Investors should keep in mind that the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts may not always get reflected in the aggregate change. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise The market expects Cencora (COR) to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended June 2025. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price ...

Core Insights - Cencora reported quarterly earnings of $4.42 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.08 per share, and up from $3.80 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 8.33% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $75.45 billion for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.85% and increasing from $68.41 billion year-over-year [2] - Cencora has consistently outperformed consensus EPS and revenue estimates over the last four quarters [2] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $3.80 on revenues of $80.95 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $15.37 on revenues of $317.7 billion [7] - The trend of estimate revisions for Cencora is favorable, contributing to a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy) for the stock, indicating expected outperformance in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Medical Services industry, to which Cencora belongs, is currently ranked in the top 27% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a positive outlook for stocks within this sector [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]