Cardinal Health (CAH) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) posted Gross Margin of 4.1% for Q1 2026, up 12.23% sequentially from 3.65% in Q4 2025, and up 23.0% YoY from 3.33% in Q1 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.1% in Q1 2026.

Quarterly Gross Margin rose 23.0% year-over-year to 4.1% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.76% (up 22.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.67%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
Gross Margin advanced to 4.1% in Q1 2026 per CAH's latest filing, from 3.65% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 4.1% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 3.14% in Q2 2024.
A 5-year average of 3.51% and a median of 3.53% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Gross Margin plunged 86 bps in 2022, then jumped 52 bps in 2025.
Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 3.27% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 3.23% in 2023, then rose by 9 bps to 3.51% in 2024, then grew by 4 bps to 3.65% in 2025, then advanced by 12 bps to 4.1% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 4.1%, 3.65%, and 3.62% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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