Cardinal Health (CAH) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) Payout Ratio was 0.29 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 9.5% from 0.32 a year earlier and down 9.3% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Cardinal Health's Payout Ratio record includes 60 quarters.
- Payout Ratio has declined for three consecutive fiscal years.
- By fiscal year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.32 in FY2025 (-46.0%), 0.59 in FY2024 (-63.2%) and 1.59 in FY2023.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q2 2013.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average decline of 35.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 149.9%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 78.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 0.32 (Q3 2026), 0.30 (Q2 2026) and 0.31 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.70 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.83 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.34 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.03 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.03 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.94 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.41 |
API Access
Cardinal Health Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();