Cardinal Health (CAH) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Gross Margin came in at 4.02% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.36 percentage points from 3.66% a year earlier but down 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health's Gross Margin was 3.84%, up 0.17 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of -0.33 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Gross Margin was 3.67% in FY2025 (+0.40 pp), 3.27% in FY2024 (-0.08 pp), 3.35% in FY2023 (-0.22 pp) and 3.58% in FY2022 (-0.60 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 3.14% (fiscal Q4 2024) to 4.10% (fiscal Q3 2026).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 0.52 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 0.86 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CAH's Gross Margin at 4.10% (Q3 2026), 3.65% (Q2 2026) and 3.62% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
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