McKesson Corp. Stock Advances 5.3%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of McKesson Corp. rose 5.3% to $898.82 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 7,666.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 50,926.56.

McKesson Corp. closed 10.0% short of its 52-week high of $999.00, which the company achieved on March 3rd.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Amazon.com Inc. fell 0.4% to $248.23, UnitedHealth Group Inc. fell 0.5% to $365.20, and CVS Health Corp. fell 0.57% to $85.20.

Trading volume totaled 1.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 940,086.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 01, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)