Cardinal Health (CAH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) recorded EBT Margin of 0.87% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.23 percentage points from 0.64% a year earlier and up 0.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health reported EBT Margin of 0.86%, down 0.09 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBT Margin has a five-year change of +0.66 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin came in at 0.94% in FY2025 (+0.41 pp), 0.53% in FY2024 (+0.21 pp), 0.32% in FY2023 (+0.76 pp) and -0.43% in FY2022 (-0.63 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has ranged from -2.14% in fiscal Q2 2022 to 1.21% in fiscal Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.17 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 2.54 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2022, against a drop of 3.17 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.64% (Q3 2026), 0.96% (Q2 2026) and 0.93% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 6.22% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 3.75% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.24% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 3.84% |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.15% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.18% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 0.87% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 2.33% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.77% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 0.84% |
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% |
API Access
Cardinal Health EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();