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Cardinal Health, Inc. CAH

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261.93 USD +8.99 (+3.55%)

At closeNov 4, 2026, 7:29 PM EST

261.99 +0.06 +0.02%

After hours · Nov 4, 7:29 PM ET

251.95 Day range 262.20
180.45 52-week range 262.20
YTD
+27.46%
1 year
+34.09%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

5.13 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

C+2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 5
  • Return on Equity 1
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 32.7×
FY 2017: 19.2×FY 2018: 59.5×FY 2019: 10.5×FY 2020: -4.1×FY 2021: 27.3×FY 2022: -15.6×FY 2023: 75.1×FY 2024: 28.1×FY 2025: 25.9×FY 2026: 32.7×
FY 2017 5y median 28.1× FY 2026
P/S 0.2×
FY 2017: 0.2×FY 2018: 0.1×FY 2019: 0.1×FY 2020: 0.1×FY 2021: 0.1×FY 2022: 0.1×FY 2023: 0.1×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.2×FY 2026: 0.2×
FY 2017 5y median 0.1× FY 2026
P/B -19.4×
FY 2017: 3.6×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 8.5×FY 2021: 9.3×FY 2022: -20.6×FY 2023: -8.3×FY 2024: -7.5×FY 2025: -14.6×FY 2026: -19.4×
FY 2017 5y median -14.6× FY 2026
P/FCF 12.4×
FY 2017: 31.0×FY 2018: 6.4×FY 2019: 6.0×FY 2020: 9.6×FY 2021: 8.2×FY 2022: 5.3×FY 2023: 10.4×FY 2024: 7.4×FY 2025: 21.9×FY 2026: 12.4×
FY 2017 5y median 10.4× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 17.6×
FY 2017: 9.9×FY 2018: 19.9×FY 2019: 6.5×FY 2020: -7.4×FY 2021: 15.5×FY 2022: 285×FY 2023: 17.9×FY 2024: 12.5×FY 2025: 14.8×FY 2026: 17.6×
FY 2017 5y median 17.6× FY 2026
EV/Sales 0.2×
FY 2017: 0.2×FY 2018: 0.2×FY 2019: 0.1×FY 2020: 0.1×FY 2021: 0.1×FY 2022: 0.1×FY 2023: 0.1×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.2×FY 2026: 0.2×
FY 2017 5y median 0.1× FY 2026
FCF Yield 8.1%
FY 2017: 3.2%FY 2018: 15.6%FY 2019: 16.8%FY 2020: 10.4%FY 2021: 12.2%FY 2022: 18.8%FY 2023: 9.6%FY 2024: 13.6%FY 2025: 4.6%FY 2026: 8.1%
FY 2017 5y median 9.6% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 3.8%
FY 2017: 5.0%FY 2018: 5.2%FY 2019: 4.7%FY 2020: 4.5%FY 2021: 4.2%FY 2022: 3.6%FY 2023: 3.4%FY 2024: 3.3%FY 2025: 3.7%FY 2026: 3.8%
FY 2017 5y median 3.6% FY 2026
Operating Margin 1.0%
FY 2017: 1.6%FY 2018: 0.1%FY 2019: 1.4%FY 2020: -2.7%FY 2021: 0.3%FY 2022: -0.3%FY 2023: 0.4%FY 2024: 0.5%FY 2025: 1.0%FY 2026: 1.0%
FY 2017 5y median 0.5% FY 2026
Net Margin 0.7%
FY 2017: 1.0%FY 2018: 0.2%FY 2019: 0.9%FY 2020: -2.4%FY 2021: 0.4%FY 2022: -0.5%FY 2023: 0.2%FY 2024: 0.4%FY 2025: 0.7%FY 2026: 0.7%
FY 2017 5y median 0.4% FY 2026
ROE -59.5%
FY 2017: 18.9%FY 2018: 4.2%FY 2019: 21.5%FY 2020: -206.4%FY 2021: 34.1%FY 2022: 132.3%FY 2023: -11.2%FY 2024: -26.5%FY 2025: -56.1%FY 2026: -59.5%
FY 2017 5y median -26.5% FY 2026
ROIC 13.2%
FY 2017: 7.1%FY 2018: -0.8%FY 2019: 9.3%FY 2020: -23.4%FY 2021: 2.7%FY 2022: -4.3%FY 2023: 3.6%FY 2024: 8.8%FY 2025: 11.4%FY 2026: 13.2%
FY 2017 5y median 8.8% FY 2026
ROA 3.0%
FY 2017: 3.2%FY 2018: 0.6%FY 2019: 3.3%FY 2020: -9.1%FY 2021: 1.4%FY 2022: -2.1%FY 2023: 0.8%FY 2024: 1.9%FY 2025: 2.9%FY 2026: 3.0%
FY 2017 5y median 1.9% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 14.2%
FY 2017: 6.9%FY 2018: 5.3%FY 2019: 6.4%FY 2020: 5.1%FY 2021: 6.2%FY 2022: 11.6%FY 2023: 13.0%FY 2024: 10.7%FY 2025: -1.9%FY 2026: 14.2%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income 14.9%
FY 2017: -13.8%FY 2018: -94.1%FY 2019: 1534.9%FY 2020: -298.9%FY 2021: 111.5%FY 2022: -228.6%FY 2023: 223.9%FY 2024: 65.3%FY 2025: 83.0%FY 2026: 14.9%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) 12.1%
FY 2017: -6.7%FY 2018: -79.9%FY 2019: 459.3%FY 2020: -378.1%FY 2021: 116.5%FY 2022: -260.6%FY 2023: 137.7%FY 2024: 173.8%FY 2025: 87.0%FY 2026: 12.1%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow 144.6%
FY 2017: -68.2%FY 2018: 199.1%FY 2019: 0.4%FY 2020: -33.8%FY 2021: 28.0%FY 2022: 34.8%FY 2023: -13.6%FY 2024: 37.6%FY 2025: -43.1%FY 2026: 144.6%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.9×
FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.1×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.9×FY 2026: 0.9×
FY 2017 5y median 1.0× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 0.5×
FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.5×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.5×FY 2026: 0.5×
FY 2017 5y median 0.5× FY 2026
Debt / Equity -3.5×
FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 3.8×FY 2021: 3.7×FY 2022: -8.2×FY 2023: -1.7×FY 2024: -1.7×FY 2025: -3.4×FY 2026: -3.5×
FY 2017 5y median -3.4× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.5×
FY 2017: 1.2×FY 2018: 6.4×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: -1.5×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 19.8×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.2×FY 2025: 1.8×FY 2026: 1.5×
FY 2017 5y median 1.5× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 7.5×
FY 2017: 10.5×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 7.0×FY 2020: -17.2×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: -4.1×FY 2023: 9.0×FY 2024: 24.4×FY 2025: 10.6×FY 2026: 7.5×
FY 2017 5y median 9.0× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.9%
FY 2017: 2.3%FY 2018: 3.8%FY 2019: 4.0%FY 2020: 3.7%FY 2021: 3.4%FY 2022: 3.8%FY 2023: 2.1%FY 2024: 2.1%FY 2025: 1.2%FY 2026: 0.9%
FY 2017 5y median 2.1% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 28.6%
FY 2017: 44.8%FY 2018: 227.0%FY 2019: 42.3%FY 2020: -15.4%FY 2021: 93.8%FY 2022: -59.6%FY 2023: 159.1%FY 2024: 58.6%FY 2025: 31.6%FY 2026: 28.6%
FY 2017 5y median 31.6% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-06-30