Cardinal Health (CAH) Payables (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Payables of $37.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 15.31% on a YoY basis from $32.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 2.98% sequentially from $39.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $37.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Payables rose 15.31% year-over-year to $37.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $37.8 billion (up 15.31% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $34.7 billion, up 9.3% from the prior year.
  • Payables eased to $37.8 billion in Q1 2026, from $39.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Payables ranged from a high of $39.0 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $24.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $31.9 billion and a median of $31.5 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Payables.
  • Across the five-year window, Payables decreased 8.64% in 2024 and rose 24.6% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Payables over 5 years: stood at $30.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 13.88% to $34.3 billion in 2023, then declined by 8.64% to $31.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 24.6% to $39.0 billion in 2025, then retreated by 2.98% to $37.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Payables at $37.8 billion in Q1 2026, $39.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $36.9 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 59.97 Bn
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn 51.88 Bn
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn 37.83 Bn
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn 2.09 Bn
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn 207.26 Mn
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn 374.82 Mn
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn 5.25 Mn
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 108,978.00
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn 16.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2021 23.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 23.70 Bn