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Cardinal Health CAH Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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

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

CapEx$146.0M+15.9%

Free cash flow$1.7B-40.0%

Valuation

Market cap$54.98B+41.0%

Enterprise value$59.96B+38.3%

P/E35.4×+10.3×

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

Gross margin3.8%+0.2pp

Operating margin0.9%-0.1pp

Net margin0.6%-0.1pp

FCF margin1.7%+0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: Cardinal Health (CAH) reported operating cash flow of $1.82B in Q1 2026.
How has Cardinal Health's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Cardinal Health's operating cash flow decreased by 37.6% year-over-year, from $2.92B to $1.82B.
What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's operating cash flow?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Cardinal Health's operating cash flow has grown at a -0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.43B to $2.4B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.