Cardinal Health (CAH) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Change in Inventory of -$2.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 176.25% on a YoY basis from $2.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 182.34% sequentially from $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$2.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 176.25% year-over-year to -$2.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (up 253.95% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.8 billion, up 262.87% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory slipped to -$2.1 billion in Q1 2026, from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $2.5 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$2.4 billion in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $184.8 million and a median of $561.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory jumped 737.31% in 2022 and slumped 312.77% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then fell by 0.22% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then dropped by 6.32% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 97.28% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 182.34% to -$2.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Change in Inventory at -$2.1 billion in Q1 2026, $2.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $736.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn -3.02 Bn
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn -3.40 Bn
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn -2.09 Bn
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn -8.00 Mn
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 -9.15 Mn
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn 747,000.00
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 119,169.00
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn -21,690.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 736.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 736.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 607.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 607.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -758.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -758.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 678.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 678.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.38 Bn