Cardinal Health (CAH) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) recorded Profit After Tax of $400 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 64.6% from $243 million a year earlier and up 5.3% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health reported Profit After Tax of $1.71 billion, up 8.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Profit After Tax has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Profit After Tax came in at $1.57 billion in FY2025 (+83.9%), $853 million in FY2024 (+157.7%), $331 million in FY2023 and -$937 million in FY2022.
- Quarterly Profit After Tax has ranged from -$1.39 billion in fiscal Q3 2022 to $508 million in fiscal Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax rose in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 24.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Profit After Tax in the last five years was growth of 93.9% in fiscal Q3 2025, against a decline of 97.7% in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $380 million (Q3 2026), $471 million (Q2 2026) and $454 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 330.47 Bn | 215.10 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 5.67 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 108.89 Bn | 61.49 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 3.00 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 104.86 Bn | 91.32 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 82.79 Bn | -58.96 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 70.83 Bn | 40.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 59.11 Bn | 48.20 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 776.67 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.53 Bn | 37.53 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 400.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.57 Bn | -42.23 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 714.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.12 Bn | -60.16 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 10 | Henry Schein | 9.51 Bn | 10.25 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 103.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 400.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 380.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 471.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 454.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 243.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 508.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 401.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 417.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 233.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 262.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 369.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 367.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -77.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 99.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 132.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 49.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 272.00 Mn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Profit After Tax 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=profit-after-tax&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();