Cardinal Health (CAH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's EBIT Margin was 1.14% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.43 percentage points from 0.71% a year earlier and up 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), EBIT Margin at Cardinal Health came in at 1.03%, up 0.01 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin has now increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +0.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBIT Margin was 1.02% in FY2025 (+0.47 pp), 0.55% in FY2024 (+0.18 pp), 0.37% in FY2023 (+0.70 pp) and -0.33% in FY2022 (-0.63 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.24 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 2.54 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 3.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's EBIT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.84% (Q3 2026), 1.08% (Q2 2026) and 1.04% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 341.92 Bn | 226.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 7.13% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 112.26 Bn | 64.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.84 Bn | 86.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.25% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.53 Bn | -56.21 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -69.51% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.85 Bn | 41.39 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.73% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.95 Bn | 47.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.32% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.09 Bn | 35.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.14% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.78 Bn | -41.02 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.33% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.87 Bn | -59.41 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.24% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.94% |
API Access
Cardinal Health EBIT Margin 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-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();