<ARTICLE> 5 <RESTATED> <CIK> 0000927653 <NAME> MCKESSON <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1998 MAR-31-1998 MAR-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1997 APR-01-1997 APR-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 SEP-30-1997 DEC-31-1997 <CASH> 76,800 79,300 71,000 <SECURITIES> 95,900 97,000 98,000 <RECEIVABLES> 1,294,300 1,398,000 1,594,400 <ALLOWANCES> 46,300 65,200 73,900 <INVENTORY> 2,116,900 2,214,900 2,358,100 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 3,588,200 3,777,400 4,108,300 <PP&E> 796,100 810,800 828,700 <DEPRECIATION> 418,400 425,100 432,200 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,018,100 5,235,500 5,584,200 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,463,400 2,656,200 2,862,600 <BONDS> 807,700 806,100 918,100 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 800 800 900 <OTHER-SE> 1,294,400 1,330,700 1,364,300 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 5,018,100 5,235,500 5,584,200 <SALES> 4,975,500 10,122,600 15,496,100 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 4,975,500 10,122,600 15,496,100 <CGS> 4,610,700 9,390,100 14,386,600 <TOTAL-COSTS> 4,912,300 9,993,100 15,297,900 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 2,800 4,700 5,800 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 23,100 48,100 74,800 <INCOME-PRETAX> 63,200 129,500 198,200 <INCOME-TAX> 24,000 49,200 74,300 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 37,600 77,200 119,200 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 37,600 77,200 119,200 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.39 0.85 1.30 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.39 0.80 1.23