Cardinal Health (CAH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Operating Expenses of $1.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 16.68% on a YoY basis from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 2.75% sequentially from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 16.68% year-over-year to $1.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.1 billion (up 14.68% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.5 billion, up 5.7% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $1.6 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.6 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $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.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses declined 1.06% in 2023 and climbed 16.68% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then increased by 8.36% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then climbed by 1.47% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then climbed by 15.97% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then gained by 2.75% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Operating Expenses at $1.6 billion in Q1 2026, $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 1.89 Bn
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn 2.11 Bn
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn 1.57 Bn
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn 73.00 Mn
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn -403.32 Mn
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn 610.66 Mn
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn 8.39 Mn
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 269,612.00
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn 3.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 1.16 Bn