Cardinal Health (CAH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 0.87% in Q2 2026, up 23.0% year-over-year from 0.71% in Q2 2025, and up 35.26% quarter-over-quarter from 0.64% in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Cardinal Health (CAH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.87% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, EBT Margin rose 23.0% year-over-year to 0.87%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.86% (down 9.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.86%, down 9.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin came in at 0.87% for Q2 2026 at Cardinal Health, up from 0.64% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 1.21% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.31% in Q1 2022.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 0.57%, with a median of 0.65% recorded in 2024.
- The largest YoY upside for EBT Margin was 194 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 143 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 0.2% in 2022, then jumped by 541 bps to 0.89% in 2023, then increased by 4 bps to 0.92% in 2024, then gained by 4 bps to 0.96% in 2025, then fell by 9 bps to 0.87% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBT Margin figures were 0.87% in Q2 2026, 0.64% in Q1 2026, and 0.96% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 105.79 Bn | 103.19 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.24% |
| 2 | Cencora | 63.13 Bn | 60.51 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.18% |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 57.48 Bn | 52.78 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 0.87% |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 10.05 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 3.96% |
| 5 | ZeroStack | 42.83 Mn | 41.14 Mn | 1.62 Mn | -178.34% |
| 6 | 111 | 30.11 Mn | 113.01 Mn | 18.18 Mn | -1.14% |
| 7 | Ridgetech | 5.33 Mn | -12.68 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Guardian Pharmacy Services | 5.16 Mn | -72.61 Mn | 80.04 Mn | 8.47% |
| 9 | MedWellAI | 2.27 Mn | 2.28 Mn | - | -38.90% |
| 10 | DataMeds AI | 2.20 Mn | 2.15 Mn | 170,221.00 | -496.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.84% |