Cardinal Health (CAH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 1.14% in Q2 2026, up 43.0% year-over-year from 0.8% in Q2 2025, and up 37.08% quarter-over-quarter from 0.84% in Q1 2026.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.14% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, EBIT Margin rose 43.0% year-over-year to 1.14%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 1.03% (up 1.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 1.03%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin came in at 1.14% for Q2 2026 at Cardinal Health, up from 0.84% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 1.33% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.22% in Q1 2022.
- Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 0.65%, with a median of 0.77% recorded in 2025.
- The largest YoY upside for EBIT Margin was 192 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 142 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 0.17% in 2022, then soared by 626 bps to 0.88% in 2023, then increased by 13 bps to 0.99% in 2024, then gained by 8 bps to 1.08% in 2025, then climbed by 6 bps to 1.14% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBIT Margin figures were 1.14% in Q2 2026, 0.84% in Q1 2026, and 1.08% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 105.79 Bn | 103.19 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.25% |
| 2 | Cencora | 63.13 Bn | 60.51 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.32% |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 57.48 Bn | 52.78 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.14% |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 10.05 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 4.95% |
| 5 | ZeroStack | 42.83 Mn | 41.14 Mn | 1.62 Mn | -177.43% |
| 6 | 111 | 30.11 Mn | 113.01 Mn | 18.18 Mn | -0.84% |
| 7 | Ridgetech | 5.33 Mn | -12.68 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Guardian Pharmacy Services | 5.16 Mn | -72.61 Mn | 80.04 Mn | 5.87% |
| 9 | MedWellAI | 2.27 Mn | 2.28 Mn | - | -36.84% |
| 10 | DataMeds AI | 2.20 Mn | 2.15 Mn | 170,221.00 | -385.72% |
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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% |