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Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) stock

CAHNYSEWholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' SundriesFiscal year ends June 30
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 16/3037% above fair value
$281.10+2.96 (+1.06%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $65.38BP/E 36.3Yield 0.73%

Cardinal Health statistics

108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date
Oct 1, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$65.38B
$486.43M
Enterprise Value
$69.09B
$564.18M
PE Ratio
36.32
22.57
PS Ratio
0.25
0.33
P/FCF Ratio
13.34
16.31
P/OCF Ratio
11.68
11.92

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
0.27
0.46
EV / EBITDA
18.84
12.26
EV / EBIT
25.61
15.85
EV / FCF
14.10
18.88

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
233M
33M
Shares Change (YoY)
-2.29%
0.01%
Float
232M
22M
Shares Held by Insiders
0.28%
9.43%
Shares Held by Institutions
88.7%
44.3%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
8M
–
Short Interest Change
-1.32%
-4.09%
Short % of Float
3.27%
2.13%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
3.26%
1.76%
Days to Cover
4.19
3.71

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$286.29
–
52-Week Low
$180.45
–
20-Day Moving Average
$260.69
–
50-Day Moving Average
$244.19
–
200-Day Moving Average
$225.10
–
Average True Range (14)
$6.55
–
Price Change (1 Week)
3.45%
-0.55%
Price Change (1 Month)
10.8%
-5.77%
Price Change (3 Months)
19.3%
-7.00%
Price Change (6 Months)
44.0%
-8.45%
Price Change (YTD)
36.8%
1.18%
Price Change (1 Year)
37.6%
-6.10%
Price Change (3 Years)
173.2%
-3.18%
Price Change (5 Years)
446.5%
-6.63%
Price Change (10 Years)
288.5%
-0.41%
Average Volume (10 Days)
2M
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
2M
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
2M
–
Relative Volume
0.68
0.72
Relative Strength Index (14)
78.8
45.4
Volatility (1 Year)
25.8%
43.5%
Beta (5 Years)
0.46
0.72

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
3.90%
14.7%
Operating Margin
1.05%
0.68%
Pretax Margin
0.88%
0.22%
Profit Margin
0.71%
-0.20%
EBITDA Margin
1.42%
1.23%
FCF Margin
1.90%
0.90%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Assets (ROA)
3.17%
-2.31%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
206.5%
3.96%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
20.4%
4.30%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
0.88
1.34
Quick Ratio
0.43
0.58
Debt / EBITDA
2.40
3.26
Debt / FCF
1.80
4.75
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.97
2.36
Interest Coverage
7.91
1.09

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
10.0%
3.80%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
14.0%
3.30%
EPS Growth (YoY)
16.7%
5.00%
FCF Growth (YoY)
10.1%
10.4%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
7.44%
0.77%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
9.37%
7.57%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
79.0%
4.42%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
28.3%
7.47%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
4.49
1.47
Inventory Turnover
13.78
10.04
Revenue Per Employee
$4.03M
$1.04M
Profits Per Employee
$28.45K
-$6.47K
Employee Count
63,900
559
WACC
7.18%
8.31%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$257.75B
$742.88M
Gross Profit
$10.05B
$157.36M
Operating Income
$2.70B
-$44.71K
Pretax Income
$2.26B
$372.69K
Net Income
$1.82B
-$534.12K
EBITDA
$3.67B
$1.72M
EPS (Diluted)
$7.74
-$0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$5.26B
$11.12M
Total Debt
$8.82B
$408.91M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$3.55B
-$656.06K
Net Cash Per Share
-$15.27
-$0.02
Equity (Book Value)
-$3.03B
$15.00M
Book Value Per Share
-$13.01
$0.67
Tangible Book Value
-$16.71B
$9.63M
Working Capital
-$5.34B
$11.63M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$5.60B
$1.02M
Capital Expenditures
-$698.00M
-$34.07M
Free Cash Flow
$4.90B
$4.01M
FCF Per Share
$21.07
$0.15

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
2.78%
0.13%
FCF Yield
7.50%
4.20%
Dividend Yield
0.73%
1.42%
Buyback Yield
2.27%
0.61%
Shareholder Yield
2.99%
1.42%
Dividend Per Share
$2.04
$1.64
Dividend Growth (YoY)
0.99%
1.97%
Years of Dividend Growth
18
7
Payout Ratio
26.8%
26.8%
FCF Payout Ratio
9.96%
39.6%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$341.00M
$8.34M
Income Tax
$457.00M
$3.29M
Effective Tax Rate
20.2%
24.1%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score
5.06
4.70
Piotroski F-Score
6
4
Beneish M-Score
-2.74
-2.70
Lynch Fair Value
$193.50
–
Lynch Upside
-31.2%
-44.6%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodCAHS&P 500DifferenceCAH per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+17.3%-3.0%+20.3 pts
3 months+21.8%-2.8%+24.6 pts
Year to date+38.1%+11.5%+26.6 pts
1 year+37.7%+13.5%+24.2 pts
3 years+179.6%+77.7%+101.9 pts+40.9%+21.1%
5 years+504.9%+72.6%+432.3 pts+43.3%+11.5%
10 years+418.6%+308.2%+110.4 pts+17.9%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

8M CAH shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.3% from the previous report, or 3.27% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 65.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20267,577,324-1.3%1,807,9034.2
Oct 15, 20267,678,341+4.2%1,538,4685.0
Sep 30, 20267,369,236+10.5%2,153,7423.4
Sep 15, 20266,668,906-0.7%1,455,1614.6
Aug 31, 20266,713,462+5.0%1,513,1454.4
Aug 14, 20266,393,294-2.9%2,242,4962.9
Jul 31, 20266,586,567-2.4%1,960,1213.4
Jul 15, 20266,748,293-4.6%2,564,7182.6
Jun 30, 20267,073,002-21.4%2,612,5522.7
Jun 15, 20269,000,257+13.8%2,267,0204.0
May 29, 20267,906,193+6.5%2,107,5453.8
May 15, 20267,422,286+22.4%2,819,4472.6

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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