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Common stock, shares issued (in shares)
Cardinal Health Common stock, shares issued (in shares) remained flat by 0.0% to 271M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from 271M to 271M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Common stock, shares issued (in shares) shows a downward trend with a -4.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates equity issuance, while a decrease (rare) would indicate share cancellations.
Detailed definition
The total number of shares that have been sold or distributed to shareholders since the company's inception. This includ...
Peer comparison
Standard corporate governance metric; comparable to 'Issued Shares' at any public company.
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other_common_stock_shares_issuedHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 327M | 271M | 271M | 271M | 271M | 271M | 271M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -17.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -17.1% | -17.1% | -17.1% | -17.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Range271M – 327M
CAGR-3.9%
Avg YoY Growth-4.3%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cardinal Health's common stock, shares issued (in shares)?
- Cardinal Health (CAH) reported common stock, shares issued (in shares) of 271M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cardinal Health's common stock, shares issued (in shares) changed year-over-year?
- Cardinal Health's common stock, shares issued (in shares) decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from 271M to 271M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's common stock, shares issued (in shares)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cardinal Health's common stock, shares issued (in shares) has grown at a -4.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 327M to 271M.
- What does common stock, shares issued (in shares) mean?
- The total number of shares the company has ever created and distributed.