Cardinal Health (CAH) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Change in Inventory was -$697 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), compared with $607 million a year earlier.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Change in Inventory at Cardinal Health came in at $488 million, down 73.1% from FY2025.
- Change in Inventory shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -21.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Change in Inventory was $1.82 billion in FY2025, -$1.12 billion in FY2024, $412 million in FY2023 (-65.8%) and $1.2 billion in FY2022 (-24.0%).
- Quarterly Change in Inventory has moved between -$2.37 billion (fiscal Q4 2024) and $2.54 billion (fiscal Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Change in Inventory was higher in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 15.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Change in Inventory over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 737.3%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 77.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's Change in Inventory in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was -$2.09 billion (Q3 2026), $2.54 billion (Q2 2026) and $736 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | -148.00 Mn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 2.07 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 17.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 886.86 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | -697.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -697.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 736.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 607.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -758.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 678.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -600.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -631.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 264.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 282.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 561.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 232.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 129.00 Mn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Change in Inventory 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=change-in-inventory&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "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=change-in-inventory&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();