Cardinal Health (CAH) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 3.32 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 66.5% from 1.99 a year earlier but down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health's Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 3.49, up 10.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Dividend Coverage Ratio has increased for three straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 3.16 in FY2025 (+85.1%), 1.71 in FY2024 (+171.6%), 0.63 in FY2023 and -1.68 in FY2022.
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has ranged from -10.23 in fiscal Q3 2022 to 4.08 in fiscal Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 25.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the last five years was growth of 90.7% in fiscal Q3 2025, against a decline of 96.0% in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 3.33 (Q3 2026), 3.83 (Q2 2026) and 3.49 (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 2.63 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 6.02 |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 4.06 |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.55 |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 3.32 |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.32 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.33 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.83 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.49 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.99 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.08 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.28 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.93 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.14 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.97 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.85 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.69 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.99 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.82 |
Cardinal Health Dividend Coverage 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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();