Cardinal Health (CAH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported EBT Margin of 0.64% for Q1 2026, down 57.0% on a YoY basis from 1.5% in Q1 2025, and down 32.99% sequentially from 0.96% in Q4 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 0.64% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 57.0% year-over-year to 0.64%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.8% (down 15.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.94%, up 41.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin slipped to 0.64% in Q1 2026, from 0.96% 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.
- A 5-year average of 0.56% and a median of 0.64% in 2026 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- Peak annual rise in EBT Margin reached 194 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 143 bps in 2022.
- Tracing CAH's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.2% in 2022, then soared by 541 bps to 0.89% in 2023, then grew by 4 bps to 0.92% in 2024, then rose by 4 bps to 0.96% in 2025, then sank by 33 bps to 0.64% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAH's EBT Margin at 0.64% in Q1 2026, 0.96% in Q4 2025, and 0.93% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 105.15 Bn | 101.18 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 2.21% |
| 2 | Cencora | 60.58 Bn | 58.40 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 2.67% |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 53.81 Bn | 49.87 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 9.71 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 4.45% |
| 5 | Akso Health | 3.28 Bn | 3.28 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | 111 | 651.73 Mn | 572.63 Mn | 23.58 Mn | -0.23% |
| 7 | Accendra Health | 248.02 Mn | -88.86 Mn | 278.03 Mn | -2.59% |
| 8 | Edap Tms | 230.14 Mn | 215.14 Mn | 8.15 Mn | -50.18% |
| 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 | -15.65% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.28% |