Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.99% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.06 percentage points from 3.05% a year earlier but up 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 3.09%, down 0.11 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +1.65 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.19% in FY2025 (+1.27 pp), 1.93% in FY2024 (+1.17 pp), 0.76% in FY2023 (+2.88 pp) and -2.12% in FY2022 (-3.56 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of -2.81% in fiscal Q2 2023 and a high of 3.22% in fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.77 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 4.43 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 5.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 2.70% (Q3 2026), 2.96% (Q2 2026) and 2.96% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 4.79% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 1.93% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 6.21% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 3.92% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 4.50% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 3.19% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 2.99% |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 2.30% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -6.22% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -0.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.60% |
API Access
Cardinal Health Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();