DJ McKesson Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of McKesson Corp. $(MCK)$ rose 1.44% to $869.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 53,732.41.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
McKesson Corp. closed 13.01% below its 52-week high of $999.00, which the company reached on March 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 0.94% to $262.65, UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ rose 0.67% to $401.73, and CVS Health Corp. $(CVS)$ rose 2.28% to $97.16.
Trading volume (613,946) remained 445,630 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 14, 2026.