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Cardinal Health, Inc. operates in the Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries industry.

$254.06+0.14%

Oct 16 close · 1D EOD · Databento

Consumer DefensiveWholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' SundriesLarge-capSEC EDGAR FY 2026-06-30

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Aug 19 · Yahoo FinanceCardinal Health (CAH) posts earnings beat on $254.2B revenue, 14.2% YoY growthCardinal Health’s headline earnings beat comes with a more complicated underlying picture, as the distributor operates on $254.2B of revenue but only a 0.7% net margin. The setup leaves CAH’s upside dependent on the durability of earnings growth rather than the beat alone.−0.06% next close

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Aug 19 · Yahoo FinanceCardinal Health (CAH) posts earnings beat on $254.2B revenue, 14.2% YoY growthCardinal Health’s headline earnings beat comes with a more complicated underlying picture, as the distributor operates on $254.2B of revenue but only a 0.7% net margin. The setup leaves CAH’s upside dependent on the durability of earnings growth rather than the beat alone.

What happened

Daily closes · dots are Wire stories

1 story has a settled receipt so far (1 on the Wire). The record starts speaking at three.

What’s next

Expected around early November, going by its own filing history. The company has not announced a date yet. Its matching report came Oct 30, 2025 and Nov 1, 2024, before the open.

Last report

Aug 11, 2026+1.30%

before the open

Last 4, next close

median 7.37% either way

up 3 of 4

Every report since 2023 →Earnings calendar →

DateEventSourceNext close

Aug 19Cardinal Health’s (CAH) Big Earnings Beat Hides a More Complicated StoryYahoo FinanceYahoo Finance−0.06%
Aug 11Earnings release, before the open · 8-KSEC EDGARSEC EDGAR ↗+1.30%

Next close = the first close after the event against the close before it. Prior-session closes only; not a call, not advice.

What happened · big days

28 big days in a year, and what we hold on each

A big day is a close more than 2.54% from the one before, three times CAH’s median day (0.85%). On 16 of the 28, its peer group moved the same way at least half as far. We show what we hold. We never name a cause.

every other trading daya big day, numbered in the list below±2.54%Hover a bar for its day. Click a big day to open it.

Shaded: since our stories began, Jun 10. Tap a bar for its day.

#DayCAHWhat we hold that dayGroup (median of 4) · each

1 Oct 30, 2025+15.43%
Resultsgroup +2.2%, did not move with it
1Oct 30, 2025+15.43%
ResultsFirst close after the Oct 30 results filing
+2.2% did not move with itCOR +2.4 · MCK +2.2 · HLF −3.4
2 Nov 4, 2025+2.69%
Before our storiesgroup +1.1%, did not move with it
2Nov 4, 2025+2.69%
Before our stories
+1.1% did not move with itMCK +2.6 · COR +1.1 · HLF −1.1
3 Nov 7, 2025+2.87%
Before our storiesgroup −0.8%, did not move with it
3Nov 7, 2025+2.87%
Before our stories
−0.8% did not move with itCOR +0.1 · MCK −0.8 · HLF −1.2
4 Dec 3, 2025−2.64%
Before our storiesgroup −2.9%, moved with CAH
4Dec 3, 2025−2.64%
Before our stories
−2.9% moved with CAHCOR −4.4 · MCK −2.9 · HLF 0.0
5 Jan 13, 2026+2.83%
Before our storiesgroup +1.1%, did not move with it
5Jan 13, 2026+2.83%
Before our stories
+1.1% did not move with itHLF +2.0 · COR +1.1 · MCK −0.2
6 Jan 14, 2026+2.54%
Before our storiesgroup +1.2%, did not move with it
6Jan 14, 2026+2.54%
Before our stories
+1.2% did not move with itHLF +1.8 · MCK +1.2 · COR +1.2
7 Feb 4, 2026−5.11%
Before our storiesgroup −3.4%, moved with CAH
7Feb 4, 2026−5.11%
Before our stories
−3.4% moved with CAHCOR −8.8 · MCK −3.4 · HLF −0.1
8 Feb 5, 2026+9.83%
Resultsgroup +6.7%, moved with CAH
8Feb 5, 2026+9.83%
ResultsFirst close after the Feb 5 results filing
+6.7% moved with CAHMCK +16.5 · COR +6.7 · HLF −1.4
9 Feb 12, 2026−4.10%
Before our storiesgroup −3.9%, moved with CAH
9Feb 12, 2026−4.10%
Before our stories
−3.9% moved with CAHCOR −4.0 · MCK −3.9 · HLF −2.9
10 Feb 13, 2026+2.66%
Before our storiesgroup +2.0%, moved with CAH
10Feb 13, 2026+2.66%
Before our stories
+2.0% moved with CAHCOR +2.8 · MCK +2.0 · HLF −1.1
11 Mar 5, 2026−3.21%
Before our storiesgroup −4.8%, moved with CAH
11Mar 5, 2026−3.21%
Before our stories
−4.8% moved with CAHHLF −6.0 · MCK −4.8 · COR −2.4
12 Apr 21, 2026−2.96%
Before our storiesgroup −2.9%, moved with CAH
12Apr 21, 2026−2.96%
Before our stories
−2.9% moved with CAHCOR −3.3 · HLF −2.9 · MCK −1.9
13 Apr 30, 2026−4.90%
Resultsgroup −0.9%, did not move with it
13Apr 30, 2026−4.90%
ResultsFirst close after the Apr 30 results filing
−0.9% did not move with itCOR −1.1 · MCK −0.9 · HLF +3.9
14 May 6, 2026−2.80%
Before our storiesgroup −7.2%, moved with CAH
14May 6, 2026−2.80%
Before our stories
−7.2% moved with CAHCOR −17.4 · MCK −7.2 · HLF +1.1
15 May 7, 2026−3.24%
Before our storiesgroup +1.2%, did not move with it
15May 7, 2026−3.24%
Before our stories
+1.2% did not move with itHLF −11.9 · COR +1.2 · MCK +1.5
16 May 14, 2026+4.31%
Before our storiesgroup +1.4%, did not move with it
16May 14, 2026+4.31%
Before our stories
+1.4% did not move with itCOR +2.1 · MCK +1.4 · HLF +0.2
17 Jun 4, 2026+3.01%
Before our storiesgroup +2.4%, moved with CAH
17Jun 4, 2026+3.01%
Before our stories
+2.4% moved with CAHCOR +2.5 · MCK +2.4 · HLF 0.0
18 Jun 9, 2026+4.01%
Before our storiesgroup +2.0%, did not move with it
18Jun 9, 2026+4.01%
Before our stories
+2.0% did not move with itMCK +2.3 · COR +2.0 · HLF −0.3
19 Jun 23, 2026+2.77%
Nothing on CAHgroup +2.6%, moved with CAH
19Jun 23, 2026+2.77%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+2.6% moved with CAHCOR +3.6 · MCK +2.6 · HLF +1.1
20 Jul 22, 2026−2.88%
Nothing on CAHgroup −0.8%, did not move with it
20Jul 22, 2026−2.88%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.8% did not move with itMCK −1.8 · COR −0.8 · HLF +1.3
21 Aug 12, 2026−2.54%
Nothing on CAHgroup −3.4%, moved with CAH
21Aug 12, 2026−2.54%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−3.4% moved with CAHCOR −5.9 · MEDS −4.3 · MCK −2.5 · HLF −0.4
22 Aug 20, 2026−2.72%
Nothing on CAHgroup −1.3%, did not move with it
22Aug 20, 2026−2.72%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.3% did not move with itHLF −2.4 · MCK −1.8 · COR −0.8 · MEDS +1.4
23 Sep 2, 2026+2.57%
Nothing on CAHgroup +3.0%, moved with CAH
23Sep 2, 2026+2.57%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+3.0% moved with CAHHLF +5.6 · MEDS +4.0 · MCK +2.0 · COR +1.6
24 Sep 8, 2026−2.71%
Nothing on CAHgroup −2.0%, moved with CAH
24Sep 8, 2026−2.71%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−2.0% moved with CAHMEDS −4.9 · MCK −2.1 · COR −1.9 · HLF +0.4
25 Sep 17, 2026−2.67%
Nothing on CAHgroup −2.0%, moved with CAH
25Sep 17, 2026−2.67%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−2.0% moved with CAHMEDS −23.6 · COR −2.9 · HLF −1.2 · MCK −0.9
26 Oct 1, 2026+3.41%
Nothing on CAHgroup +4.2%, moved with CAH
26Oct 1, 2026+3.41%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+4.2% moved with CAHMEDS +28.1 · MCK +5.3 · COR +3.2 · HLF +1.2
27 Oct 8, 2026+2.93%
Nothing on CAHgroup +1.8%, moved with CAH
27Oct 8, 2026+2.93%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+1.8% moved with CAHMEDS +18.1 · MCK +2.2 · HLF +1.3 · COR +1.3
28 Oct 14, 2026+3.35%
Nothing on CAHgroup +0.7%, did not move with it
28Oct 14, 2026+3.35%
Nothing on CAHNo CAH story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+0.7% did not move with itCOR +1.8 · MCK +1.5 · HLF −0.1 · MEDS −5.9

A story on the same day is not a cause, and a group move is not proof either. Group: the median of MCK, COR, HLF and MEDS that day, the largest companies in CAH’s SEC industry; “moved with CAH” means the same direction and at least half the size.

What’s next · results

Before the next report: what the first day after the last four did

Six trading days after each results filing (SEC 8-K, Item 2.02). CAH reports before the open, so day 1 is that day’s close. 3 of 4 times, day 6 ended on the same side as day 1.

Reported Oct 30, 2025

day 1+15.43%day 6+20.38%

Reported Feb 5, 2026

day 1+9.83%day 6+3.97%

Reported Apr 30, 2026

day 1−4.90%day 6−8.65%

Reported Aug 11, 2026

day 1+1.30%day 6−0.93%

Next report: expected late October to early NovemberEstimated from the dates of its last four results filings. Not announced. Since the Aug 11 report: +7.12%. Four reports is a small sample.

Every report since 2023 →

Each line is CAH’s close against its close before the filing, on licensed end-of-day closes. What happened after each report, not a forecast; a move on the day is not a cause.

The numbers · FY2026, filed

SEC EDGAR

Market cap$59.1B

Revenue$254.2B+14.20%

Net income$1.7B

EPS, diluted$7.23+12.10%

Gross margin3.8%

Operating margin1.0%

Return on equity-62.9%

Debt / equity-1.05

All filed figures

Snapshot

SEC EDGAR · FY 2026-06-30

SectorConsumer Defensive

Market Cap$59.1B

Enterprise Value$57.1B

Income$1.7B

Sales$254.2B

Book/sh$-11.71

Cash/sh$20.88

Dividend TTM$2.04

Payout29%

Employees—

IPO—

Quick Ratio0.49

Current Ratio0.88

Debt/Eq-1.05

EPS (ttm)$7.23

EPS this Y12.1%

EPS past 3/5Y79.0%

Sales past 3/5Y7.4%

EPS Y/Y TTM12.1%

Sales Y/Y TTM14.2%

Shs Outstand232.58M

ROA3.0%

ROE-62.9%

ROIC—

Gross Margin3.8%

Oper. Margin1.0%

Profit Margin0.7%

Every figure here is filed with the SEC. Valuation and estimate metrics (P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, price targets, forward EPS) are omitted until our market-data feed is licensed for display — we’d rather show fewer numbers than blank ones. Deeper lines (cash flow, balance sheet) below.

Revenue by fiscal year

$181.3B

FY22

$205.0B

FY23

$226.8B

FY24

$222.6B

FY25

$254.2B

FY26

Operating leverage — margins

GrossOperatingNet

Financials, annual · income and cash flowSEC EDGAR · open ▸

Financials — annual

SEC EDGAR · last 5 FY · tap a row to explain it

USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025	FY2026
Revenue	$181.3B	$205.0B	$226.8B	$222.6B	$254.2B
Gross Profit	$6.5B	$6.9B	$7.4B	$8.2B	$9.8B
Operating Income	$-607.0M	$752.0M	$1.2B	$2.3B	$2.6B
Net Income	$-938.0M	$330.0M	$852.0M	$1.6B	$1.7B
Diluted EPS	$-3.37	$1.26	$3.45	$6.45	$7.23
Operating Cash Flow	$3.2B	$2.8B	$3.8B	$2.4B	$5.2B
Free Cash Flow	$2.8B	$2.4B	$3.3B	$1.9B	$4.5B

Same industry

CAH against four same-industry peers, a year at 100

CAH is up 62.4% in a year. Herbalife is up 66.5%. Of these four, Mckesson (+27.8%), Cencora (+5.0%) and Nu Skin Enterprises (−51.9%) did less. Weekly closes, Oct 17, 2025 = 100, on a log scale, so the same percentage move is the same height on every line.

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CAH +62.4%. Herbalife +66.5%, Mckesson +27.8%, Cencora +5.0%, Nu Skin Enterprises −51.9%. Weekly closes, Oct 17, 2025 = 100, log scale.

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End-of-day closes (Databento EOD), the last close of each week. The four peers are the largest US-listed companies by market value in CAH’s SEC industry (Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries) with a year of closes. It shows what the closes did; a move here is not a cause, a forecast or a call.

Same industry

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MCK$117.2B COR$65.1B HLF$1.5B MEDS$331M NUS$250M ZSTK$70M COSM$18M ESYN$15M

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Aug 19

Cardinal Health (CAH) posts earnings beat on $254.2B revenue, 14.2% YoY growth

Cardinal Health’s headline earnings beat comes with a more complicated underlying picture, as the distributor operates on $254.2B of revenue but only a 0.7% net margin. The setup leaves CAH’s upside dependent on the durability of earnings growth rather than the beat alone.

Since story

+8.2%

2026-08-19 → 2026-10-16

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