Cardinal Health (CAH) EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's EBIT was $729 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 70.3% from $428 million a year earlier and up 43.2% from the prior quarter.
Cardinal Health (CAH) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), EBIT at Cardinal Health came in at $2.61 billion, up 14.9% from FY2025.
- EBIT has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 40.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBIT was $2.28 billion in FY2025 (+83.0%), $1.24 billion in FY2024 (+65.3%), $752 million in FY2023 and -$607 million in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBIT since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT was higher in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 28.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 548.0%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 84.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's EBIT in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $509 million (Q3 2026), $707 million (Q2 2026) and $668 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 7.99 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.70 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -35.09 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 729.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 729.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 509.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 707.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 668.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 428.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 730.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 549.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 568.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 401.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 369.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 505.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 162.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 572.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -86.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 123.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -97.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -950.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 415.00 Mn |
Cardinal Health EBIT 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=ebit&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit", "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=ebit&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();