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    Cardinal Health Inc (CAH)

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    HEALTHCARE • MEDICAL DISTRIBUTION • NYSE

    $234.55
    -0.58 (-0.25%)

    Market Cap: $54.55B

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    85%(34/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +10.24%
    Streak
    16 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.88
    Range$2.68 - $3.04
    11 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    1
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$2.82-2.0%
    60d ago$2.87-0.2%
    30d ago$2.87-0.2%
    7d ago$2.88+0.1%
    Current$2.88
    Revenue Consensus
    $68.6B
    Range$67.0B - $70.3B
    8 analysts
    Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.11
    Range$3.01 - $3.37
    14 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    1
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$2.98-4.2%
    60d ago$2.99-4.1%
    30d ago$2.99-4.0%
    7d ago$3.07-1.4%
    Current$3.11
    Revenue Consensus
    $68.3B
    Range$67.3B - $69.0B
    11 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$3.11---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$2.88---
    Jun 26
    		$2.91$2.42+20.25%Beat+39.9%
    Mar 26
    		$3.17$2.79+13.62%Beat+34.9%
    Dec 25
    		$2.63$2.37+10.97%Beat+36.3%
    Sep 25
    		$2.55$2.17+17.51%Beat+35.6%
    Jun 25
    		$2.08$2.03+2.46%Beat+13.0%
    Mar 25
    		$2.35$2.15+9.30%Beat+13.0%
    Dec 24
    		$1.93$1.76+9.66%Beat+6.0%
    Sep 24
    		$1.88$1.62+16.05%Beat+8.7%
    Jun 24
    		$1.84$1.73+6.36%Beat+18.7%
    Mar 24
    		$2.08$1.95+6.67%Beat+19.5%
    Dec 23
    		$1.82$1.60+13.75%Beat+37.9%
    Sep 23
    		$1.73$1.41+22.70%Beat+44.2%
    Jun 23
    		$1.55$1.48+4.73%Beat+47.6%
    Mar 23
    		$1.74$1.49+16.78%Beat+20.0%
    Dec 22
    		$1.32$1.14+15.79%Beat+3.9%
    Sep 22
    		$1.20$0.97+23.71%Beat-7.0%
    Jun 22
    		$1.05$1.18-11.02%Miss+36.4%
    Mar 22
    		$1.45$1.53-5.23%Miss-5.2%
    Dec 21
    		$1.27$1.23+3.25%Beat-27.0%
    Sep 21
    		$1.29$1.35-4.44%Miss-14.6%
    Jun 21
    		$0.77$1.20-35.83%Miss-26.0%
    Mar 21
    		$1.53$1.56-1.92%Miss-5.6%
    Dec 20
    		$1.74$1.45+20.00%Beat+14.5%
    Sep 20
    		$1.51$1.14+32.46%Beat+18.9%
    Jun 20
    		$1.04$0.89+16.85%Beat-6.3%
    Mar 20
    		$1.62$1.45+11.72%Beat+1.9%
    Dec 19
    		$1.52$1.22+24.59%Beat+17.8%
    Sep 19
    		$1.27$1.09+16.51%Beat-1.6%
    Jun 19
    		$1.11$0.94+18.09%Beat+9.9%
    Mar 19
    		$1.59$1.41+12.77%Beat+14.4%
    Dec 18
    		$1.29$1.09+18.35%Beat-14.6%
    Sep 18
    		$1.29$1.07+20.56%Beat+18.3%
    Jun 18
    		$1.01$0.93+8.60%Beat-22.9%
    Mar 18
    		$1.39$1.51-7.95%Miss-9.2%
    Dec 17
    		$1.51$1.16+30.17%Beat+12.7%
    Sep 17
    		$1.09$1.00+9.00%Beat-12.1%
    Jun 17
    		$1.31$1.24+5.65%Beat-
    Mar 17
    		$1.53$1.46+4.79%Beat-
    Dec 16
    		$1.34$1.23+8.94%Beat-
    Sep 16
    		$1.24$1.20+3.33%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Yield0.87%
    Annual/Share$2.05
    Payout Ratio9.30%
    Frequency4
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+0.91%
    5Y CAGR+0.95%
    View CAH's full dividend history

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio20.83EV/EBITDA16.88x
    Price/FCF12.18xFCF Yield8.21%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin0.67%Operating Margin1.33%
    ROE0.00%ROIC29.80%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity-3.15xInterest Coverage6.84x
    Current Ratio0.91xQuick Ratio0.48x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.52Avg Volume1.85M
    52-Week High$258.3052-Week Low$144.37

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$234.18
    SMA 20$235.11
    SMA 50$232.66
    SMA 200$214.26
    EMA 10$234.67
    EMA 20$233.95
    EMA 50$229.63
    EMA 200$209.83

    MACD

    Line: 1.24Signal: 1.41Hist: -0.17

    ADX

    ADX: 25.8+DI: 31.6-DI: 18.2

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up48.0
    Aroon Down16.0
    PSAR$239.30

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$241.22
    Lower Band$229.01
    %B Position519%(Upper)
    Band Width0.45

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    52.0

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K27.3
    Stoch %D28.7
    Williams %R-77.6
    ROC (10d)-0.3%
    Momentum-0.62
    CCI (20d)-10.1
    MFI (14d)44.3

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$5.56(2.4%)
    StdDev (20d)3.05
    Hist Vol23.8%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$235.02
    OBV91.0M
    AD Line-300.6M
    CMF (20d)-0.072

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.9M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$235.32

    Pivot Points

    R3$240.05
    R2$238.68
    R1$236.90
    Pivot Point$235.53
    S1$233.75
    S2$232.38
    S3$230.60

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI6.33
    Ultimate Osc44.8
    KST9.53

    Financial Data

    QuarterMar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023Jun 2023
    Total Revenue$60.94B$65.63B$64.01B$60.16B$54.88B$55.26B$52.28B$59.87B$54.87B$57.44B$54.65B$53.42B
    Cost of Revenue$58.44B$63.23B$61.69B$57.96B$52.76B$53.32B$50.38B$57.98B$52.93B$55.59B$52.91B$51.61B
    Gross Profit$2.50B$2.40B$2.32B$2.20B$2.12B$1.94B$1.90B$1.88B$1.94B$1.85B$1.74B$1.81B
    Operating Expenses$1.99B$1.69B$1.65B$1.77B$1.39B$1.39B$1.33B$1.48B$1.57B$1.35B$1.77B$1.65B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$1.54B$1.50B$1.46B$1.48B$1.31B$1.31B$1.28B$1.28B$1.27B$1.27B$1.19B$1.23B
    Operating Income$509.00M$707.00M$668.00M$428.00M$730.00M$549.00M$568.00M$401.00M$369.00M$505.00M$-32,000,000$162.00M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$101.00M$88.00M$80.00M$74.00M$74.00M$35.00M$32.00M$9.00M$28.00M$3.00M$11.00M$6.00M
    Income Before Tax$392.00M$630.00M$598.00M$384.00M$665.00M$511.00M$541.00M$391.00M$342.00M$512.00M$-44,000,000$146.00M
    Income Tax Expense$12.00M$159.00M$144.00M$141.00M$157.00M$110.00M$124.00M$158.00M$80.00M$143.00M$-33,000,000$143.00M
    Net Income$380.00M$471.00M$454.00M$243.00M$508.00M$401.00M$417.00M$233.00M$262.00M$369.00M$-11,000,000$3.00M
    EBITDA$741.00M$952.00M$911.00M$667.00M$946.00M$738.00M$755.00M$586.00M$547.00M$690.00M$139.00M$328.00M
    EBIT$493.00M$718.00M$678.00M$458.00M$739.00M$546.00M$573.00M$400.00M$370.00M$515.00M$-33,000,000$152.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $48.87M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    -10.0%
    Active Awards
    8,751
    New Awards (TTM)
    8,628
    Avg Remaining Term
    7.2 mo

    Top agency: Department of Veterans Affairs at 76.7% of trailing twelve month obligations across 4 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    36C25726N0133Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$3.34MApr 1, 2026
    36C24826N0035Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$3.00MOct 1, 2025
    36C25626N0556Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$2.53MJun 1, 2026
    36C25226N0067Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$2.50MOct 1, 2025
    36C24826N0068Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$2.04MOct 1, 2025
    36C25726N0154Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$1.88MJan 27, 2026
    36C25726N0407Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$1.40MAug 1, 2026
    36C26126N0241Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$1.39MApr 1, 2026
    W81K0025FA194Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army$823686Oct 1, 2025
    36C24926N0018Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$818504Oct 1, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

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    Stock Traders Daily•8/28/26•
    Somewhat-Bullish

    Catheter Precision Achieves Major Commercial Milestones with Cardinal Health, Johns Hopkins and the placement of the First VIVO System in Germany

    Catheter Precision, Inc. has announced significant commercial growth, including its first LockeT purchase order through Cardinal Health, securing an order for LockeT from Johns Hopkins Hospital, and placing its first VIVO 3D Imaging System in Germany. These milestones underscore the company's expanding distribution, clinical validation, and international market penetration for its cardiac electrophysiology solutions. The CEO, David Jenkins, highlighted the company's commitment to multi-channel growth and global footprint expansion.

    GlobeNewswire•8/27/26•
    Somewhat-Bullish

    Cardinal Health Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

    Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) shares fell by 1.37% on Thursday, closing at $235.13. Despite this daily loss, the stock still outperformed the broader market, as the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both saw gains. The decline ended a four-day winning streak for Cardinal Health.

    MarketWatch•8/27/26•
    Neutral

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    Frequently Asked Questions About CAH

    What is CAH's current dividend yield?
    Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) has a current dividend yield of 0.87%.
    Does CAH pay dividends?
    Yes, Cardinal Health Inc pays dividends with a current yield of 0.87%.
    What is CAH's P/E ratio?
    Cardinal Health Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.83.
    What is CAH's market cap?
    Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) has a market capitalization of $54.55B with a current stock price of $234.55.

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