CAH vs COR vs PAHC Stock Comparison

Cardinal Health, Cencora and Phibro Animal Health Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAH Cardinal Health Inc
$251.63 +14.3% 1M +55.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.18B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$254.25B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins
COR Cencora, Inc.
$330.24 +7.6% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$62.79B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 6, Cardinal Health 5, Cencora 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAHCORPAHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.18B $62.79B $1.56B COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.9x 23.9x 15.6x PAHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 19.3x 11.4x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +5.1% +17.1% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 0.8% 6.6% PAHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.9% 14.4% 14.2% CAH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 2.2x 2.1x CAH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% PAHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.4% -0.7% -7.8% CAH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.6%/yr +22.6%/yr +12.2%/yr CAH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 32.8% 55.6% CAH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 51/100 68/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

CAHCORPAHC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCAHCORPAHC
Valuation 75 #7 of 25 54 #12 of 25 92 #53 of 626
Growth 78 #6 of 24 74 #7 of 24 85 #90 of 604
Profitability 61 #10 of 24 57 #11 of 24 85 #83 of 555
Financial Health 36 #17 of 26 24 #20 of 26 26 #487 of 658
Shareholder Returns 80 #4 of 16 47 #9 of 16 54 #171 of 368
Overall 66 51 68
  • CAH ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • PAHC ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCAHCORPAHCSPY
1 month +14.3%+7.6%+13.3% -0.8%
3 months +9.7%+6.1%+10.8% +3.5%
6 months +24.4%+6.5%-30.5% +7.0%
Year to date +22.4%-2.2%+4.5% +12.2%
1 year +55.4%-0.7%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years +175.3%+76.0%+262.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +40.2%+20.8%+53.6% +23.1%
5 years +430.4%+176.2%+77.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +39.6%+22.6%+12.2% +11.0%
10 years +238.2%+316.1%+52.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.0%+15.3%+4.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAHCORPAHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%32.8%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%39.6%59.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.09-0.150.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.89-0.02-0.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.0%-32.6%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-11.9%-34.5% -1.8%
52-week high $257.54$374.75$59.58 $779.14
52-week low $162.79$252.74$28.52 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCAHCORPAHC
P/E now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 24.3x 24.3xmedian 24.3x 15.9xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 1.0xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 13.5x 17.5xmedian 13.5x 8.3xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 15.6x 15.5xmedian 15.6x 160.4xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 2.5x 19.5xmedian 2.5x 4.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 1.33 1.36median 1.33 0.36median 0.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCAHCORPAHC
Revenue $254.25B $332.77B $1.52B
Gross profit $9.77B $13.22B $512.52M
Operating income $2.61B $3.04B $194.40M
Net income $1.72B $2.65B $99.72M
Free cash flow $4.53B $4.06B $9.87M
EPS (diluted) $7.23 $13.53 $2.43
Cash & equivalents $4.86B $2.82B $61.42M
Total debt $8.89B $11.72B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 237.00M 193.94M 40.96M
Enterprise value $42.02B $51.69B $1.24B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCAHCORPAHC
P/E 34.6x 24.3x 15.9x
P/FCF 12.9x 15.5x 160.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 13.1x 23.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.2x 1.0x
P/B -20.3x 19.5x 4.1x
P/Tangible book -20.3x -23.4x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 17.5x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 23.9x 23.6x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF 13.8x 17.7x 214.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 14.9x 30.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 1.36 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAHCORPAHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 5.1% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 9.4% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 20.0% 28.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 15.0% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.9% 11.1% 76.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.2% 9.5% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% 38.9% 106.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 63.8% 16.2% 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.1% 39.3% 105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 69.2% 17.9% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 115.9% 176.7% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 14.1% 73.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 144.6% 255.7% -76.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 13.3% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAHCORPAHC
Gross margin 3.8% 4.0% 33.8%
EBITDA margin 1.4% 1.2% 16.8%
Operating margin 1.0% 0.9% 12.8%
Pretax margin 0.9% 1.1% 9.0%
Net margin 0.7% 0.8% 6.6%
FCF margin 1.8% 1.2% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 2.0% 1.4% 4.5%
Return on equity – 77.4% 26.7%
Return on assets 3.0% 3.2% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 33.9% 14.4% 14.2%
Return on capital employed 20.0% 12.9% 16.8%
Asset turnover 4.5x 4.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.8x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAHCORPAHC
Debt / assets 15.5% 14.0% 41.1%
Debt / equity -3.1x 3.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 2.2x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 2.9x 62.5x
Liabilities / assets 105.0% 96.1% 74.3%
Equity / assets -5.0% 3.9% 25.7%
Interest coverage 7.5x – 4.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.11 4.66 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAHCORPAHC
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 2.3% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.5% 17.7% 19.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.9% 11.5% 197.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% 8.7% 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 5.7% 0.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCAHCORPAHC
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2027 19.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $12.03FY2027 $17.08FY2026 $3.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.8%FY2027 +6.7%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% +11.8% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $272.90BFY2027 $328.56BFY2026 $1.53BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2027 +2.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -3.5% -0.3% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAHCORPAHC
Held by institutions 87.4% 94.7% 99.1%
Institutions holding 1,491 1,342 208
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +15.7% +3.1%
Institutions buying 711 542 117
Institutions selling 556 609 73
Buyers to sellers 1.28 0.89 1.60

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CAHCORPAHC
CAH 1.00 0.58 0.29
COR 0.58 1.00 0.12
PAHC 0.29 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAH, COR and PAHC?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cardinal Health (CAH) $58.18B, Cencora (COR) $62.79B, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAH, COR and PAHC?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cardinal Health (CAH) 33.9x, Cencora (COR) 23.9x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is cheapest (Cardinal Health (CAH) 20.9x, Cencora (COR) 19.3x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cardinal Health (CAH) +14.2%, Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest net margin (Cardinal Health (CAH) 0.7%, Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Cardinal Health (CAH) leads (Cardinal Health (CAH) 33.9%, Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cardinal Health (CAH) returned the most: Cardinal Health (CAH) +55.4%, Cencora (COR) -0.7%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -7.8%. Over five years, Cardinal Health (CAH) compounded fastest (Cardinal Health (CAH) +39.6%/yr, Cencora (COR) +22.6%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest dividend yield: Cardinal Health (CAH) 0.01%, Cencora (COR) 0.01%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cardinal Health (CAH) has been the steadiest (Cardinal Health (CAH) 29.4%, Cencora (COR) 32.8%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAH, COR and PAHC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.