Cardinal Health (CAH) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 337.5% year-on-year from $264.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 163.93% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $1.2 billion, up 337.5% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $619.0 million (up 247.73% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$1.3 billion, down 217.82% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Cardinal Health, up from -$1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q2 2022 to a low of -$2.3 billion in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $148.0 million (2022), against an average of $49.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow soared 3469.44% in 2022 and plunged 1031.84% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Cardinal Health's Net Cash Flow stood at $148.0 million in 2022, then soared by 387.16% to $721.0 million in 2023, then soared by 32.45% to $955.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 289.84% to -$1.8 billion in 2025, then soared by 163.93% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $721.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Akso Health 2,315,158.81 Bn 2,315,158.63 Bn - -
2 Mckesson 92.76 Bn 89.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 1.03 Bn
3 Cencora 52.82 Bn 50.83 Bn 3.59 Bn 442.31 Mn
4 Cardinal Health 52.17 Bn 48.39 Bn 2.50 Bn 1.16 Bn
5 Henry Schein 9.19 Bn 9.71 Bn 1.07 Bn -40.00 Mn
6 Accendra Health 246.88 Mn -90.00 Mn 312.39 Mn 54.93 Mn
7 Edap Tms 161.92 Mn 146.92 Mn 8.15 Mn -5.10 Mn
8 111 107.47 Mn 25.61 Mn 23.58 Mn 4.86 Mn
9 Cosmos Health 9.42 Mn 7.26 Mn 1.38 Mn -1.43 Mn
10 Cellyan Biotechnology 5.69 -2.48 Mn - -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 721.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 721.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 552.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 552.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -488.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -488.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 955.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 955.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -843.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -843.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 721.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 721.00 Mn