Cardinal Health (CAH) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported Total Debt of $8.89 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 4.2% from $8.53 billion a year earlier but down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Cardinal Health (CAH) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Cardinal Health's Total Debt record includes 69 quarters.
- Total Debt has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Total Debt came in at $8.53 billion in FY2025 (+67.5%), $5.09 billion in FY2024 (+8.3%), $4.7 billion in FY2023 (-11.6%) and $5.32 billion in FY2022 (-14.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Total Debt spans a low of $4.68 billion in fiscal Q1 2024 and a high of $9.03 billion in fiscal Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Total Debt has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 35.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Total Debt in five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (growth of 74.9%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 16.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $8.92 billion (Q3 2026), $9.03 billion (Q2 2026) and $9.03 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 356.05 Bn | 236.68 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 74.33 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.13 Bn | 104.51 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 9.21 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 109.04 Bn | 57.80 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 60.68 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 90.56 Bn | -52.02 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 30.76 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 77.41 Bn | 46.27 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 31.14 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.63 Bn | 55.53 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 11.72 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.51 Bn | 46.67 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 8.82 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 50.79 Bn | -37.07 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 14.60 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.94 Bn | -60.76 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 15.54 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.37 Bn | -24.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.89 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Cardinal Health Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=CAH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();