Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) posted Return on Capital Employed of 15.02% for Q1 2026, down 20.91% sequentially from 18.99% in Q4 2025, and down 408.0% YoY from 4.88% in Q1 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 15.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 408.0% year-over-year to 15.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.02% (down 408.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 22.25%, up 779.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 15.02% in Q1 2026 per CAH's latest filing, from 18.99% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 19.58% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 7.45% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 10.13% and a median of 12.61% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed sank 1622 bps in 2022, then surged 1793 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.33% in 2022, then jumped by 5494 bps to 17.61% in 2023, then rose by 9 bps to 19.24% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 18.99% in 2025, then dropped by 21 bps to 15.02% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 15.02%, 18.99%, and 17.08% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | Mckesson | 102.57 Bn | 97.41 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 43.39% |
| 2 | Cencora | 61.35 Bn | 58.53 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 12.93% |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 54.15 Bn | 49.30 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 19.96% |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 10.05 Bn | 9.89 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 8.66% |
| 5 | Akso Health | 671.90 Mn | 671.70 Mn | - | - |
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| 7 | Accendra Health | 90.69 Mn | 83.04 Mn | 263.41 Mn | 1.84% |
| 8 | 111 | 31.31 Mn | -27.44 Mn | 18.18 Mn | -6.99% |
| 9 | Cosmos Health | 13.28 Mn | 10.84 Mn | 1.51 Mn | -67.72% |
| 10 | VitaNova Life Sciences | 11.51 Mn | 9.91 Mn | 264,662.00 | 0.18% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.24% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.77% |