Cardinal Health (CAH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) posted Operating Expenses of $1.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 2.75% sequentially from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and up 16.68% YoY from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.6 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 16.68% year-over-year to $1.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.1 billion (up 14.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.5 billion, up 5.7% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to $1.6 billion in Q1 2026 per CAH's latest filing, from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.6 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $1.2 billion in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.3 billion and a median of $1.3 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Operating Expenses retreated 1.06% in 2023, then increased 16.68% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then advanced by 8.36% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then rose by 1.47% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 15.97% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then grew by 2.75% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $1.6 billion, $1.5 billion, and $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.13 Bn |