What does other segments — goodwill, impairment loss mean?

The non-cash charge recognized when the carrying amount of goodwill in the 'Other' segment exceeds its implied fair value. This indicates that the expected future economic benefits from acquisitions within this segment have declined. It serves as a critical indicator of underperformance or changing market conditions for these non-core business units.

Cardinal Health CAH Other Segments — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

Other segment segments

Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions

$184M—

Cost of product sold

$90M-73.3%

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NXSTAll Other Segments — Goodwill Impairment

$14M-41.7%

GNTXOther — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

$0-100%

ACDCAll Other Segments — Goodwill Impairment

$0—

GHC

GHCOther Operating Segment — Impairment of goodwill

$0—

IBPOther — Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

$0—

THOOther — Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

$0—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$60.9B+11.0%

Gross profit$2.5B+17.7%

Operating income$509.0M-30.3%

Net income$399.0M-21.1%

EPS (diluted)$1.69-19.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.9B+18.4%

Total debt$8.9B+16.1%

Total equity-$2.8B+3.9%

Total assets$56.7B+13.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.8B-37.6%

CapEx$146.0M+15.9%

Free cash flow$1.7B-40.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$54.98B+41.0%

Enterprise value$59.96B+38.3%

P/E35.4×+10.3×

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin3.8%+0.2pp

Operating margin0.9%-0.1pp

Net margin0.6%-0.1pp

FCF margin1.7%+0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity37.4%—

Debt / equity4.1×—

Current ratio0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cardinal Health in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: Cardinal Health’s 10-K, filed August 12, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cardinal Health's other segments — goodwill, impairment loss?: Cardinal Health (CAH) reported other segments — goodwill, impairment loss of $0 in Q2 2024.
What does other segments — goodwill, impairment loss mean?: The non-cash charge recognized when the carrying amount of goodwill in the 'Other' segment exceeds its implied fair value. This indicates that the expected future economic benefits from acquisitions within this segment have declined. It serves as a critical indicator of underperformance or changing market conditions for these non-core business units.