Cardinal Health, Inc. CAH

220.22 (2.40) (1.08%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$51.6B
P/E
30.3×
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Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) trades at a price to free cash flow of 11.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (March 2025) to 41.7× (April 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is below the Healthcare sector median of 19.5×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2026 12.3× (43.68%)
FY2025 21.9× 197.68%
FY2024 7.3× (29.73%)
FY2023 10.4× 101.92%
FY2022 5.2× (37.04%)
FY2021 8.2× (14.73%)
FY2020 9.6× 61.67%
FY2019 6.0× (7.64%)
FY2018 6.5× (79.18%)
FY2017 31.0× 204.46%

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 12.3× 9.43%
Mar 2026 11.2× 28.36%
Dec 2025 8.8× 4.47%
Sep 2025 8.4× (61.62%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 41.7×
Ten-year median 9.3×
Current reading's percentile 73

Price to free cash flow against peers

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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