Cardinal Health (CAH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) posted FCF Margin of 2.24% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.10 percentage points from 2.14% a year earlier but down 0.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health's FCF Margin came in at 1.78%, up 0.95 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +0.53 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Cardinal Health's FCF Margin was 0.83% in FY2025 (-0.60 pp), 1.43% in FY2024 (+0.28 pp), 1.15% in FY2023 (-0.38 pp) and 1.54% in FY2022 (+0.29 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -3.32% in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of 6.12% in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.20 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2025, with a gain of 5.34 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 4.91 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 2.75% (Q3 2026), 0.85% (Q2 2026) and 1.35% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 9.15% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 5.33% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | -0.32% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 3.22% |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | -1.00% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.86% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 2.24% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 4.49% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 6.38% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -2.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.24% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.62% |
API Access
Cardinal Health FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();