Cardinal Health (CAH) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Free Cash Flow of $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 39.98% on a YoY basis from $2.8 billion in Q1 2025, and up 202.16% sequentially from $555.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 39.98% year-over-year to $1.7 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.4 billion (up 78.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.8 billion, down 43.09% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, from $555.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $2.9 billion in Q2 2022 to a low of -$1.7 billion in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $761.2 million and a median of $646.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 498.39% in 2024 and soared 2110.07% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $512.0 million in 2022, then surged by 108.01% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 146.48% to -$495.0 million in 2024, then surged by 212.12% to $555.0 million in 2025, then soared by 202.16% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Free Cash Flow at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, $555.0 million in Q4 2025, and $865.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 3.35 Bn
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.17 Bn
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn 1.68 Bn
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn -122.00 Mn
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn 4.27 Mn
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn -91.72 Mn
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn -3.38 Mn
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 -90,377.00
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn -1.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 555.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 555.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 865.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 865.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -495.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -495.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.74 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.89 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -139.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -139.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.07 Bn