Cardinal Health (CAH) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) came in at $236.0 million in Q1 2026, down 2.07% year-on-year from $241.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $237.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health has disclosed Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $236.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for Q1 2026 came in at $236.0 million, down 2.07% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $236.0 million (down 2.07% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $242.0 million, down 2.02% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) came in at $236.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cardinal Health, roughly flat from $237.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) ranged from a high of $281.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $236.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) is $246.0 million (2023), against an average of $252.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) slipped 8.79% in 2023 and fell 1.22% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Cardinal Health's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) stood at $266.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 7.52% to $246.0 million in 2023, then fell by 1.22% to $243.0 million in 2024, then declined by 2.47% to $237.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.42% to $236.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures came in at $236.0 million (Q1 2026), $237.0 million (Q4 2025), and $239.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Akso Health 2,315,158.81 Bn 2,315,158.63 Bn - 1.00
2 Mckesson 92.76 Bn 89.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 124.10 Mn
3 Cencora 52.82 Bn 50.83 Bn 3.59 Bn 195.38 Mn
4 Cardinal Health 52.17 Bn 48.39 Bn 2.50 Bn 236.00 Mn
5 Henry Schein 9.19 Bn 9.71 Bn 1.07 Bn 116.06 Mn
6 Accendra Health 246.88 Mn -90.00 Mn 312.39 Mn -
7 Edap Tms 161.92 Mn 146.92 Mn 8.15 Mn 37.48 Mn
8 111 107.47 Mn 25.61 Mn 23.58 Mn 24.54 Mn
9 Cosmos Health 9.42 Mn 7.26 Mn 1.38 Mn 47.09 Mn
10 Cellyan Biotechnology 5.69 -2.48 Mn - 14.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 236.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 237.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 239.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 242.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 241.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 243.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 245.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 247.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 245.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 246.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 249.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 262.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 258.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 266.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 273.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 279.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 281.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 285.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 289.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 294.00 Mn