Cardinal Health (CAH) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at -$3.34 in Q1 2026, up 17.52% year-on-year from -$2.84 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from -$3.34 in Q4 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has disclosed Debt to Equity across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$3.34 for Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at -$3.34, up 17.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$3.34 (up 17.52% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$3.24, down 104.21% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity came in at -$3.34 for Q1 2026 at Cardinal Health, roughly flat from -$3.34 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of -$1.3 in Q3 2023 to a low of -$8.1 in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is -$2.6 (2024), against an average of -$2.98.
- Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity plunged 315.84% in 2022 and jumped 73.64% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Cardinal Health's Debt to Equity stood at -$2.38 in 2022, then jumped by 44.03% to -$1.33 in 2023, then plunged by 95.55% to -$2.6 in 2024, then dropped by 28.4% to -$3.34 in 2025, then rose by 0.19% to -$3.34 in 2026.
- The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at -$3.34 (Q1 2026), -$3.34 (Q4 2025), and -$3.31 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akso Health | 2,315,158.81 Bn | 2,315,158.63 Bn | - | 0.01 |
| 2 | Mckesson | 92.76 Bn | 89.18 Bn | 4.04 Bn | -3.69 |
| 3 | Cencora | 52.82 Bn | 50.83 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 3.45 |
| 4 | Cardinal Health | 52.17 Bn | 48.39 Bn | 2.50 Bn | -3.34 |
| 5 | Henry Schein | 9.19 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 0.72 |
| 6 | Accendra Health | 246.88 Mn | -90.00 Mn | 312.39 Mn | -4.53 |
| 7 | Edap Tms | 161.92 Mn | 146.92 Mn | 8.15 Mn | 1.89 |
| 8 | 111 | 107.47 Mn | 25.61 Mn | 23.58 Mn | -0.26 |
| 9 | Cosmos Health | 9.42 Mn | 7.26 Mn | 1.38 Mn | 0.46 |
| 10 | Cellyan Biotechnology | 5.69 | -2.48 Mn | - | 0.07 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.34 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.34 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.31 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.05 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.60 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.58 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.59 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.74 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.33 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.30 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.59 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.13 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.38 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.96 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.03 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.10 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.63 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.05 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.84 |