Cardinal Health (CAH) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) Price to Earnings was 32.23 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 25.4% from 25.70 a year earlier and up 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Cardinal Health's Price to Earnings record includes 60 quarters.
- By fiscal year, Price to Earnings came in at 25.70 in FY2025 (-8.7%), 28.14 in FY2024 (-60.8%) and 71.84 in FY2023.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 5.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 125.8%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 72.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 31.83 (Q3 2026), 29.10 (Q2 2026) and 23.38 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.83 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.10 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.38 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.70 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.12 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.78 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.90 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.14 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 43.82 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.77 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 76.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 60.63 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.04 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.70 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.28 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 27.14 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 15.31 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.38 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 14.16 |
API Access
Cardinal Health Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();