Cardinal Health (CAH) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) posted Ending Cash Balance of $4.86 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 25.3% from $3.87 billion a year earlier and up 23.3% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2009, Cardinal Health has reported Ending Cash Balance for 63 quarters.
- Annual Ending Cash Balance shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Cardinal Health's Ending Cash Balance was $3.87 billion in FY2025 (-24.5%), $5.13 billion in FY2024 (+25.9%), $4.08 billion in FY2023 (-14.1%) and $4.75 billion in FY2022 (+40.3%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Ending Cash Balance increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Ending Cash Balance in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2023, with growth of 69.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a decline of 32.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Ending Cash Balance for the three prior fiscal quarters was $3.94 billion (Q3 2026), $2.78 billion (Q2 2026) and $4.59 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 25.85 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 6.62 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 11.95 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 10.35 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 6.21 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 596.21 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 5.26 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 6.94 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 17.96 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.16 Bn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();