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

Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, down 39.98% year-on-year from $2.8 billion in Q1 2025, and up 202.16% quarter-over-quarter from $555.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cardinal Health has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $1.7 billion, down 39.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.4 billion (up 78.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.8 billion, down 43.09% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Cardinal Health, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $646.0 million (2023), against an average of $761.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 498.39% in 2024 and soared 2110.07% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Cardinal Health's Free Cash Flow stood at $512.0 million in 2022, then soared by 108.01% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then slumped by 146.48% to -$495.0 million in 2024, then soared by 212.12% to $555.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 202.16% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $555.0 million (Q4 2025), and $865.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Akso Health 2,315,158.81 Bn 2,315,158.63 Bn - -
2 Mckesson 92.76 Bn 89.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 3.35 Bn
3 Cencora 52.82 Bn 50.83 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.17 Bn
4 Cardinal Health 52.17 Bn 48.39 Bn 2.50 Bn 1.68 Bn
5 Henry Schein 9.19 Bn 9.71 Bn 1.07 Bn -122.00 Mn
6 Accendra Health 246.88 Mn -90.00 Mn 312.39 Mn -122.07 Mn
7 Edap Tms 161.92 Mn 146.92 Mn 8.15 Mn -3.38 Mn
8 111 107.47 Mn 25.61 Mn 23.58 Mn 4.27 Mn
9 Cosmos Health 9.42 Mn 7.26 Mn 1.38 Mn -1.08 Mn
10 Cellyan Biotechnology 5.69 -2.48 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