Cardinal Health CAH
NYSE CAH
$237.45 -2.55 (-1.06%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 11:35 AM EDT

Cardinal Health (CAH) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 3.33 in Q2 2026, up 64.61% year-over-year from 2.02 in Q2 2025, and up 6.14% quarter-over-quarter from 3.14 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Cardinal Health (CAH) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health has disclosed Dividend Coverage Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 3.33 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose 64.61% year-over-year to 3.33; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 3.42 (up 8.89% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 3.47, up 9.33% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 3.33 for Q2 2026 at Cardinal Health, up from 3.14 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Dividend Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 4.13 in Q1 2025 to a low of 10.3 in Q1 2022.
  • Average Dividend Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 1.52, with a median of 2.62 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Dividend Coverage Ratio slumped 1326.98% in 2022 and jumped 4874.59% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 0.6 in 2022, then soared by 602.6% to 3.0 in 2023, then grew by 4.43% to 3.13 in 2024, then grew by 17.46% to 3.68 in 2025, then slipped by 9.41% to 3.33 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Dividend Coverage Ratio figures were 3.33 in Q2 2026, 3.14 in Q1 2026, and 3.68 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Div. Cover (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 104.95 Bn 99.79 Bn 3.69 Bn 10.12
2 Cencora 62.40 Bn 59.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 6.66
3 Cardinal Health 56.04 Bn 51.18 Bn 2.56 Bn 3.33
4 Henry Schein 9.97 Bn 9.81 Bn 1.10 Bn -
5 ZeroStack 44.82 Mn 41.86 Mn 1.62 Mn -
6 111 30.11 Mn 113.01 Mn 18.18 Mn -
7 Guardian Pharmacy Services 5.52 Mn -84.29 Mn 80.04 Mn 67.65
8 Ridgetech 4.77 Mn -13.24 Mn - -
9 MedWellAI 2.27 Mn 2.28 Mn - -
10 DataMeds AI 1.84 Mn 1.79 Mn 170,221.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.33
Mar 31, 2026 3.14
Dec 31, 2025 3.68
Sep 30, 2025 3.52
Jun 30, 2025 2.03
Mar 31, 2025 4.13
Dec 31, 2024 3.13
Sep 30, 2024 3.26
Jun 30, 2024 2.37
Mar 31, 2024 2.13
Dec 31, 2023 3.00
Sep 30, 2023 -0.08
Jun 30, 2023 0.05
Mar 31, 2023 2.87
Dec 31, 2022 -0.60
Sep 30, 2022 0.70
Jun 30, 2022 1.02
Mar 31, 2022 -10.30
Dec 31, 2021 0.35
Sep 30, 2021 1.83