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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 2.63 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 6.02 |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 4.06 |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.55 |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 3.32 |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();