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

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DateValue
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