Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) recorded Operating Expenses of $1.67 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 7.7% from $1.55 billion a year earlier and up 0.9% from the prior quarter.
Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health reported Operating Expenses of $6.42 billion, up 16.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Expenses came in at $5.51 billion in FY2025 (+6.4%), $5.18 billion in FY2024 (+5.7%), $4.9 billion in FY2023 (+6.1%) and $4.61 billion in FY2022 (-0.7%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 11.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 23.2% in fiscal Q3 2026, against a decline of 3.6% in fiscal Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.65 billion (Q3 2026), $1.57 billion (Q2 2026) and $1.53 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.55 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 |
Cardinal Health Inc Operating Expenses API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();