Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 19.96% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.91 percentage points from 18.06% a year earlier and up 4.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 23.11%, up 0.86 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +19.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 22.25% in FY2025 (+7.79 pp), 14.46% in FY2024 (+6.85 pp), 7.62% in FY2023 (+12.07 pp) and -4.46% in FY2022 (-7.61 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.93 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 17.93 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 16.22 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 15.02% (Q3 2026), 18.99% (Q2 2026) and 17.08% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 12.24% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 42.01% |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 9.25% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 9.56% |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 9.65% |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 22.31% |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 7.17% |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | -17.85% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 2.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 22.31% |
| 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% |
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Cardinal Health Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();