Net Change in Cash
Cardinal Health Net Change in Cash increased by 163.9% to $1.16B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 339.7%, from -$484.00M to $1.16B. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Net Change in Cash shows a downward trend with a -10.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$944.00M | $698.00M | -$805.00M | $2.36B | -$1.23B | $162.00M | $336.00M | $0.00 | -$189.00M | $737.00M | -$873.00M | $1.38B | -$2.27B | $943.00M | -$484.00M | $719.00M | -$1.82B | $1.16B |
| QoQ Change | — | +173.9% | -215.3% | +393.3% | -151.9% | +113.2% | +107.4% | -100.0% | — | +489.9% | -218.5% | +258.3% | -264.0% | +141.6% | -151.3% | +248.6% | -352.6% | +163.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -29.8% | -76.8% | +141.7% | -100.0% | +84.6% | +354.9% | -359.8% | — | <-999% | +28.0% | +44.6% | +131.7% | -292.6% | +339.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cardinal Health's net change in cash?
- Cardinal Health (CAH) reported net change in cash of $1.16B in Q1 2026.
- How has Cardinal Health's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Cardinal Health's net change in cash increased by 339.7% year-over-year, from -$484.00M to $1.16B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's net change in cash?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Cardinal Health's net change in cash has grown at a -10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.31B to $1.06B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.