Cardinal Health (CAH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Debt Ratio of 0.16 for Q1 2026, up 2.14% on a YoY basis from 0.15 in Q1 2025, and up 1.2% sequentially from 0.16 in Q4 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.16 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 2.14% year-over-year to 0.16; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.16 (up 2.14% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.16, up 42.24% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio climbed to 0.16 in Q1 2026, from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.16 in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.1 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.13 and a median of 0.12 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio retreated 18.11% in 2023 and soared 59.57% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing CAH's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.12 in 2022, then fell by 14.27% to 0.1 in 2023, then soared by 59.57% to 0.16 in 2024, then slipped by 3.96% to 0.16 in 2025, then gained by 1.2% to 0.16 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAH's Debt Ratio at 0.16 in Q1 2026, 0.16 in Q4 2025, and 0.16 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 105.76 Bn | 101.78 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 0.08 |
| 2 | Cencora | 60.90 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 0.15 |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 53.91 Bn | 49.98 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 0.16 |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 9.77 Bn | 9.64 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 0.30 |
| 5 | Akso Health | 3.06 Bn | 3.06 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 6 | 111 | 651.73 Mn | 572.63 Mn | 23.58 Mn | 0.09 |
| 7 | Accendra Health | 247.64 Mn | -89.24 Mn | 278.03 Mn | 0.87 |
| 8 | Edap Tms | 230.14 Mn | 215.14 Mn | 8.15 Mn | 0.26 |
| 9 | VitaNova Life Sciences | 11.51 Mn | 11.01 Mn | 316,343.00 | - |
| 10 | Cosmos Health | 9.40 Mn | 7.24 Mn | 1.38 Mn | 0.15 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.14 |