | — | 3.74% | 8.3 pp |
| FY 2015 Q2 | Sep 30, 2014 | 12.1% | 13.44% | -0.32% | — | 2.96% | 4.4 pp |
| FY 2015 Q1 | Jun 30, 2014 | 11.62% | 12.75% | -1.32% | — | 2.81% | 3.9 pp |
| FY 2014 Q4 | Mar 31, 2014 | 11.61% | 13.27% | -1.16% | 16.2% | 2.92% | 3.9 pp |
| FY 2014 Q3 | Dec 31, 2013 | 15.3% | 17.63% | -20.61% | — | 3.29% | 7.6 pp |
| FY 2014 Q2 | Sep 30, 2013 | 18.18% | 18.3% | -5.98% | — | 4.02% | 10.5 pp |
| FY 2014 Q1 | Jun 30, 2013 | 18.26% | 18.57% | -0.59% | — | 4.11% | 10.6 pp |
| FY 2013 Q4 | Mar 31, 2013 | 19.27% | 18.64% | 1.93% | 19.25% | 3.94% | 11.6 pp |
| FY 2013 Q3 | Dec 31, 2012 | 20.9% | 18.56% | 12.13% | — | 4.81% | 13.2 pp |
| FY 2013 Q2 | Sep 30, 2012 | 22.46% | 19.68% | 33.77% | — | 4.94% | 14.8 pp |
| FY 2013 Q1 | Jun 30, 2012 | 20.05% | 19.18% | 40.62% | — | 4.77% | 12.4 pp |
| FY 2012 Q4 | Mar 31, 2012 | 21.13% | 18.24% | — | 19.97% | 4.39% | 13.4 pp |
| FY 2012 Q3 | Dec 31, 2011 | 19.49% | 17.84% | — | — | 4.1% | 11.8 pp |
| FY 2012 Q2 | Sep 30, 2011 | — | 16.73% | — | — | 3.95% | — |
| FY 2012 Q1 | Jun 30, 2011 | — | 16.25% | — | — | 4.07% | — |
| FY 2011 Q4 | Mar 31, 2011 | 18.36% | 15.61% | -6.73% | 16.3% | 4.07% | 10.7 pp |
| FY 2011 Q3 | Dec 31, 2010 | — | 16.6% | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2011 Q2 | Sep 30, 2010 | — | 19.15% | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2011 Q1 | Jun 30, 2010 | — | 19.95% | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q4 | Mar 31, 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q3 | Dec 31, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q2 | Sep 30, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q1 | Jun 30, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sources and calculations
Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.
Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.
Quarterly returns use trailing 12-month earnings and period-end balances averaged with the same fiscal quarter one year earlier. NOPAT uses the reported effective tax rate only when pretax profit is positive and the rate is between 0 and 100%. WACC starts at 7.7%, rounded from the US nonfinancial market · generic proxy benchmark in NYU Stern · January 2026. It is an editable US sector proxy applied across history, not a company estimate; foreign reporting currencies also need a currency-specific assessment.
Market prices: Yahoo Finance · MCK, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.
- ROIC
- NOPAT / average invested capital × 100. NOPAT = operating income × (1 − effective tax rate). Invested capital = equity including noncontrolling interests + debt − cash and equivalents. Average uses period end and one year earlier.
- ROCE
- Operating income / average (assets − current liabilities) × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIIC
- Year-over-year change in annual/TTM NOPAT / positive year-over-year change in invested capital × 100. Capital reductions and missing inputs yield unavailable values.
- ROE
- Earnings attributable to owners / average equity attributable to owners × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROA
- Net income / average total assets × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIC − WACC
- ROIC less your WACC assumption, in percentage points. The same scenario rate is applied across history; it is not a reported or historical company WACC.