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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 6.82 |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 15.28 |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 4.77 |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 6.01 |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 10.32 |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 0.35 |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | -10.39 |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 2.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.32 |
| 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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();