What is Cardinal Health's pre-tax income?

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported pre-tax income of $392M in Q1 2026.

How has Cardinal Health's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?

Cardinal Health's pre-tax income decreased by 41.1% year-over-year, from $665M to $392M.

What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's pre-tax income?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cardinal Health's pre-tax income has grown at a 38.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$784M to $2.1B.

What does pre-tax income mean?

Total income from all sources — operating income plus non-operating items like interest income, investment gains, and other income — before the provision for income taxes.

Cardinal Health CAH Pre-Tax Income

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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$54.46B+45.0%

Enterprise value$59.43B+37.5%

P/E35×+11.0×

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:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest.

The official record: Cardinal Health’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cardinal Health's pre-tax income?: Cardinal Health (CAH) reported pre-tax income of $392M in Q1 2026.
How has Cardinal Health's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?: Cardinal Health's pre-tax income decreased by 41.1% year-over-year, from $665M to $392M.
What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's pre-tax income?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cardinal Health's pre-tax income has grown at a 38.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$784M to $2.1B.
What does pre-tax income mean?: Total income from all sources — operating income plus non-operating items like interest income, investment gains, and other income — before the provision for income taxes.