Cardinal Health (CAH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Net Margin of 0.62% for Q1 2026, down 30.0% on a YoY basis from 0.89% in Q1 2025, and down 13.12% sequentially from 0.72% in Q4 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health (CAH) has 16 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 0.62% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 30.0% year-over-year to 0.62%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.62% (down 11.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.7%, up 33.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin retreated to 0.62% in Q1 2026, from 0.72% 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.
- A 5-year average of 0.26% and a median of 0.48% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin sank 341 bps in 2022 and soared 383 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tracing CAH's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.15% in 2022, then surged by 529 bps to 0.64% in 2023, then climbed by 13 bps to 0.73% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 0.72% in 2025, then fell by 13 bps to 0.62% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAH's Net Margin at 0.62% in Q1 2026, 0.72% in Q4 2025, and 0.71% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 105.15 Bn | 101.18 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 1.93% |
| 2 | Cencora | 60.58 Bn | 58.40 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 2.08% |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 53.81 Bn | 49.87 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 0.62% |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 9.71 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 3.33% |
| 5 | Akso Health | 3.28 Bn | 3.28 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | 111 | 651.73 Mn | 572.63 Mn | 23.58 Mn | -0.58% |
| 7 | Accendra Health | 248.02 Mn | -88.86 Mn | 278.03 Mn | - |
| 8 | Edap Tms | 230.14 Mn | 215.14 Mn | 8.15 Mn | -50.99% |
| 9 | VitaNova Life Sciences | 11.51 Mn | 11.01 Mn | 316,343.00 | -6.25% |
| 10 | Cosmos Health | 9.57 Mn | 7.41 Mn | 1.38 Mn | -15.65% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.27% |