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

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

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

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $12.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Provisions fell 92.36% year-over-year to $12.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $456.0 million (down 7.51% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $532.0 million, up 52.87% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions fell to $12.0 million in Q1 2026, from $159.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of -$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.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions tumbled 4600.0% in 2022 and soared 629.63% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at -$27.0 million in 2022, then soared by 629.63% to $143.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 23.08% to $110.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 44.55% to $159.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 92.45% to $12.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Tax Provisions at $12.0 million in Q1 2026, $159.0 million in Q4 2025, and $144.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.52 Bn 101.55 Bn 4.04 Bn 270.00 Mn
2 Cencora 60.84 Bn 58.66 Bn 3.59 Bn 459.04 Mn
3 Cardinal Health 53.88 Bn 49.95 Bn 2.50 Bn 12.00 Mn
4 Henry Schein 9.80 Bn 9.67 Bn 1.07 Bn 38.00 Mn
5 Akso Health 3.06 Bn 3.06 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn 3,665.81
7 Accendra Health 246.88 Mn -90.00 Mn 278.03 Mn -9.78 Mn
8 Edap Tms 228.64 Mn 213.64 Mn 8.15 Mn 145,000.00
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 91,093.00
10 Cosmos Health 9.34 Mn 7.18 Mn 1.38 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 4.00 Mn