Cardinal Health (CAH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.58 for Q1 2026, down 31.46% on a YoY basis from 0.84 in Q1 2025, and down 28.25% sequentially from 0.81 in Q4 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.58 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 31.46% year-over-year to 0.58; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.63 (up 1.09% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.61, up 85.34% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio fell to 0.58 in Q1 2026, from 0.81 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 44.56 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.49 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.84 and a median of 0.78 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio sank 131.01% in 2023 and soared 3337.93% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing CAH's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.49 in 2022, then soared by 798.3% to 3.41 in 2023, then plunged by 81.29% to 0.64 in 2024, then grew by 26.28% to 0.81 in 2025, then dropped by 28.25% to 0.58 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAH's Interest Coverage Ratio at 0.58 in Q1 2026, 0.81 in Q4 2025, and 0.76 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 105.76 Bn | 101.78 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 25.60 |
| 2 | Cencora | 60.90 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 1.95 |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 53.91 Bn | 49.98 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 0.58 |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 9.77 Bn | 9.64 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 1.77 |
| 5 | Akso Health | 3.06 Bn | 3.06 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | 111 | 651.73 Mn | 572.63 Mn | 23.58 Mn | 0.03 |
| 7 | Accendra Health | 247.64 Mn | -89.24 Mn | 278.03 Mn | 0.53 |
| 8 | Edap Tms | 230.14 Mn | 215.14 Mn | 8.15 Mn | -57.10 |
| 9 | VitaNova Life Sciences | 11.51 Mn | 11.01 Mn | 316,343.00 | - |
| 10 | Cosmos Health | 9.40 Mn | 7.24 Mn | 1.38 Mn | -0.96 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 44.56 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.98 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.41 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.30 |
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.00 |