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Cardinal Health, Inc. CAH

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Cardinal Health, Inc.

Overview of Cardinal Health, Inc.

CAH NYQ
Healthcare Medical Distribution Framework: General Corporate Large Cap
Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH), is a Large Cap company, in the Medical Distribution industry, last closed at $254.33, about 715.8% undervalued vs fair value, +28.5% 1Y return, placing in the top 25% of its sector.
Metrics P/E 32.8× Rev Growth 14.2% ROE -60.5% Gross Margin 3.8% Div Yield 0.88%
USD 254.33
1.54%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 23.3%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$58.89B
Enterprise Value
$63.08B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Good
Profitability
Good
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Growth
Good
Profitability
Good
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 96%
Updated: Oct 31
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.cardinalhealth.com
HQ Dublin, OH
Employees 53,084
Fiscal year Jun 30

Next Events

Earnings Nov 5 Call: Nov 5

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$1831
$2075
$2342
Current: $254.33 +716% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$254.2B
14.2%%
Gross Profit
$9.8B
19.7%%
Operating Income
$2.6B
14.9%%
Net Income
$1.7B
9.8%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2026
264.0%

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income — not a reliable quality signal when net income is near-zero (ratio is inflated by thin margins, not strong cash generation)

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$1.8B
40.9% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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High Impact
0
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Cardinal Health, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
66
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.80), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 90.0th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Market Position

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

vs Industry Peers 92% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CAH's balance between Growth (41.2%), Profitability (28.4%), and Safety (30.4%). Growth 41% Safety 30% Profitability 28%

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Growth

72th percentile vs peers
72
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 14.2% 76p Revenue CAGR 3Y 7.4% 64p EPS CAGR 3Y 79.1% 94p EPS Growth YoY 12.1% 54p TSR 42.6% 81p
Strengths
  • EPS CAGR 3Y in top 20% of peers (79.1%, 94th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 2 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (100%)
  • TSR in top 20% of peers (42.6%, 81th percentile)
  • ROIC in top 20% of peers (34.0%, 94th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

49th percentile vs peers
50
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Safety

53th percentile vs peers
53
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Cardinal Health, Inc..

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$2074.86
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