Cardinal Health (CAH) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.08 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 9.8% from 0.09 a year earlier but up 17.4% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), FCF Payout Ratio at Cardinal Health came in at 0.11, down 59.4% from FY2025.
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.27 in FY2025 (+74.0%), 0.15 in FY2024 (-30.9%), 0.22 in FY2023 (+10.8%) and 0.20 in FY2022 (-29.0%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has moved between 0.04 (fiscal Q3 2025) and 0.30 (fiscal Q1 2024) over five years.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 319.3%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 82.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's FCF Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.07 (Q3 2026), 0.22 (Q2 2026) and 0.15 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 0.49 |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 0.03 |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | - |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 0.18 |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 0.10 |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.76 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.36 |
API Access
Cardinal Health FCF Payout Ratio 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-payout-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();