Cardinal Health (CAH) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Cash & Equivalents was $4.86 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 25.3% from $3.87 billion a year earlier and up 23.3% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q3 2009 onward, Cardinal Health has reported Cash & Equivalents for 70 quarters.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash & Equivalents was $3.87 billion in FY2025 (-24.5%), $5.13 billion in FY2024 (+25.9%), $4.08 billion in FY2023 (-13.6%) and $4.72 billion in FY2022 (+38.5%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 69.4%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 32.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's Cash & Equivalents in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $3.94 billion (Q3 2026), $2.78 billion (Q2 2026) and $4.59 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 25.85 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 11.74 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 10.35 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 6.19 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 4.88 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 5.26 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 6.94 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 17.89 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 4.48 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.16 Bn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();