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.
Powered by 
Analysis
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, though with a five-year change of +111.05 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate was 25.32% in FY2025 (-3.65 pp), 28.98% in FY2024 (-21.10 pp), 50.08% in FY2023 (+69.59 pp) and -19.52% in FY2022 (+69.96 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -914.60% (fiscal Q3 2022) and 406.98% (fiscal Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.82 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 950.88 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 987.33 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 | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 18.63% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 24.69% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 21.10% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 24.94% |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 16.93% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 22.05% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 27.80% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 25.00% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 26.85% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 34.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 19.29% |
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();