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) Return on assets

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Cardinal Health, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 3.17%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (3.10%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.04% (fiscal 2020) to 4.44% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Medical Distribution industry median of −1.95% and above the Healthcare sector median of −29.3%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2026 3.10% (0.08)
FY2025 3.18% 1.25
FY2024 1.93% 1.17
FY2023 0.76% 2.88
FY2022 −2.12% (3.55)
FY2021 1.43% 10.47
FY2020 −9.04% (12.41)
FY2019 3.37% 2.73
FY2018 0.64% (2.83)
FY2017 3.47% (0.97)

Against its own ten years

Low −9.04% High 4.44%
Ten-year median 2.52%
Current reading's percentile 58

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
MCK McKesson Corporation compare 5.33%
COR Cencora, Inc. compare 4.26%
HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. compare 3.72%
CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. 3.17%
AHG Akso Health Group Sponsored ADR compare 0.00%
YI 111, Inc. Sponsored ADR compare −3.89%
ACH Accendra Health, Inc. compare −9.65%
COSM Cosmos Health Inc. compare −39.6%
FOCL FocalTherics compare −50.3%
Medical Distribution industry median −1.95%
Healthcare sector median −29.3%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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