Cardinal Health (CAH) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Change in Account Payables came in at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026, down 181.67% year-on-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 157.32% quarter-over-quarter from $2.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has disclosed Change in Account Payables across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026.
- Change in Account Payables for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.2 billion, down 181.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.8 billion (up 625.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.7 billion, up 49.78% from the prior year.
- Change in Account Payables came in at -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Cardinal Health, down from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Account Payables ranged from a high of $2.6 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of -$2.2 billion in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Change in Account Payables is $1.2 billion (2022), against an average of $757.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Account Payables slumped 875.81% in 2023 and jumped 704.76% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cardinal Health's Change in Account Payables stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 50.64% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then sank by 64.34% to $924.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 119.59% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then sank by 157.32% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Change in Account Payables figures came in at -$1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $2.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akso Health | 2,315,158.81 Bn | 2,315,158.63 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mckesson | 92.76 Bn | 89.18 Bn | 4.04 Bn | -574.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cencora | 52.82 Bn | 50.83 Bn | 3.59 Bn | -3.50 Bn |
| 4 | Cardinal Health | 52.17 Bn | 48.39 Bn | 2.50 Bn | -1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Henry Schein | 9.19 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 1.07 Bn | - |
| 6 | Accendra Health | 246.88 Mn | -90.00 Mn | 312.39 Mn | 8.78 Mn |
| 7 | Edap Tms | 161.92 Mn | 146.92 Mn | 8.15 Mn | 918,000.00 |
| 8 | 111 | 107.47 Mn | 25.61 Mn | 23.58 Mn | - |
| 9 | Cosmos Health | 9.42 Mn | 7.26 Mn | 1.38 Mn | - |
| 10 | Cellyan Biotechnology | 5.69 | -2.48 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 924.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 924.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -294.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -294.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.59 Bn |