Cardinal Health (CAH) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Change in Account Payables of -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 181.67% on a YoY basis from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 157.32% sequentially from $2.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Change in Account Payables data on file, last reported at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Account Payables fell 181.67% year-over-year to -$1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.8 billion (up 625.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.7 billion, up 49.78% from the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables eased to -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $757.7 million and a median of $1.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Account Payables.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Account Payables plunged 875.81% in 2023 and jumped 704.76% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Change in Account Payables over 5 years: stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then jumped by 50.64% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then slumped by 64.34% to $924.0 million in 2024, then soared by 119.59% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then slumped by 157.32% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Change in Account Payables at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026, $2.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Account Payables (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn -574.00 Mn
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn -3.50 Bn
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn -1.16 Bn
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn -
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn -
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn 8.78 Mn
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn 918,000.00
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 -59,472.00
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 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