Cardinal Health (CAH) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Inventory of $17.3 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 2.8% from $16.83 billion a year earlier but down 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Cardinal Health's Inventory record includes 69 quarters.
- Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Inventory came in at $16.83 billion in FY2025 (+12.5%), $14.96 billion in FY2024 (-7.2%), $16.12 billion in FY2023 (+3.1%) and $15.64 billion in FY2022 (+7.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Inventory spans a low of $14.72 billion in fiscal Q1 2022 and a high of $20.12 billion in fiscal Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Inventory has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 4.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Inventory in five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 19.0%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 8.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $18.01 billion (Q3 2026), $20.12 billion (Q2 2026) and $17.56 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 341.92 Bn | 226.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 112.26 Bn | 64.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 17.62 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.84 Bn | 86.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 26.26 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.53 Bn | -56.21 Bn | 13.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.85 Bn | 41.39 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 5.85 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.95 Bn | 47.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 21.03 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.09 Bn | 35.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.78 Bn | -41.02 Bn | 5.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 30.87 Bn | -59.41 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.72 Bn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();