Cencora (COR)
S&P 500 · Health Care · data since 1995-04-04 · last close 2026-09-09
Cencora (COR) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.4 | 3.8 | -15.6 | -1.9 | -12.3 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 4.1 | -0.1 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 13.1 | -0.0 | 9.7 | 5.2 | -0.3 | 3.0 | -4.6 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 9.4 | -8.4 |
| 2024 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | -1.6 | -5.0 | -0.6 | 5.6 | 0.9 | -6.0 | 1.3 | 10.5 | -10.7 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | -7.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 13.1 | -2.9 | -5.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 10.1 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 8.6 | -2.2 | 2.6 | -8.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | -7.7 | 16.2 | 8.9 | -2.9 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | -2.5 | 17.9 | 2.3 | -4.7 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 2.1 | -4.8 | 16.1 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 7.0 | -0.6 | -2.8 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 7.8 | -4.0 |
| 2019 | 12.1 | 0.4 | -3.1 | -6.0 | 4.7 | 11.1 | 2.2 | -5.2 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -1.9 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | -4.2 | -9.4 | 5.1 | -8.9 | 3.8 | -4.0 | 10.4 | 2.5 | -4.6 | 1.5 | -16.3 |
| 2017 | 11.6 | 5.3 | -3.3 | -7.3 | 12.3 | 3.0 | -0.8 | -14.1 | 3.1 | -7.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 |
| 2016 | -13.6 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -11.5 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 2.5 | -7.1 | -12.9 | 11.4 | 0.3 |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -5.5 | -0.6 | -5.1 | -5.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 5.1 |
| 2014 | -4.4 | 1.3 | -3.3 | -0.6 | 12.7 | -0.7 | 5.8 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 10.5 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| 2013 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | -2.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 8.3 | -0.3 |
| 2012 | 4.8 | -3.8 | 6.1 | -6.2 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 0.9 | -2.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -7.5 | 3.6 | -5.8 | 9.5 | -8.6 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | -5.6 | -8.7 | 12.4 | 7.1 | -5.7 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | 1.9 | -12.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 10.6 | -4.4 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 11.8 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | 3.8 | -10.3 | -1.8 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -3.2 | 4.7 | -1.9 | -8.2 | -16.9 | 0.6 | 13.8 |
| 2007 | 16.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -5.2 | 2.6 | -3.4 | -4.8 | 4.8 | -5.3 | 3.9 | -3.5 | -1.1 |
| 2006 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 | -10.6 | 1.1 | -3.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 4.4 | -2.5 | -2.2 |
| 2005 | -0.7 | 2.8 | -4.4 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -1.3 | 5.4 | 3.0 |
| 2004 | -4.0 | 5.5 | -5.8 | 5.9 | 3.6 | -0.3 | -9.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | -5.5 | -4.5 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | -9.0 | -7.7 | -7.2 | 5.0 | 11.5 | -9.4 |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 13.5 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -11.9 | 8.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -18.4 | -6.4 |
| 2001 | -5.3 | 12.3 | -8.7 | 10.1 | 6.9 | -4.1 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 10.1 | -10.4 | -6.3 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 19.3 | -19.7 | 3.0 | 33.3 | 21.3 | 27.9 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 33.8 | -7.6 | 13.4 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | 19.2 | -3.7 | -8.4 | -19.0 | 6.8 | -13.7 | 9.8 | -7.8 | -8.2 | -36.7 | -17.5 | 22.7 |
| 1998 | -2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | -9.4 | -0.2 | 20.8 | 15.9 | -38.2 | 15.7 | -3.7 | 22.1 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -13.2 | 2.0 | -4.5 | 17.0 | -5.8 | 6.5 | 16.7 | 1.8 | 8.8 | -10.0 |
| 1996 | -5.3 | -7.2 | 13.8 | 9.1 | -6.3 | -1.5 | 3.4 | 10.9 | 16.7 | -4.8 | -7.1 | 22.5 |
| 1995 | · | · | · | -6.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -2.5 | 2.3 | 18.7 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 13.8 |
| Avg | 4.6 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -0.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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COR seasonality — average by calendar month
Cencora has monthly history back to 1995. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 22 of 31 years, median +7.0%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. January has the highest win rate, up in 24 of 31. Across its full record it has closed 61% of months higher, swings ±8.4% in an average month and has fallen 71% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +4.6% | -0.1% | +0.9% | +1.5% | +1.9% | +3.0% | +1.4% | -0.5% | +3.1% | -0.6% | +3.6% | +2.0% |
| Win rate | 77%/31 | 58%/31 | 58%/31 | 56%/32 | 62%/32 | 59%/32 | 56%/32 | 62%/32 | 58%/31 | 58%/31 | 71%/31 | 55%/31 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
COR risk & extremes
COR drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Cencora's best month?+
Cencora's strongest completed month on record is September 2000, at +33.81%.
What was Cencora's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is August 1998, at -38.18%.
Is Cencora up this year?+
Cencora is down 3.89% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Cencora's 1-year return?+
+8.87% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Cencora's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 71.0%, measured on month-end closes since 1995.
Which calendar month is historically best for Cencora?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 1995. An average is not a forecast.
About Cencora
Cencora is an S&P 500 company, a health care business worth about $62 billion. It turns lab coats into cash flows — with price receipts on this site going back to 1995. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1995) would be about $18,267 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was September 2000 at +33.81%; its worst, August 1998 at -38.18%.
- It has closed January in the green 24 out of 31 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.