Cardinal Health (CAH) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$181.0 million for Q1 2026, up 93.75% on a YoY basis from -$93.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 90.86% sequentially from -$2.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$181.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 93.75% year-over-year to -$181.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.9 billion (down 3.64% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$5.6 billion, down 202.49% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities climbed to -$181.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $166.0 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$2.9 billion in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$614.5 million and a median of -$142.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Peak annual rise in Cash from Investing Activities reached 180.58% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 1929.67% in 2024.
  • Tracing CAH's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$87.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 20.69% to -$105.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 829.52% to -$976.0 million in 2024, then sank by 102.87% to -$2.0 billion in 2025, then soared by 90.86% to -$181.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Cash from Investing Activities at -$181.0 million in Q1 2026, -$2.0 billion in Q4 2025, and -$142.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 425.00 Mn
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn -4.87 Bn
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn -181.00 Mn
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn -63.00 Mn
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn -3.21 Mn
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn 53.93 Mn
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn -754,000.00
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 -
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn -708,963.00

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -181.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -181.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -142.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -142.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -976.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -976.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -88.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -88.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 166.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 166.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -105.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -105.00 Mn