Cardinal Health (CAH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.58 for Q1 2026, down 28.25% sequentially from 0.81 in Q4 2025, and down 31.46% YoY from 0.84 in Q1 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.58 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 31.46% year-over-year to 0.58 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.63 (up 1.09% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.61, up 85.34% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio fell to 0.58 in Q1 2026 per CAH's latest filing, from 0.81 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 17.43 in Q2 2024 and troughed at 13.5 in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 1.37 and a median of 0.76 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- The widest YoY moves for Interest Coverage Ratio: up 2951.84% in 2023, down 1828.0% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 0.49 in 2022, then soared by 798.3% to 3.41 in 2023, then tumbled by 81.29% to 0.64 in 2024, then gained by 26.28% to 0.81 in 2025, then retreated by 28.25% to 0.58 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.58, 0.81, and 0.76 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 102.57 Bn | 97.41 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 17.13 |
| 2 | Cencora | 61.35 Bn | 58.53 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 54.15 Bn | 49.30 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 9.23 |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 10.05 Bn | 9.89 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 3.98 |
| 5 | Akso Health | 671.90 Mn | 671.70 Mn | - | - |
| 6 | Edap Tms | 154.62 Mn | 133.07 Mn | 7.34 Mn | - |
| 7 | Accendra Health | 90.69 Mn | 83.04 Mn | 263.41 Mn | - |
| 8 | 111 | 31.31 Mn | -27.44 Mn | 18.18 Mn | 2.54 |
| 9 | Cosmos Health | 13.28 Mn | 10.84 Mn | 1.51 Mn | -4.86 |
| 10 | VitaNova Life Sciences | 11.51 Mn | 9.91 Mn | 264,662.00 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.81 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.76 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.78 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.84 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.43 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.98 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.41 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -13.50 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.23 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.71 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.78 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.11 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.49 |