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CARDINAL HEALTH INC CAH

NYSE · stock · Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries · website · IPO 1983-08-04 · LEI

CARDINAL HEALTH INC statistics & valuation

P / E32.5×
P / S0.2×
P / FCF12.3×
Net margin0.7%
FCF margin1.8%
Return on capital19.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.00% 0.20% 0.90% -2.40% 0.40% -0.50% 0.20% 0.40% 0.70% 0.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
5.00% 5.20% 4.70% 4.50% 4.20% 3.60% 3.40% 3.30% 3.70% 3.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
1.60% 0.10% 1.40% -2.70% 0.30% -0.30% 0.40% 0.50% 1.00% 1.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
18.90% 4.20% 21.50% -206.20% 34.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
320.0M 315.0M 301.0M 293.0M 294.0M 279.0M 262.0M 247.0M 242.0M 237.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
3.20% 0.60% 3.30% -9.10% 1.40% -2.10% 0.80% 1.90% 2.90% 3.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.60% 1.70% 1.60% 1.00% 1.20% 1.50% 1.20% 1.40% 0.80% 1.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$4.03 $0.81 $4.53 -$12.61 $2.08 -$3.37 $1.26 $3.45 $6.45 $7.23 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CARDINAL HEALTH INC trades at about 32.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.1×–72.6×, median 28.5×).

10.1× 72.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.1×–72.6×); dot = today's 32.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin3.8%3.7%3.3%3.4%3.6%4.2%4.5%4.7%5.2%5.0%
Operating margin1.0%1.0%0.5%0.4%-0.3%0.3%-2.7%1.4%0.1%1.6%
Net margin0.7%0.7%0.4%0.2%-0.5%0.4%-2.4%0.9%0.2%1.0%
FCF margin1.8%0.8%1.4%1.2%1.5%1.2%1.0%1.6%1.7%0.6%
Return on assets3.0%2.9%1.9%0.8%-2.1%1.4%-9.1%3.3%0.6%3.2%
Return on equity-59.5%-56.1%-26.5%-11.2%106.3%34.1%-206.2%21.5%4.2%18.9%
Current ratio0.880.940.981.001.081.121.101.071.071.34

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.