Cardinal Health (CAH) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Payables of $38.28 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 10.3% from $34.71 billion a year earlier and up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Cardinal Health's Payables record includes 69 quarters.
- Payables has increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Payables came in at $34.71 billion in FY2025 (+9.3%), $31.76 billion in FY2024 (+6.1%), $29.93 billion in FY2023 (+10.3%) and $27.13 billion in FY2022 (+14.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Payables spans a low of $23.41 billion in fiscal Q1 2022 and a high of $39 billion in fiscal Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Payables has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 8.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 24.6%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 8.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $37.83 billion (Q3 2026), $39 billion (Q2 2026) and $36.86 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 39.56 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 67.76 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 17.88 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 8.32 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 10.10 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 54.70 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 40.94 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 7.61 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 15.46 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 40.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 39.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.76 Bn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Payables 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=payables&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();