Cardinal Health (CAH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) recorded Net Margin of 0.63% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.23 percentage points from 0.40% a year earlier but down 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health reported Net Margin of 0.67%, down 0.03 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Net Margin has a five-year change of +0.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Net Margin came in at 0.70% in FY2025 (+0.33 pp), 0.38% in FY2024 (+0.21 pp), 0.16% in FY2023 (+0.68 pp) and -0.52% in FY2022 (-0.89 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has ranged from -3.10% in fiscal Q3 2022 to 0.92% in fiscal Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.15 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 3.83 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2023, against a drop of 3.41 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.65% (Q3 2026), 0.71% (Q2 2026) and 0.70% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 4.90% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 2.81% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 0.58% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 2.90% |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 2.32% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.90% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 0.63% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.70% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.04% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 0.55% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.11% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.62% |
API Access
Cardinal Health Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "CAH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();