Cardinal Health CAH
NYSE CAH
$236.02 -3.98 (-1.66%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Cardinal Health (CAH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Net Margin came in at 0.63% in Q2 2026, up 22.0% year-over-year from 0.51% in Q2 2025, and up 0.75% quarter-over-quarter from 0.62% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Cardinal Health has disclosed Net Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.63% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Net Margin rose 22.0% year-over-year to 0.63%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.67% (down 3.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.67%, down 3.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 0.63% for Q2 2026 at Cardinal Health, up from 0.62% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 0.93% in Q1 2025 to a low of 3.1% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 0.28%, with a median of 0.55% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin slumped 341 bps in 2022 and jumped 383 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 0.15% in 2022, then soared by 529 bps to 0.64% in 2023, then grew by 13 bps to 0.73% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 0.72% in 2025, then dropped by 12 bps to 0.63% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Net Margin figures were 0.63% in Q2 2026, 0.62% in Q1 2026, and 0.72% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 104.59 Bn 99.42 Bn 3.69 Bn 0.98%
2 Cencora 62.07 Bn 59.25 Bn 3.61 Bn 0.92%
3 Cardinal Health 55.70 Bn 50.84 Bn 2.56 Bn 0.63%
4 Henry Schein 9.91 Bn 9.75 Bn 1.10 Bn 2.98%
5 ZeroStack 48.41 Mn 45.45 Mn 1.62 Mn -180.22%
6 111 30.02 Mn -24.35 Mn 18.18 Mn -1.57%
7 Guardian Pharmacy Services 5.58 Mn -84.23 Mn 80.04 Mn 6.29%
8 Ridgetech 4.83 Mn -13.18 Mn - -
9 DataMeds AI 1.85 Mn 1.80 Mn 170,221.00 -496.46%
10 MedWellAI 1.47 Mn 1.32 Mn - -38.83%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%