MCKESSON CORP

Share Repurchase Plans

The Board has authorized the repurchase of common stock. We may repurchase common stock from time-to-time through open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs, or by combinations of such methods, any of which may use pre-arranged trading plans that are designed to meet the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). The timing of any repurchases and the actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including our stock price, corporate and regulatory requirements, tax implications, restrictions under our debt obligations, other uses for capital, impacts on the value of remaining shares, cash generated from operations, and market and economic conditions.

During the three months ended December 31, 2024, we repurchased 1.5 million shares of common stock for $821 million through open market transactions at an average price per share of $537.48, of which $8 million was accrued within “Other accrued liabilities” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024 for share repurchases that were executed in late December 2024 and settled in early January 2025. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we repurchased 2.9 million shares of common stock for $1.5 billion through open market transactions at an average price per share of $533.46, of which $22 million was accrued within “Other accrued liabilities” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30. 2024 for share repurchases that were executed in late September 2024 and settled in early October 2024. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we repurchased 1.0 million shares of common stock for $528 million through open market transactions at an average price per share of $548.20.

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we repurchased 1.9 million shares of common stock for $868 million through open market transactions at an average price per share of $457.16, of which $41 million was accrued within “Other accrued liabilities” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2023 for share repurchases that were executed in late December 2023 and settled in early January 2024. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we repurchased 2.0 million shares of common stock for $840 million through open market transactions at an average price per share of $422.39, of which $23 million was accrued within “Other accrued liabilities” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2023 for share repurchases that were executed in late September 2023 and settled in early October 2023. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we repurchased 1.8 million shares of common stock for $673 million through open market transactions at an average price per share of $379.14.

Effective January 1, 2023, our repurchase of common stock, adjusted for allowable items, are subject to a 1% excise tax as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Excise taxes incurred on share repurchases of an entity’s own common stock are direct and incremental costs to purchase treasury stock, and accordingly are included in the total cost basis of the common stock acquired and reflected as a reduction of stockholders’ equity within “Treasury shares” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit. Excise taxes do not reduce our remaining authorization for the repurchase of common stock. Excise taxes of $7 million and $8 million were incurred and accrued for shares repurchased during the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Excise taxes of $23 million and $20 million were incurred and accrued for shares repurchased during the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. On October 30, 2024, the company made a payment of $25 million for fiscal 2024 excise taxes previously accrued. As of December 31, 2024, the amount accrued for excise taxes was $23 million within “Other accrued liabilities” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In July 2024, the Board approved an increase of $4.0 billion in the authorization for the repurchase of common stock. The total remaining authorization outstanding for repurchases of common stock at December 31, 2024 was $7.8 billion.

Selected Measures of Liquidity and Capital Resources

(1)This ratio describes the relationship and changes within our capital resources, and is computed as the sum of short-term borrowings and total debt divided by the sum of short-term borrowings, total debt and McKesson stockholders’ deficit, which excludes noncontrolling interests and accumulated other comprehensive loss.

Cash equivalents, which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash, are carried at fair value. Cash equivalents are primarily invested in AAA-rated U.S. government money market funds, short-term deposits with financial institutions, and short-term commercial papers issued by non-financial institutions. Deposits with financial institutions are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars and the functional currencies of our foreign subsidiaries, including Canadian dollars. Deposits could exceed the amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the U.S. and similar deposit insurance programs in other jurisdictions. We mitigate the risk of our short-term investment portfolio by depositing funds with reputable financial institutions and monitoring risk profiles and investment strategies of money market funds.

Our cash and cash equivalents balance as of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024 included approximately $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, of cash held by our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. Our primary intent is to utilize this cash for foreign operations for an indefinite period of time. Although the majority of cash held outside the U.S. is available for repatriation, doing so could subject us to foreign withholding taxes and state income taxes. We may remit foreign earnings to the U.S. to the extent it is tax efficient to do so. We do not anticipate the tax impact from remitting these earnings to be material. Following enactment of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the repatriation of cash to the U.S. is generally no longer taxable for federal income tax purposes.

FINANCIAL REVIEW (CONCLUDED)

Working capital primarily includes cash and cash equivalents, receivables, inventories, and prepaid expenses, net of drafts and accounts payable, short-term borrowings, current portion of long-term debt, current portion of operating lease liabilities, and other accrued liabilities. Our businesses require substantial investments in working capital that are susceptible to large variations during the year as a result of inventory purchase patterns and seasonal demands. Inventory purchase activity is a function of sales activity and other requirements.

Consolidated working capital decreased at December 31, 2024 compared to March 31, 2024 primarily due to a decrease in cash and cash equivalents, an increase in drafts and accounts payable from increased purchasing driven by increased sales and timing, an increase in short-term borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2024, an increase in current portion of long term debt, and an increase in other accrued liabilities. These were partially offset by an increase in receivables, net and inventories, net, driven by higher sales and timing.

Our debt to capital ratio increased for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 due to share repurchases and dividend payments as well as repayments of long-term debt, partially offset by net income attributable to McKesson for fiscal 2025, issuance of new long-term debt, and net issuance of commercial paper notes during fiscal 2025.

In July 2024, we raised our quarterly dividend from $0.62 to $0.71 per share of common stock for dividends declared on or after such date by the Board. We anticipate that we will continue to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future. However, the payment and amount of future dividends remain within the discretion of the Board and will depend upon our future earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, legal requirements, and other factors.

Capital Resources

We fund our working capital requirements primarily with cash and cash equivalents, proceeds from short-term borrowings from our commercial paper issuances, and longer-term credit agreements and debt offerings. Funds necessary for future debt maturities and our other cash requirements, including any future payments that may be made related to our total estimated litigation liability of $6.4 billion as of December 31, 2024 payable under the terms of various settlement agreements for opioid-related claims, are expected to be met by existing cash balances, cash flow from operations, existing credit sources, and future borrowings. Long-term debt markets and commercial paper markets, our primary sources of capital after cash flow from operations, are open and accessible to us should we decide to access those markets. Detailed information regarding our debt and financing activities is included in Financial Note 7, “Debt and Financing Activities,” to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

We believe that our future operating cash flow, financial assets, and access to capital and credit markets, including our credit facilities, give us the ability to meet our financing needs for the foreseeable future. However, there can be no assurance that an increase in volatility or disruption in the global capital and credit markets will not impair our liquidity or increase our costs of borrowing.