Cardinal Health (CAH) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) posted Cash from Operations of $1.69 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 11.3% from $1.52 billion a year earlier but down 7.2% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health's Cash from Operations came in at $5.17 billion, up 115.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Cardinal Health's Cash from Operations was $2.4 billion in FY2025 (-36.3%), $3.76 billion in FY2024 (+32.3%), $2.84 billion in FY2023 (-10.4%) and $3.18 billion in FY2022 (+30.7%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of -$1.65 billion in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of $3.05 billion in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with growth of 357.9%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a decline of 71.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior fiscal quarters was $1.82 billion (Q3 2026), $686 million (Q2 2026) and $973 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 11.05 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 6.35 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | -220.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | -421.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.65 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.97 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 3.59 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -294.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 686.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 973.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -396.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 528.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 863.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 597.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -419.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -646.00 Mn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();