MCKESSON CORP
McKesson Corporation is an American publicly traded company that distributes pharmaceuticals and provides health information technology, medical supplies, and health management tools. The company delivers a third of all pharmaceutical products used or consumed in North America and employs over 80,000 employees. With $308.9 billion in 2024 revenue, it is the ninth-largest company by revenue in the United States and the nation's largest health care company. The company is headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a component of the S&P 500 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, where it is traded under the ticker symbol "MCK".
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- MCK [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries [1]
- Business sectors
- product distribution [2]
- Company / filing name
- MCKESSON CORP [1]
- Headquarters location
- Irving [2]
- Business address
- 6555 STATE HIGHWAY 161, IRVING, TX, 75039 [1]
- Founded
- 1833 [2]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Brian S. Tyler [2]
- Official website
- http://www.mckesson.com/; https://www.mckesson.com/ [2]
- Employees
- 68,000 · reported year 2016 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 263,966,000,000 · reported year 2022 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- March 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US58155Q1031 [2]
- CIK
- 0000927653 [1]
- SIC code
- 5122 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
McKesson Corporation is an American publicly traded company that distributes pharmaceuticals and provides health information technology, medical supplies, and health management tools. The company delivers a third of all pharmaceutical products used or consumed in North America and employs over 80,000 employees. With $308.9 billion in 2024 revenue, it is the ninth-largest company by revenue in the United States and the nation's largest health care company. The company is headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a component of the S&P 500 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, where it is traded under the ticker symbol "MCK". [3]
McKesson provides extensive network of infrastructure for the healthcare industry and was an early adopter of technologies, including barcode scanning for distribution, pharmacy robotics, and RFID tags. The company has been named in a federal lawsuit for profiting from the opioid epidemic in the United States. [3]
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, McKesson was a key vaccine distributor, serving as the US government's centralized distributor for hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses and ancillary supply kits for over a billion doses. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, McKesson. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Brian S. Tyler in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 68,000 · reported year 2016. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 263,966,000,000 · reported year 2022. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives MCKESSON CORP a fiscal year end of 0331 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: MCK (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was MCKESSON CORP founded?
Founded: 1833. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of MCKESSON CORP?
Headquarters location: Irving. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for MCKESSON CORP?
Business sectors: product distribution. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
MCKESSON CORP relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — MCKESSON CORP filing identity and securities ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.