Cardinal Health (CAH) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Total Debt of $8.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 16.11% on a YoY basis from $7.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 1.23% sequentially from $9.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Cardinal Health (CAH) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cardinal Health (CAH) has 18 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported at $8.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Total Debt rose 16.11% year-over-year to $8.9 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $8.9 billion (up 16.11% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $8.5 billion, up 67.46% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt slipped to $8.9 billion in Q1 2026, from $9.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Total Debt ranged from a high of $9.0 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $4.7 billion in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $6.3 billion and a median of $5.3 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • Across the five-year window, Total Debt retreated 16.62% in 2022 and jumped 74.9% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAH's Total Debt over 5 years: stood at $5.3 billion in 2022, then decreased by 10.24% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then soared by 61.04% to $7.6 billion in 2024, then advanced by 18.68% to $9.0 billion in 2025, then decreased by 1.23% to $8.9 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAH's Total Debt at $8.9 billion in Q1 2026, $9.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $9.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 6.56 Bn
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn 12.39 Bn
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn 8.92 Bn
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn 3.37 Bn
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - 350,527.00
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn 26.45 Mn
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn 2.10 Bn
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn 19.06 Mn
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 -
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn 9.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 9.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 9.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 8.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 7.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.72 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 4.68 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 4.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 4.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 5.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 5.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 5.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 6.24 Bn