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McKesson (MCK) guidance and outlook
McKesson (MCK) raised its guidance on Nov 4, 2026: EPS $45.60–$46.40 for FY2027; EPS +17% to +19% for FY2027; EPS $1.00 for FY2027. McKesson's 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026 makes 9 forward-looking statements, 0 of them new and 0 no longer said since the filing before.
Guidance and outlook
Latest guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | FY2027 | $45.60–$46.40 | raised |
| EPS | FY2027 | +17% to +19% | raised |
| EPS | FY2027 | $1.00 | reaffirmed |
From the earnings release filed Nov 4, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026
- Our organizational structure also includes Corporate, which consists of income and expenses associated with administrative functions and projects, as well as the results of certain investments.
- However, other risks, expenses, and future developments, such as government actions, increased regulatory uncertainty, and material changes in key market assumptions, limit our ability to estimate projected cash flows, which could adversely affect the fair value of various reporting units in future periods.
- We anticipate total charges of approximately $230 million to $310 million, consisting primarily of severance and employee-related costs and exit-related costs.
- We anticipate total charges between $200 million and $250 million, consisting primarily of employee severance and other employee-related costs, and facility, exit and other-related costs, including long-lived asset impairments.
- During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, we approved enterprise-wide initiatives to modernize and accelerate our technology service operating model, which were intended to improve business continuity, compliance, operating efficiency and advance investments to streamline the organization.
- We anticipate total charges related to these initiatives of $650 million to $700 million, consisting primarily of employee severance and other employee-related costs as well as facility, exit, and other related costs, including long-lived asset impairments.
- We do not anticipate the tax impact from remitting these earnings to be material.
- We anticipate that we will continue to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future.
- updated · Funds necessary for future debt maturities, transactions, and our other cash requirements, including any future payments that may be made related to our total estimated litigation liability of $5.2 billion as of September 30, 2026 payable under the terms of various settlement agreements for opioid-related claims, are expected to be met by existing cash balances, cash flow from operations, existing credit sources,…
McKesson's latest quarter
McKesson, Q2 FY27: revenue $111.0B (+8% year over year), operating margin 1.4%, net earnings $1.2B, operating cash flow $3.1B. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Did McKesson raise or lower its guidance?
McKesson (MCK) raised its guidance on Nov 4, 2026: EPS $45.60–$46.40 for FY2027; EPS +17% to +19% for FY2027; EPS $1.00 for FY2027.
What does McKesson expect?
Funds necessary for future debt maturities, transactions, and our other cash requirements, including any future payments that may be made related to our total estimated litigation liability of $5.2 billion as of September 30, 2026 payable under the terms of various settlement agreements for opioid-related claims, are expected to be met by existing cash balances, cash flow from operations, existing credit sources,…
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.