Cardinal Health (CAH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Debt Ratio was 0.16 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 3.4% from 0.16 a year earlier and down 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2009 onward, Cardinal Health has reported Debt Ratio for 69 quarters.
- In earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio was 0.16 in FY2025 (+42.2%), 0.11 in FY2024 (+4.1%), 0.11 in FY2023 (-10.5%) and 0.12 in FY2022 (-13.7%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 20.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 59.6%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2022 (a decline of 18.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's Debt Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.16 (Q3 2026), 0.16 (Q2 2026) and 0.16 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 356.05 Bn | 236.68 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 0.24 |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.13 Bn | 104.51 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 0.10 |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 109.04 Bn | 57.80 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 0.24 |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 90.56 Bn | -52.02 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 0.24 |
| 5 | Cigna | 77.41 Bn | 46.27 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 0.20 |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.63 Bn | 55.53 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.14 |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.51 Bn | 46.67 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 0.15 |
| 8 | Humana | 50.79 Bn | -37.07 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 0.26 |
| 9 | Centene | 33.94 Bn | -60.76 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 0.20 |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.37 Bn | -24.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.24 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.16 |
| 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 |
API Access
Cardinal Health Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();