Growth Metrics

Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Cardinal Health (CAH) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 1.12%.

  • Cardinal Health's Return on Invested Capital fell 900.0% to 1.12% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 1.12%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 900.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.45% for FY2025, which is 400.0% down from last year.
  • Cardinal Health's Return on Invested Capital amounted to 1.12% in Q4 2025, which was down 900.0% from 1.21% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Cardinal Health's Return on Invested Capital's 5-year high stood at 3.99% during Q1 2024, with a 5-year trough of 5.77% in Q3 2024.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Invested Capital is 0.1%, with a median of 0.17% in 2021.
  • In the last 5 years, Cardinal Health's Return on Invested Capital crashed by -51400bps in 2024 and then surged by 69800bps in 2025.
  • Cardinal Health's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.82% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 120bps to 0.16% in 2022, then plummeted by -284bps to 0.3% in 2023, then surged by 510bps to 1.22% in 2024, then dropped by -8bps to 1.12% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital stands at 1.12% for Q4 2025, versus 1.21% for Q3 2025 and 0.32% for Q2 2025.