Cardinal Health (CAH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) posted Net Margin of 0.62% for Q1 2026, down 13.12% sequentially from 0.72% in Q4 2025, and down 30.0% YoY from 0.89% in Q1 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has reported Net Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.62% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin fell 30.0% year-over-year to 0.62% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.62% (down 11.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.7%, up 33.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin retreated to 0.62% in Q1 2026 per CAH's latest filing, from 0.72% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 0.93% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 3.1% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.26% and a median of 0.48% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin tumbled 341 bps in 2022, then surged 383 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 0.15% in 2022, then surged by 529 bps to 0.64% in 2023, then rose by 13 bps to 0.73% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 0.72% in 2025, then slipped by 13 bps to 0.62% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 0.62%, 0.72%, and 0.71% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Powered by 
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 101.96 Bn | 96.80 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 0.98% |
| 2 | Cencora | 61.51 Bn | 58.69 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.92% |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 54.44 Bn | 49.58 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 0.63% |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 10.05 Bn | 9.89 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 2.98% |
| 5 | Akso Health | 820.26 Mn | 820.04 Mn | - | - |
| 6 | Edap Tms | 157.62 Mn | 136.08 Mn | 7.34 Mn | -109.73% |
| 7 | Accendra Health | 96.64 Mn | 88.98 Mn | 263.41 Mn | -14.52% |
| 8 | 111 | 30.87 Mn | 109.39 Mn | 18.18 Mn | -1.57% |
| 9 | Cosmos Health | 13.39 Mn | 10.94 Mn | 1.51 Mn | -32.06% |
| 10 | VitaNova Life Sciences | 11.51 Mn | 9.91 Mn | 264,662.00 | 0.98% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.11% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.62% |