Cardinal Health (CAH) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Long-Term Debt Repayments was $16 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 45.5% from $11 million a year earlier but down 85.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Long-Term Debt Repayments at Cardinal Health came in at $653 million, up 46.7% from FY2025.
- Long-Term Debt Repayments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Long-Term Debt Repayments was $445 million in FY2025 (-43.2%), $783 million in FY2024 (+35.2%), $579 million in FY2023 (-34.6%) and $885 million in FY2022 (+55.3%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments has moved between $5 million (fiscal Q2 2022) and $760 million (fiscal Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Long-Term Debt Repayments was higher in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 140.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Debt Repayments over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 927.3%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 98.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's Long-Term Debt Repayments in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $113 million (Q3 2026), $12 million (Q2 2026) and $512 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 376.39 Bn | 254.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 120.39 Bn | 104.29 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 119.84 Bn | 72.25 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 95.00 Bn | -46.88 Bn | 13.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 80.31 Bn | 49.56 Bn | 14.97 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 65.76 Bn | 54.66 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 719.65 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 60.72 Bn | 44.56 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 16.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 51.01 Bn | -36.85 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 271.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 34.72 Bn | -55.63 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 258.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.99 Bn | -23.88 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 113.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 512.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 414.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 760.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 558.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 288.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 587.00 Mn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Long-Term Debt Repayments 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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-repayments", "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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();