Cardinal Health Inc (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.
Cardinal Health Inc (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 Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.65 Bn |
Cardinal Health Inc Total Debt API
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