Cardinal Health (CAH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's Tax Rate was 27.80% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 8.92 percentage points from 36.72% a year earlier but up 24.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Tax Rate at Cardinal Health came in at 21.57%, down 3.75 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a three-year change of -28.50 percentage points (FY2023 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate was 25.32% in FY2025 (-3.65 pp), 28.98% in FY2024 (-21.10 pp) and 50.08% in FY2023.
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between 3.06% (fiscal Q3 2026) and 97.95% (fiscal Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.92 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 3.71 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 57.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CAH's Tax Rate in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 3.06% (Q3 2026), 25.24% (Q2 2026) and 24.08% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 22.16% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 17.03% |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 23.80% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 25.14% |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 19.10% |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 22.05% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 19.19% |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 25.00% |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 28.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.19% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 97.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.29% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.36% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 72.73% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.41% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 20.00% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 30.96% |
API Access
Cardinal Health Tax Rate 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-rate&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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-rate&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();