Cardinal Health (CAH) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) recorded Capital Expenditures of $264 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 13.8% from $232 million a year earlier and up 80.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health reported Capital Expenditures of $649 million, up 18.6% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has increased for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures came in at $547 million in FY2025 (+7.0%), $511 million in FY2024 (+6.2%), $481 million in FY2023 (+24.3%) and $387 million in FY2022 (-3.3%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 12.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 34.1% in fiscal Q2 2024, against a decline of 22.9% in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $146 million (Q3 2026), $131 million (Q2 2026) and $108 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 799.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 287.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 297.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 226.04 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 264.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 30.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 264.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 146.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 131.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 108.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 232.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 126.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 99.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 90.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 193.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 112.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 114.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 92.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 217.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 109.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 85.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 70.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 164.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 82.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 74.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 67.00 Mn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Capital Expenditures API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CAH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();