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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 5.84%, EPS grew 68.3%, free cash flow grew 10.9% and total debt rose 4.21%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to June
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 54.66 | 42.17 | 41.03 | 39.05 | 45.85 | 48.42 | 68.53 | 93.17 | 117.53 | 180.45 |
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| High | 84.88 | 75.75 | 56.88 | 60.69 | 62.96 | 81.57 | 108.85 | 126.23 | 214.93 | 258.30 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 28,000 | 32,300 | 31,000 | 30,000 | 47,300 | 46,500 | 48,000 | 48,900 | 57,700 | 63,900 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 4.64 | 4.24 | 4.69 | 5.10 | 3.43 | 3.90 | 4.27 | 4.64 | 3.86 | 3.98 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 129,976 | 136,809 | 145,534 | 152,922 | 162,467 | 181,326 | 204,979 | 226,827 | 222,578 | 254,248 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 5.03 | 5.25 | 4.70 | 4.49 | 4.17 | 3.58 | 3.35 | 3.27 | 3.67 | 3.84 | |||||
| EBT | 1,924 | (228) | 1,751 | (3,772) | 323 | (784) | 663 | 1,201 | 2,101 | 2,174 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 1.48 | (0.17) | 1.20 | (2.47) | 0.20 | (0.43) | 0.32 | 0.53 | 0.94 | 0.86 | |||||
| Net income | 1,294 | 259 | 1,365 | (3,693) | 612 | (937) | 331 | 853 | 1,569 | 1,705 | |||||
| Depreciation | 717 | 1,032 | 1,000 | 913 | 783 | 692 | 692 | 710 | 790 | 956 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 410.02 | 437.09 | 485.11 | 521.92 | 556.39 | 649.91 | 785.36 | 925.82 | 923.56 | 1,077.32 | ||||
| Earnings | 4.06 | 0.82 | 4.55 | (12.61) | 2.09 | (3.35) | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.48 | 7.27 | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.74 | 8.84 | 9.07 | 6.69 | 8.32 | 11.38 | 10.90 | 15.36 | 9.95 | 21.92 | |||||
| Capex | (1.22) | (1.23) | (1.09) | (1.27) | (1.37) | (1.28) | (1.84) | (2.04) | (2.26) | (2.62) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.51 | 7.62 | 7.98 | 5.42 | 6.95 | 10.10 | 9.05 | 13.32 | 7.69 | 19.31 | |||||
| Book value | 21.54 | 19.36 | 21.10 | 6.12 | 6.14 | (2.53) | (11.33) | (13.11) | (10.93) | (11.54) | |||||
| Shares, m | 317 | 313 | 300 | 293 | 292 | 279 | 261 | 245 | 241 | 236 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 19.15 | 64.67 | 10.50 | 0.00 | 27.32 | 0.00 | 93.63 | 28.62 | 25.93 | 32.72 | ||||
| P/S | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.22 | |||||
| P/B | 3.62 | 2.54 | 2.25 | 8.53 | 9.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.24 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 35.40 | 9.49 | 8.26 | 12.16 | 9.61 | 5.39 | 10.71 | 7.33 | 24.36 | 13.19 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,184 | 2,768 | 2,722 | 1,960 | 2,429 | 3,175 | 2,844 | 3,762 | 2,397 | 5,174 | ||||
| Capex | (387) | (384) | (328) | (373) | (400) | (356) | (481) | (499) | (544) | (618) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 797 | 2,384 | 2,394 | 1,587 | 2,029 | 2,819 | 2,363 | 3,263 | 1,853 | 4,556 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 7,124 | 1,660 | 1,638 | 2,325 | 3,424 | 2,385 | (3) | (756) | (2,524) | (5,151) | ||||
| Total debt | 10,395 | 9,013 | 8,031 | 6,775 | 6,236 | 5,315 | 4,701 | 5,092 | 8,527 | 8,886 | |||||
| Net debt | 3,516 | 7,250 | 5,500 | 4,004 | 2,829 | 598 | 625 | (41) | 4,653 | 4,030 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 6,828 | 6,059 | 6,330 | 1,792 | 1,794 | (706) | (2,957) | (3,212) | (2,634) | (2,724) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 3.47 | 0.64 | 3.37 | (9.04) | 1.43 | (2.12) | 0.76 | 1.93 | 3.18 | 3.10 | ||||
| ROIC | 12.81 | 0.59 | 10.88 | (44.19) | 6.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.42 | 125.05 | |||||
| ROE | 19.23 | 3.97 | 22.00 | (91.01) | 34.08 | (172.43) | (18.02) | (27.62) | (53.40) | (63.98) | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Jun 2026 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Cardinal Health, Inc. vs peers in Medical Distribution (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCK McKesson Corporation | $116.4B | 26.8× | 18.3× | +7.72% (above 0%: growing) | −17.68% (below 0%: shrinking) | +66.40% (above 0%: growing) | 3.50% | 1.25% | Compare |
| COR Cencora, Inc. | $65.2B | 25.2× | 14.5× | +5.07% (above 0%: growing) | +11.27% (above 0%: growing) | +3,385.25% (above 0%: growing) | 4.26% | 1.32% | Compare |
| CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. | $58.8B | 35.0× | 23.3× | +5.84% (above 0%: growing) | +68.32% (above 0%: growing) | +10.87% (above 0%: growing) | 4.02% | 1.14% | |
| HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. | $9.7B | 25.0× | 18.5× | +6.73% (above 0%: growing) | +16.90% (above 0%: growing) | +140.91% (above 0%: growing) | 31.84% | 4.95% | Compare |
| AHG Akso Health Group Sponsored ADR | $1.2B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +263.89% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −12,975.04% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| FOCL FocalTherics | $154.8M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +38.85% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +21.49% (above 0%: growing) | 55.59% | (60.83%) | Compare |
| COSM Cosmos Health Inc. | $33.9M | — (loss-making) | 25.1× | +28.76% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +9.39% (above 0%: growing) | 7.96% | (15.41%) | Compare |
| ACH Accendra Health, Inc. | $20.1M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −10.07% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −1,624.82% (below 0%: shrinking) | 42.95% | (5.73%) | Compare |
| HKPD Cellyan Biotechnology Co., Ltd | $17.1M | — | — | — | — | −90.45% (below 0%: shrinking) | — | — | Compare |
| Median of peers | $652.4M | 25.2× | 18.4× | +7.72% | +11.27% | +15.44% | 7.96% | 0.00% |
CAH metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) key facts
- Strength: Cardinal Health, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $254.2 billion, up 14.2% from fiscal 2025.
- Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) is a Medical Distribution company in the Healthcare sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, CAH traded at $254.06, a market capitalization of $58.8 billion.
- Cardinal Health, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.05 per share, a yield of 0.81%, with a payout ratio of 28.4%.
- Return on equity was −64.0% and debt-to-equity -3.26.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 5.09 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.
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