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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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McKesson is engaged in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology and specialty care, and healthcare information technology. Co.'s segments include: U.S. Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions, which provides distribution and logistics services for pharmaceutical drugs along with other products to customers; European Pharmaceutical Solutions, which provides distribution and services to wholesale, institutional and retail customers in European countries where it owns, partners or franchises with retail pharmacies; and Medical-Surgical Solutions, which delivers medical-supply distribution, logistics, biomedical and other services to healthcare providers. According to our McKesson stock split history records, McKesson has had 1 split. | |
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McKesson (MCK) has 1 split in our McKesson stock split history database. The split for MCK took place on January 05, 1998. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of MCK owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split.
When a company such as McKesson splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business.
Looking at the McKesson stock split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 2000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into McKesson shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of MCK, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete McKesson stock split history.

Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
03/01/2011 |
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End date: |
02/26/2021 |
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Start price/share: |
$79.29 |
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End price/share: |
$169.52 |
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Starting shares: |
126.12 |
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Ending shares: |
136.90 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$11.36 |
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Total return: |
132.07% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
8.78% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$23,200.14 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
03/01/2011 |
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End date: |
02/26/2021 |
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Start price/share: |
$79.29 |
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End price/share: |
$169.52 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$11.36 |
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Total return: |
128.12% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
8.60% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$22,819.09 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
01/05/1998 | 2 for 1
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