Cardinal Health (CAH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) Interest Coverage Ratio was 9.23 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 59.5% from 5.78 a year earlier and up 83.1% from the prior quarter.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Interest Coverage Ratio at Cardinal Health was 7.51, down 29.0% from FY2025.
- By fiscal year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 10.58 in FY2025 (-56.6%), 24.37 in FY2024 (+172.2%), 8.95 in FY2023 and -4.13 in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Interest Coverage Ratio gained in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 42.0%.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Coverage Ratio in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 65.0%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 90.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 5.04 (Q3 2026), 8.03 (Q2 2026) and 8.35 (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 8.31 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 6.21 |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 17.13 |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -96.39 |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 9.23 |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.90 |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 7.83 |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 2.69 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.04 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.03 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.78 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.86 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.69 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.75 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.56 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.18 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 168.33 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.91 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.58 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.13 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.78 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.68 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.38 |
Cardinal Health Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "CAH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();