Cencora, Inc.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the“Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding our financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for Cencora, Inc.’s (the “Company,” “Cencora,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) future operations; future liabilities and other obligations; anticipated trends and prospects in the industries in which our business operates; new products, services and related strategies; and capital allocation, including share repurchases and dividends. These statements may constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “on track,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “strive,” “sustain,” “synergy,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

These forward-looking statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events, subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances, and are based on assumptions as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations or future prospects or that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to:

•our ability to respond to general macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical uncertainties, including changes or uncertainties in U.S. policies, financial market volatility and disruption, inflationary concerns, interest and currency exchange rates, and uncertain economic conditions in the United States and abroad;

•our ability to respond to changes or uncertainty in the policies of countries and regions in which we do business, including with respect to trade policies, tariffs, or other protective measures, which can disrupt our global operations, as well as the operations of our customers and suppliers;

•our ability to respond to changes to customer or supplier mix and payment terms, or to changes to manufacturer pricing;

•the retention of key customer or supplier relationships under less favorable economics or the adverse resolution of any contract or other dispute with customers or suppliers;

•competition and industry consolidation of both customers and suppliers resulting in increasing pressure to reduce prices for our products and services;

•risks associated with our strategic, long-term relationships with Walgreens and Boots UK Ltd. (“Boots”), including with respect to the pharmaceutical distribution agreement and/or the global generic purchasing services arrangement;

•risks that acquisitions of or investments in businesses, including the acquisition of Retina Consultants of America and the investment in OneOncology, fail to achieve expected or targeted future financial and operating performance and results;

•our ability to manage and complete divestitures;

•our ability to effectively manage our growth;

•our ability to maintain the strength and security of information technology systems;

•any inability or failure by us, our service providers, or third-party business partners to anticipate or detect data or information security breaches or other cyberattacks, including due to the evolution of artificial intelligence (“AI”) or otherwise;

•our ability to manage foreign expansion, including non-compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-bribery laws, economic sanctions and import laws and regulations;

•risks associated with our international operations, including changes to laws and regulations in countries where we do business, financial and other impacts of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events, including rising nationalism, the conflict in Ukraine, evolving conditions in the Middle East, and related regional and global ramifications;

•unfavorable trends in brand and generic pharmaceutical pricing, including the rate or frequency of price inflation or deflation;

•changes in the U.S. healthcare and regulatory environment, including changes that could impact vaccine and prescription drug coverage, reimbursement, pricing, distribution, and contracting, as well as other regulatory changes from the Executive Branch, including executive orders, and resulting from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”);

•the bankruptcy, insolvency, or other credit failure of a significant supplier or customer;

•our ability to comply with increasing governmental regulations regarding the pharmaceutical supply chain;

•continued federal and state government enforcement initiatives to detect and prevent suspicious orders of opioid medications, controlled substance medications, or other medications, and the diversion of such medications;

•uncertainties associated with litigation, including the outcome of any legal or governmental proceedings that may be instituted against us, continued investigation, prosecution or suit by federal and state governmental entities and other parties of alleged violations of laws and regulations regarding opioid medications, controlled substance medications, or other medications, and any related disputes;

•the outcome of any legal or governmental proceedings that may be instituted against us, including material adverse resolution of pending legal proceedings;

•risks generally associated with data privacy regulation and the protection and international transfer of proprietary business information or personal data;

•our ability to protect our reputation;

•our ability to address events outside of our control, such as widespread public health issues, natural disasters, government policy changes, and political events; and

•the impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets resulting in a charge to earnings.

Additional factors include those described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including under the captions “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Business,” in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, including under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and in our subsequent filings and reports made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Unless required by federal securities laws, we assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated, to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the statements are made.