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Cardinal Health CAH Inventory turnover

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-0.1×
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16.5×+0.8×
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16.2×-0.2×
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12.8×+0.4×
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2.9×+0.1×
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4.9×+0.2×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$60.9B+11.1%
Gross profit$2.5B+17.7%
Operating income$509.0M-30.3%
Net income$399.0M-21.2%
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$51.94B+49.4%
Enterprise value$56.92B+45.4%
P/E33.4×+11.1×
P/S0.2×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin3.8%+0.2pp
Operating margin0.9%-0.1pp
Net margin0.6%-0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity37.4%
Debt / equity4.1×
Current ratio0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cardinal Health’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 inventory turnover?
Cardinal Health (CAH) reported inventory turnover of 14.1× in Q1 2026.
How has Cardinal Health's inventory turnover changed year-over-year?
Cardinal Health's inventory turnover increased by 10.1% year-over-year, from 12.8× to 14.1×.
What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's inventory turnover?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cardinal Health's inventory turnover has grown at a 4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 44.2× to 51.8×.
What does inventory turnover mean?
How many times a year the company sells through and restocks its inventory.
How do you interpret inventory turnover?
Higher turnover ties up less cash in stock and reduces obsolescence risk, but too high can signal stock-outs and lost sales. Read against peers and the company's own history.
How does inventory turnover compare across companies?
Only meaningful for businesses that carry inventory; automatically null for asset-light and financial firms with no inventory line.