Cardinal Health (CAH) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Selling, General & Administrative was $1.63 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 9.5% from $1.48 billion a year earlier and up 5.4% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Selling, General & Administrative at Cardinal Health came in at $6.13 billion, up 13.9% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative has now increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Selling, General & Administrative was $5.38 billion in FY2025 (+7.6%), $5 billion in FY2024 (+4.2%), $4.8 billion in FY2023 (+6.4%) and $4.51 billion in FY2022 (-0.5%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 10.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 17.3%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2022 (a decline of 2.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's Selling, General & Administrative in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $1.54 billion (Q3 2026), $1.5 billion (Q2 2026) and $1.46 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 14.27 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 2.26 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 5.55 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.98 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 724.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.11 Bn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();