Cardinal Health (CAH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) posted EBIT Margin of 0.84% for Q1 2026, down 22.47% sequentially from 1.08% in Q4 2025, and down 49.0% YoY from 1.64% in Q1 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.84% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 49.0% year-over-year to 0.84% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.92% (down 9.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.02%, up 47.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin eased to 0.84% in Q1 2026 per CAH's latest filing, from 1.08% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 1.33% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 0.22% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.62% and a median of 0.71% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- The widest YoY moves for EBIT Margin: up 192 bps in 2022, down 142 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 0.17% in 2022, then surged by 626 bps to 0.88% in 2023, then gained by 13 bps to 0.99% in 2024, then climbed by 8 bps to 1.08% in 2025, then decreased by 22 bps to 0.84% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 0.84%, 1.08%, and 1.04% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 100.02 Bn | 94.85 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.25% |
| 2 | Cencora | 60.88 Bn | 58.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.32% |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 54.14 Bn | 49.29 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.14% |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 10.05 Bn | 9.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 4.95% |
| 5 | Akso Health | 737.16 Mn | 736.96 Mn | - | - |
| 6 | Edap Tms | 159.12 Mn | 137.58 Mn | 7.34 Mn | -60.84% |
| 7 | Accendra Health | 100.85 Mn | 93.20 Mn | 263.41 Mn | -5.73% |
| 8 | 111 | 32.10 Mn | -26.65 Mn | 18.18 Mn | -0.84% |
| 9 | Cosmos Health | 12.73 Mn | 10.29 Mn | 1.51 Mn | -15.41% |
| 10 | VitaNova Life Sciences | 11.51 Mn | 9.91 Mn | 264,662.00 | -6.15% |
Historic Data
Download 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% |