McKesson Corp. Stock Rallies 5.6%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of McKesson Corp. rose 5.6% to $877.23 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 54,349.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,723.55.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

McKesson Corp. closed 12.2% below its 52-week high of $999.00, which the company reached on March 3rd.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Amazon.com Inc. fell 1.7% to $272.65, UnitedHealth Group Inc. rose 1.3% to $412.75, and CVS Health Corp. fell 5.08% to $99.12.

Trading volume totaled 1.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.1 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 05, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)