Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $64.69BP/E 35.9Yield 0.73%
Cardinal Health Inc grew revenue 10.0% to $257.75B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 13.6% to $2.70B, moving the operating margin from 1.0% to 1.0%. Free cash flow was $4.90B, up 10.1% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $64.69B, 35.9 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $64.69B
- P/E ratio
- 35.9
- Price to sales
- 0.25
- Price to book
- –
- Dividend yield
- 0.73%
- Free cash flow yield
- 7.58%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $257.75B
- Net income
- $1.82B
- EPS, diluted
- $7.74
- Free cash flow
- $4.90B
- Book value per share
- -$12.98
- Diluted shares
- 233M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $277.45
- Open
- $280.00
- Day's range
- $275.98 – $280.00
- Volume
- 1,295,632
- Average volume (20 days)
- 1,807,749
- Index membership
- S&P 500, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.46
- 52-week range
- $180.45 – $286.29
- RSI (14 days)
- 77.2
- Volatility (1 year)
- 25.8%
- Relative volume
- 0.69×
- WACC
- 7.0%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (VOO, IVV, SPYM, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CAH | S&P 500 | Difference | CAH per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +16.8% | -2.7% | +19.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | +19.1% | -1.7% | +20.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +36.6% | +11.9% | +24.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +37.4% | +12.0% | +25.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +178.8% | +78.2% | +100.7 pts | +40.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +498.6% | +73.2% | +425.3 pts | +43.0% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +413.1% | +309.6% | +103.5 pts | +17.8% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2012 to 2026 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Cardinal Health filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Update
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- Update
- Results
About Cardinal Health
Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries
The company operates across multiple healthcare and medical solution units, including Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions, GMPD, Nuclear and Precision Health Solutions, AtHome Solutions, and OptiFreight Logistics. Through these segments, the business provides pharmaceutical distribution, specialty healthcare services, precision health offerings, at-home patient care supplies, and logistics solutions. Its client and partner relationships include healthcare institutions, group purchasing organizations, and pharmacy providers such as CVS Health Corporation and OptumRx.
Company profile, executives and historyCardinal Health stock: common questions
What is Cardinal Health's stock price?
CAH closed at $278.14 on Nov 12, 2026, up 0.25% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $180.45 and $286.29.
What is Cardinal Health's market cap?
Cardinal Health was worth $64.69B at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is CAH's P/E ratio?
CAH trades at 35.9 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $7.74 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Cardinal Health make?
Cardinal Health reported revenue of $257.75B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 10.0% from a year earlier.
Does Cardinal Health pay a dividend?
Yes. Cardinal Health paid $2.04 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.73% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 18 years in a row.
When does Cardinal Health report earnings next?
Cardinal Health is expected to report Q2 FY2027 results on Feb 4, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has CAH stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, CAH returned +37.4% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many CAH shares are sold short?
8M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 3.27% of the float, or 4.2 days of average trading volume.
Who are Cardinal Health's competitors?
Companies most similar to Cardinal Health by business, industry and size include MCK, COR, CI, CVS, ELV.
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