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

Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Operating Income came in at $509.0 million in Q1 2026, down 30.27% year-on-year from $730.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 28.01% quarter-over-quarter from $707.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cardinal Health has disclosed Operating Income across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $509.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at $509.0 million, down 30.27% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.3 billion (up 2.85% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.3 billion, up 83.02% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income came in at $509.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cardinal Health, down from $707.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $730.0 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$97.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $428.0 million (2025), against an average of $358.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income plunged 126.02% in 2023 and surged 1875.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Cardinal Health's Operating Income stood at -$86.0 million in 2022, then surged by 687.21% to $505.0 million in 2023, then rose by 8.71% to $549.0 million in 2024, then grew by 28.78% to $707.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 28.01% to $509.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $509.0 million (Q1 2026), $707.0 million (Q4 2025), and $668.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (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 2.15 Bn
3 Cencora 52.82 Bn 50.83 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.14 Bn
4 Cardinal Health 52.17 Bn 48.39 Bn 2.50 Bn 509.00 Mn
5 Henry Schein 9.19 Bn 9.71 Bn 1.07 Bn 182.00 Mn
6 Accendra Health 246.88 Mn -90.00 Mn 312.39 Mn 17.13 Mn
7 Edap Tms 161.92 Mn 146.92 Mn 8.15 Mn -7.37 Mn
8 111 107.47 Mn 25.61 Mn 23.58 Mn -46,000.00
9 Cosmos Health 9.42 Mn 7.26 Mn 1.38 Mn -2.18 Mn
10 Cellyan Biotechnology 5.69 -2.48 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 509.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 707.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 668.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 428.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 730.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 549.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 568.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 401.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 369.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 505.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 162.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 572.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -86.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 123.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -97.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -950.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 415.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 162.00 Mn