Cardinal Health (CAH)
Health Care · Healthcare pharmaceutical distribution and logistics
Cardinal Health is a healthcare services and logistics company that distributes pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and healthcare IT solutions to pharmacies, hospitals, and health systems globally.
What Cardinal Health does
Cardinal Health operates as a healthcare services and pharmaceutical distribution company, serving pharmacies, hospitals, health systems, and clinicians across North America and internationally. The company distributes branded and generic pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceuticals, and medical/surgical supplies to healthcare providers and retail pharmacies. Cardinal Health also provides pharmacy services, healthcare IT solutions, and technology-enabled solutions to optimize healthcare supply chains and operations.
Themes: ["Healthcare supply chain","Pharmaceutical distribution","Hospital and pharmacy services","Healthcare logistics","Healthcare IT"]
Fundamentals
- Price$233.77 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$55.3B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+42.3% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E35.56 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+0.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+3.8% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+37.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity5.65 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+12.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.52 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.9%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Pharmaceutical pricing and regulatory pressures, including government price controls and reimbursement rate compression affecting margins","Concentrated customer base dependency with large healthcare providers and pharmacy chains, creating revenue concentration risk","Opioid litigation and regulatory liabilities related to pharmaceutical distribution practices"]
Competitors & peers
- McKesson Corporation (MCK)
- Amerisourcebergen Corporation (ABC)
- Henry Schein (HSIC)
- Anixter International
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.