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

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Net Cash Flow of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 337.5% on a YoY basis from $264.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 163.93% sequentially from -$1.8 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 337.5% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $619.0 million (up 247.73% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.3 billion, down 217.82% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow grew to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $49.4 million and a median of $148.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow soared 3469.44% in 2022 and slumped 1031.84% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Net Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $148.0 million in 2022, then surged by 387.16% to $721.0 million in 2023, then surged by 32.45% to $955.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 289.84% to -$1.8 billion in 2025, then surged by 163.93% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Net Cash Flow at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, -$1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $721.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 1.03 Bn
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn 442.31 Mn
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn 1.16 Bn
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn -40.00 Mn
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn 4.86 Mn
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn 54.93 Mn
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn -5.10 Mn
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 -90,377.00
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn -1.43 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