Cardinal Health (CAH) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported EBITDA Margin of 0.84% for Q1 2026, down 49.0% on a YoY basis from 1.64% in Q1 2025, and down 22.47% sequentially from 1.08% in Q4 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 0.84% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 49.0% year-over-year to 0.84%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.92% (down 9.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.02%, up 47.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin eased to 0.84% in Q1 2026, from 1.08% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 1.33% in Q1 2025 to a low of 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 EBITDA Margin.
- Peak annual rise in EBITDA Margin reached 192 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 142 bps in 2022.
- Tracing CAH's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.17% in 2022, then surged by 626 bps to 0.88% in 2023, then grew by 13 bps to 0.99% in 2024, then rose by 8 bps to 1.08% in 2025, then declined by 22 bps to 0.84% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAH's EBITDA Margin at 0.84% in Q1 2026, 1.08% in Q4 2025, and 1.04% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 105.15 Bn | 101.18 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 2.23% |
| 2 | Cencora | 60.58 Bn | 58.40 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 1.63% |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 53.81 Bn | 49.87 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 0.84% |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 9.71 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 5.40% |
| 5 | Akso Health | 3.28 Bn | 3.28 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | 111 | 651.73 Mn | 572.63 Mn | 23.58 Mn | -0.01% |
| 7 | Accendra Health | 248.02 Mn | -88.86 Mn | 278.03 Mn | 2.73% |
| 8 | Edap Tms | 230.14 Mn | 215.14 Mn | 8.15 Mn | -41.35% |
| 9 | VitaNova Life Sciences | 11.51 Mn | 11.01 Mn | 316,343.00 | 6.59% |
| 10 | Cosmos Health | 9.57 Mn | 7.41 Mn | 1.38 Mn | -12.18% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.38% |