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
+26.8%
Free cash flow
+10.9%
Total debt
−2.40%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

271.43 3.61 +1.35%
Market cap
$62.0B
P/E
34.9×
Fwd P/E
24.5×
Dividend yield
0.76%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
5.09
Beneish M
−2.74
Dividend safety
86/100

Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) Net margin

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Cardinal Health, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.71%, up 0.0 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (0.67%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.42% (fiscal 2020) to 1.19% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Medical Distribution industry median of −11.4% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 0.67% (0.03)
FY2025 0.70% 0.32
FY2024 0.38% 0.22
FY2023 0.16% 0.68
FY2022 −0.52% (0.90)
FY2021 0.38% 2.80
FY2020 −2.42% (3.36)
FY2019 0.94% 0.75
FY2018 0.19% (0.80)
FY2017 0.99% (0.18)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 0.82% 0.19
Jun 2026 0.63% (0.02)
Mar 2026 0.65% (0.06)
Dec 2025 0.71% 0.01
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Against its own ten years

Low −2.42% High 1.19%
Ten-year median 0.53%
Current reading's percentile 71

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. compare 3.07%
MCK McKesson Corporation compare 1.12%
COR Cencora, Inc. compare 1.03%
CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. 0.71%
YI 111, Inc. Sponsored ADR compare −0.75%
ACH Accendra Health, Inc. compare −11.4%
COSM Cosmos Health Inc. compare −33.1%
FOCL FocalTherics compare −50.1%
AHG Akso Health Group Sponsored ADR compare −61.3%
Medical Distribution industry median −11.4%
Healthcare sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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