Cardinal Health (CAH) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Operating Income was $729 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 70.3% from $428 million a year earlier and up 43.2% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Operating Income at Cardinal Health came in at $2.61 billion, up 14.9% from FY2025.
- Operating Income has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 40.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Income was $2.28 billion in FY2025 (+83.0%), $1.24 billion in FY2024 (+65.3%), $752 million in FY2023 and -$607 million in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Income since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Income was higher in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 28.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Income over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 548.0%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 84.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's Operating Income in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $509 million (Q3 2026), $707 million (Q2 2026) and $668 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 7.99 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.70 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -35.09 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 729.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 729.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Cardinal Health Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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-income&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();