Cardinal Health (CAH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Tax Provisions of $154 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 9.2% from $141 million a year earlier.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Cardinal Health posted Tax Provisions of $469 million, down 11.8% from FY2025.
- By fiscal year, Tax Provisions came in at $532 million in FY2025 (+52.9%), $348 million in FY2024 (+4.8%), $332 million in FY2023 (+117.0%) and $153 million in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Tax Provisions spans a low of -$1.02 billion in fiscal Q2 2022 and a high of $1.25 billion in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Tax Provisions gained in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 5.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Provisions in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 291.6%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 92.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $12 million (Q3 2026), $159 million (Q2 2026) and $144 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 982.00 Mn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 483.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 382.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 219.73 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 154.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 399.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 154.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 159.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 144.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 141.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 157.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 110.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 124.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 158.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 80.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 143.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -33.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 143.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 209.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -27.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -175.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 97.00 Mn |
Cardinal Health Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();