Cardinal Health, Inc.

CAH Healthcare Medical Distribution

Cardinal Health, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $254.2 billion, up 14.2% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+5.47%
EPS
+26.3%
Free cash flow
+10.9%
Total debt
−2.40%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

267.66 5.73 +2.19%
Market cap
$62.0B
P/E
34.5×
Fwd P/E
24.5×
Dividend yield
0.77%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
5.09
Beneish M
−2.74
Dividend safety
86/100

Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) Current ratio

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Cardinal Health, Inc.'s current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was 0.9×, up 0.0× from fiscal 2026 (0.9×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.9× (fiscal 2026) to 1.3× (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Medical Distribution industry median of 1.0× and below the Healthcare sector median of 3.1×.

Current ratio, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Current ratio Change
FY2026 0.9× (5.60%)
FY2025 0.9× (4.46%)
FY2024 1.0× (2.11%)
FY2023 1.0× (7.25%)
FY2022 1.1× (4.08%)
FY2021 1.1× 2.32%
FY2020 1.1× 2.87%
FY2019 1.1× (0.43%)
FY2018 1.1× (19.71%)
FY2017 1.3× 19.85%

Quarterly newest first

Period Current ratio Change
Sep 2026 0.9× 0.24%
Jun 2026 0.9× (2.63%)
Mar 2026 0.9× 0.09%
Dec 2025 0.9× (5.36%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.9× High 1.3×
Ten-year median 1.1×
Current reading's percentile 8

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
FOCL FocalTherics compare 1.6×
AHG Akso Health Group Sponsored ADR compare 1.5×
HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. compare 1.3×
YI 111, Inc. Sponsored ADR compare 1.1×
COSM Cosmos Health Inc. compare 1.1×
COR Cencora, Inc. compare 0.9×
MCK McKesson Corporation compare 0.9×
CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. 0.9×
ACH Accendra Health, Inc. compare 0.4×
Medical Distribution industry median 1.0×
Healthcare sector median 3.1×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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