Cardinal Health (CAH) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $129.0 million in Q1 2026, up 316.13% year-on-year from $31.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 48.28% quarter-over-quarter from $87.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $129.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $129.0 million, up 316.13% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $462.0 million (up 272.58% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $244.0 million, up 101.65% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $129.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cardinal Health, up from $87.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $153.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $16.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $30.0 million (2024), against an average of $47.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation tumbled 30.3% in 2022 and soared 363.64% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Cardinal Health's Share-based Compensation stood at $25.0 million in 2022, then increased by 12.0% to $28.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 7.14% to $30.0 million in 2024, then soared by 190.0% to $87.0 million in 2025, then surged by 48.28% to $129.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $129.0 million (Q1 2026), $87.0 million (Q4 2025), and $93.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Akso Health 2,315,158.81 Bn 2,315,158.63 Bn - -
2 Mckesson 92.76 Bn 89.18 Bn 4.04 Bn -
3 Cencora 52.82 Bn 50.83 Bn 3.59 Bn 28.00 Mn
4 Cardinal Health 52.17 Bn 48.39 Bn 2.50 Bn 129.00 Mn
5 Henry Schein 9.19 Bn 9.71 Bn 1.07 Bn 3.00 Mn
6 Accendra Health 246.88 Mn -90.00 Mn 312.39 Mn 3.09 Mn
7 Edap Tms 161.92 Mn 146.92 Mn 8.15 Mn 302,000.00
8 111 107.47 Mn 25.61 Mn 23.58 Mn -
9 Cosmos Health 9.42 Mn 7.26 Mn 1.38 Mn 535,786.00
10 Cellyan Biotechnology 5.69 -2.48 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 129.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 129.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 87.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 87.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 93.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 93.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 153.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 153.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 28.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 28.00 Mn