Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 1.14% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.43 percentage points from 0.71% a year earlier and up 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health's Return on Sales [ROS] was 1.03%, up 0.01 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year change of +0.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 1.02% in FY2025 (+0.47 pp), 0.55% in FY2024 (+0.18 pp), 0.37% in FY2023 (+0.70 pp) and -0.33% in FY2022 (-0.63 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.24 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 2.54 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 3.20 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CAH's Return on Sales [ROS] at 0.84% (Q3 2026), 1.08% (Q2 2026) and 1.04% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 5.82% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 1.45% |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 3.29% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 4.18% |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 3.25% |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 1.12% |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 0.18% |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | -3.51% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.12% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.09% |
API Access
Cardinal Health Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();