Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 33.91% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 4.43 percentage points from 29.48% a year earlier and up 5.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Cardinal Health came in at 34.88%, down 9.67 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +29.14 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 44.56% in FY2025 (-4.16 pp), 48.72% in FY2024 (+36.57 pp), 12.16% in FY2023 (+22.03 pp) and -9.88% in FY2022 (-15.62 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.21 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 66.79 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2026 (a drop of 40.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 28.78% (Q3 2026), 29.53% (Q2 2026) and 29.34% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 10.31% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.96% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 107.91% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -158.82% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 10.87% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 14.39% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 33.91% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.65% |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -14.72% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 2.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 42.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 70.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 65.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -22.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.01% |
API Access
Cardinal Health Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();