CapEx
Cardinal Health CapEx increased by 11.5% to $146.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.9%, from $126.00M to $146.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 8.1% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | 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 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $126.00M | $67.00M | $74.00M | $82.00M | $164.00M | $70.00M | $85.00M | $109.00M | $217.00M | $92.00M | $114.00M | $112.00M | $193.00M | $90.00M | $99.00M | $126.00M | $232.00M | $108.00M | $131.00M | $146.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -46.8% | +10.4% | +10.8% | +100.0% | -57.3% | +21.4% | +28.2% | +99.1% | -57.6% | +23.9% | -1.8% | +72.3% | -53.4% | +10.0% | +27.3% | +84.1% | -53.4% | +21.3% | +11.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +30.2% | +4.5% | +14.9% | +32.9% | +32.3% | +31.4% | +34.1% | +2.8% | -11.1% | -2.2% | -13.2% | +12.5% | +20.2% | +20.0% | +32.3% | +15.9% |
Business Segments
| Segment | FY'21 | FY'22 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical | $97.00M | $140.00M |
| Pharmaceutical | $55.00M | $79.00M |
| Total | $400.00M | $387.00M |
All segment values are derived from annual filings.
Medical, Pharmaceutical were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cardinal Health's capex?
- Cardinal Health (CAH) reported capex of $146.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cardinal Health's capex changed year-over-year?
- Cardinal Health's capex increased by 15.9% year-over-year, from $126.00M to $146.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cardinal Health's capex has grown at a 8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $400.00M to $547.00M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.