Cardinal Health (CAH) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Short term Debt of $1.88 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 242.2% from $550 million a year earlier and up 180.5% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Cardinal Health's Short term Debt record includes 69 quarters.
- Short term Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Short term Debt came in at $550 million in FY2025 (+26.7%), $434 million in FY2024 (-45.2%), $792 million in FY2023 (+36.6%) and $580 million in FY2022 (-33.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Short term Debt in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Short term Debt has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 16.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Short term Debt in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 242.2%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 97.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $671 million (Q3 2026), $680 million (Q2 2026) and $52 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 671.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 680.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 52.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 550.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 543.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 544.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 940.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 434.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 788.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 792.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 577.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 578.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 580.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 861.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 301.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 301.00 Mn |
API Access
Cardinal Health Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();