Cardinal Health (CAH) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) posted EBITDA Margin of 1.52% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.46 percentage points from 1.06% a year earlier and up 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cardinal Health (CAH) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health's EBITDA Margin came in at 1.40%, up 0.03 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +0.63 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Cardinal Health's EBITDA Margin was 1.38% in FY2025 (+0.52 pp), 0.86% in FY2024 (+0.16 pp), 0.70% in FY2023 (+0.66 pp) and 0.05% in FY2022 (-0.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since fiscal Q3 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.27 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 2.40 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2022, with a drop of 3.32 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 1.24% (Q3 2026), 1.43% (Q2 2026) and 1.41% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 341.92 Bn | 226.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 8.06% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 112.26 Bn | 64.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 5.49% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.84 Bn | 86.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.44% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.53 Bn | -56.21 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -68.79% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.85 Bn | 41.39 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 4.65% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.95 Bn | 47.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.65% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.09 Bn | 35.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.52% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.78 Bn | -41.02 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.79% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.87 Bn | -59.41 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.80% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.70% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.33% |
Cardinal Health EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();