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

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Share-based Compensation of $129.0 million for Q1 2026, up 316.13% on a YoY basis from $31.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 48.28% sequentially from $87.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $129.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 316.13% year-over-year to $129.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $462.0 million (up 272.58% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $244.0 million, up 101.65% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation advanced to $129.0 million in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $47.6 million and a median of $30.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation sank 30.3% in 2022 and soared 363.64% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $25.0 million in 2022, then grew by 12.0% to $28.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 7.14% to $30.0 million in 2024, then surged by 190.0% to $87.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 48.28% to $129.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Share-based Compensation at $129.0 million in Q1 2026, $87.0 million in Q4 2025, and $93.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.45 Bn 101.48 Bn 4.04 Bn -
2 Cencora 60.61 Bn 58.43 Bn 3.59 Bn 28.00 Mn
3 Cardinal Health 53.92 Bn 49.99 Bn 2.50 Bn 129.00 Mn
4 Henry Schein 9.73 Bn 9.59 Bn 1.07 Bn 3.00 Mn
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn 499,959.76
7 Accendra Health 246.88 Mn -90.00 Mn 278.03 Mn 3.09 Mn
8 Edap Tms 228.64 Mn 213.64 Mn 8.15 Mn 302,000.00
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 -
10 Cosmos Health 9.58 Mn 7.42 Mn 1.38 Mn 535,786.00

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