Cardinal Health (CAH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 16.68% year-on-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 2.75% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.6 billion for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.6 billion, up 16.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.1 billion (up 14.68% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.5 billion, up 5.7% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $1.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Cardinal Health, up 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.3 billion (2024), against an average of $1.3 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses declined 1.06% in 2023 and climbed 16.68% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Cardinal Health's Operating Expenses stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then rose by 8.36% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then grew by 1.47% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 15.97% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then advanced by 2.75% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.6 billion (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akso Health | 2,315,158.81 Bn | 2,315,158.63 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mckesson | 92.76 Bn | 89.18 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 3 | Cencora | 52.82 Bn | 50.83 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 2.11 Bn |
| 4 | Cardinal Health | 52.17 Bn | 48.39 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 5 | Henry Schein | 9.19 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 162.00 Mn |
| 6 | Accendra Health | 246.88 Mn | -90.00 Mn | 312.39 Mn | 610.66 Mn |
| 7 | Edap Tms | 161.92 Mn | 146.92 Mn | 8.15 Mn | 8.39 Mn |
| 8 | 111 | 107.47 Mn | 25.61 Mn | 23.58 Mn | -403.32 Mn |
| 9 | Cosmos Health | 9.42 Mn | 7.26 Mn | 1.38 Mn | 3.57 Mn |
| 10 | Cellyan Biotechnology | 5.69 | -2.48 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |