Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 15.02% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 408.0% year-over-year to 15.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.02% (down 408.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 22.25%, up 779.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed retreated to 15.02% in Q1 2026, from 18.99% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.58% in Q3 2024 to a low of 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.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1622 bps in 2022 and soared 1793 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Tracing CAH's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.33% in 2022, then jumped by 5494 bps to 17.61% in 2023, then climbed by 9 bps to 19.24% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 18.99% in 2025, then retreated by 21 bps to 15.02% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAH's Return on Capital Employed at 15.02% in Q1 2026, 18.99% in Q4 2025, and 17.08% in Q3 2025.