Cardinal Health CAH
NYSE CAH
$229.02 +0.56 (+0.25%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:52 PM EDT

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

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

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

Cardinal Health has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $129.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 316.13% year-over-year to $129.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $462.0 million (up 272.58% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $244.0 million, up 101.65% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation advanced to $129.0 million in Q1 2026 per CAH's latest filing, from $87.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $153.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Share-based Compensation tumbled 30.3% in 2022, then surged 363.64% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $25.0 million in 2022, then gained by 12.0% to $28.0 million in 2023, then increased 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $129.0 million, $87.0 million, and $93.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 102.37 Bn 97.20 Bn 3.69 Bn -
2 Cencora 61.58 Bn 58.76 Bn 3.61 Bn 17.60 Mn
3 Cardinal Health 54.09 Bn 49.23 Bn 2.56 Bn 58.00 Mn
4 Henry Schein 10.07 Bn 9.91 Bn 1.10 Bn 7.00 Mn
5 Akso Health 686.57 Mn 686.37 Mn - -
6 Edap Tms 155.74 Mn 134.20 Mn 7.34 Mn 855,000.00
7 Accendra Health 93.18 Mn 85.53 Mn 263.41 Mn 3.15 Mn
8 111 30.17 Mn -28.59 Mn 18.18 Mn -
9 Cosmos Health 13.11 Mn 10.66 Mn 1.51 Mn 558,858.00
10 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 9.91 Mn 264,662.00 179,400.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 58.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 58.00 Mn
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