Cardinal Health (CAH) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.07 for Q1 2026, up 63.9% on a YoY basis from 0.04 in Q1 2025, and down 68.72% sequentially from 0.23 in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.07 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 63.9% year-over-year to 0.07; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.19 (up 23883.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.27, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.07 in Q1 2026, from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.38 in Q2 2025 to a low of 3.02 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.22 and a median of 0.04 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 1345.75% in 2022 and surged 297.43% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.25 in 2022, then sank by 54.16% to 0.12 in 2023, then plunged by 323.9% to 0.26 in 2024, then soared by 189.19% to 0.23 in 2025, then sank by 68.72% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.07 in Q1 2026, 0.23 in Q4 2025, and 0.14 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 0.03
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn 0.10
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn 0.07
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn -
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn -
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn -
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn -
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 -
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.07
Dec 31, 2025 0.23
Sep 30, 2025 0.14
Jun 30, 2025 0.38
Mar 31, 2025 0.04
Dec 31, 2024 -0.26
Sep 30, 2024 -0.07
Jun 30, 2024 -0.20
Mar 31, 2024 -0.88
Dec 31, 2023 0.12
Sep 30, 2023 0.29
Jun 30, 2023 -0.60
Mar 31, 2023 0.10
Dec 31, 2022 0.25
Sep 30, 2022 -3.02
Jun 30, 2022 -0.14
Mar 31, 2022 -0.27
Dec 31, 2021 0.12
Sep 30, 2021 -0.21
Jun 30, 2021 -0.80