Cardinal Health (CAH) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Retained Earnings of $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 160.84% on a YoY basis from $664.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 19.04% sequentially from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 160.84% year-over-year to $1.7 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (up 160.84% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $783.0 million, up 568.86% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings grew to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of -$654.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $158.3 million and a median of -$155.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings plunged 723.53% in 2022 and surged 908.33% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$146.0 million in 2022, then declined by 6.16% to -$155.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 16.13% to -$180.0 million in 2024, then surged by 908.33% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then climbed by 19.04% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Retained Earnings at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn -745.00 Mn
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn 8.49 Bn
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn 1.73 Bn
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn 167.00 Mn
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -217.60 Mn
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn -556.97 Mn
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn -798,000.00
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn 151.62 Mn
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 812,848.00
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn 36,442.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 783.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 664.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -180.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -155.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -167.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -160.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -155.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -654.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -642.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -146.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -301.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -280.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -77.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -61.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -34.00 Mn