Cardinal Health (CAH) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) recorded Share-based Compensation of $58 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 62.1% from $153 million a year earlier and down 55.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health reported Share-based Compensation of $367 million, up 50.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has increased for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 32.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Share-based Compensation came in at $244 million in FY2025 (+101.7%), $121 million in FY2024 (+26.0%), $96 million in FY2023 (+18.5%) and $81 million in FY2022 (-9.0%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since fiscal Q3 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 128.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 363.6% in fiscal Q4 2025, against a decline of 62.1% in fiscal Q4 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $129 million (Q3 2026), $87 million (Q2 2026) and $93 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 330.47 Bn | 215.10 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 108.89 Bn | 61.49 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 176.00 Mn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 104.86 Bn | 91.32 Bn | 3.69 Bn | - |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 82.79 Bn | -58.96 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 75.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 70.83 Bn | 40.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 59.11 Bn | 48.20 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 28.73 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.53 Bn | 37.53 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.57 Bn | -42.23 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 65.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.12 Bn | -60.16 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 59.00 Mn |
| 10 | Henry Schein | 9.51 Bn | 10.25 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 13.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 58.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 129.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 87.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 93.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 153.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.00 Mn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();