Question 1

Which is bigger, LLY or MCK?

Accepted Answer

Eli Lilly & Co. is the larger company — market cap $1.05T vs $109B for McKesson Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, LLY or MCK?

Accepted Answer

LLY keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 33.5% vs 1.1% for MCK.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, LLY or MCK?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, MCK trades at a lower P/E — 23.8 vs 41.6 for LLY. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, LLY or MCK?

Accepted Answer

LLY yields 0.52% vs 0.36% for MCK.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — LLY or MCK?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, LLY leads 8 of 11 comparable metrics and MCK leads 3. StockCV rates LLY “Solid” and MCK “Solid”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	LLY	MCK
Price	$1 177.20	$938.84
Market cap	$1.05T	$109B
Revenue (TTM)	$79.7B	$411B
Revenue growth	+31.7%	+13.4%
Net margin	33.5%	1.1%
Free cash flow	$18.2B	$6.42B
Net cash (debt)	($35.2B)	($4.81B)
1-year price return	+37.6%	+23.9%
P/E	41.6	23.8
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	88%	59%
Dividend yield	0.52%	0.36%
Return on equity	93%	39%
Altman Z-score	7.10	2.25
CV checks passed	11 of 11	11 of 11
Employees	50,000	43,000

Eli Lilly & Co. vs McKesson Corporation