Cardinal Health (CAH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health's (CAH) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 3.06% in Q1 2026, down 2055.0% year-on-year from 0.16% in Q1 2025, and down 87.87% quarter-over-quarter from 25.24% in Q4 2025.
Cardinal Health (CAH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cardinal Health has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 3.06% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 3.06%, down 2055.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.75% (up 591.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 25.32%, down 365.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 3.06% for Q1 2026 at Cardinal Health, down from 25.24% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 418.6% in Q2 2022 to a low of 914.6% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 24.08% (2025), against an average of 6.91%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate tumbled 98733 bps in 2022 and soared 95088 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Cardinal Health's Tax Rate stood at 25.96% in 2022, then increased by 8 bps to 27.93% in 2023, then decreased by 23 bps to 21.53% in 2024, then rose by 17 bps to 25.24% in 2025, then tumbled by 88 bps to 3.06% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 3.06% (Q1 2026), 25.24% (Q4 2025), and 24.08% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akso Health | 2,315,158.81 Bn | 2,315,158.63 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mckesson | 92.76 Bn | 89.18 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 12.71 |
| 3 | Cencora | 52.82 Bn | 50.83 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 21.98 |
| 4 | Cardinal Health | 52.17 Bn | 48.39 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 3.06 |
| 5 | Henry Schein | 9.19 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 25.33 |
| 6 | Accendra Health | 246.88 Mn | -90.00 Mn | 312.39 Mn | 60.19 |
| 7 | Edap Tms | 161.92 Mn | 146.92 Mn | 8.15 Mn | -1.62 |
| 8 | 111 | 107.47 Mn | 25.61 Mn | 23.58 Mn | -0.40 |
| 9 | Cosmos Health | 9.42 Mn | 7.26 Mn | 1.38 Mn | - |
| 10 | Cellyan Biotechnology | 5.69 | -2.48 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.93% |