Cardinal Health CAH
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Cardinal Health (CAH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) posted Tax Provisions of $12.0 million for Q1 2026, down 92.45% sequentially from $159.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 92.36% YoY from $157.0 million in Q1 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health has reported Tax Provisions for 18 years, with the latest figure at $12.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions fell 92.36% year-over-year to $12.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $456.0 million (down 7.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $532.0 million, up 52.87% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions fell to $12.0 million in Q1 2026 per CAH's latest filing, from $159.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $1.3 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$180.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $148.9 million and a median of $124.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Provisions sank 4600.0% in 2022, then surged 629.63% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Provisions stood at -$27.0 million in 2022, then soared by 629.63% to $143.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 23.08% to $110.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 44.55% to $159.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 92.45% to $12.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions over the past three periods registered $12.0 million, $159.0 million, and $144.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 102.57 Bn 97.41 Bn 3.69 Bn 276.00 Mn
2 Cencora 61.35 Bn 58.53 Bn 3.61 Bn 219.73 Mn
3 Cardinal Health 54.15 Bn 49.30 Bn 2.56 Bn 154.00 Mn
4 Henry Schein 10.05 Bn 9.89 Bn 1.10 Bn 34.00 Mn
5 Akso Health 671.90 Mn 671.70 Mn - -
6 Edap Tms 154.62 Mn 133.07 Mn 7.34 Mn 8,000.00
7 Accendra Health 90.69 Mn 83.04 Mn 263.41 Mn 1.44 Mn
8 111 31.31 Mn -27.44 Mn 18.18 Mn -
9 Cosmos Health 13.28 Mn 10.84 Mn 1.51 Mn -
10 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 9.91 Mn 264,662.00 -124,549.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 102.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 80.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 143.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 140.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 209.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -27.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -180.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 97.00 Mn