What are Cardinal Health's profit margins?

Cardinal Health (CAH) runs a 3.8% gross margin and a 0.9% operating margin, with a 0.6% net margin.

Where do Cardinal Health's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Cardinal Health's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Cardinal Health CAH Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

YoY QoQ

Simplified Detailed

	Q3 '26	Q2 '26	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	3.8%+0.2pp	3.7%+0.2pp	3.7%+0.3pp	3.7%+0.4pp	3.5%+0.2pp
Operating margin	0.9%-0.1pp	1%+0.2pp	1%+0.2pp	1%+0.5pp	1%+0.6pp
Net margin	0.6%-0.1pp	0.7%+0.1pp	0.7%+0.1pp	0.7%+0.3pp	0.7%+0.4pp
EBITDA margin	1.3%-0.1pp	1.4%+0.2pp	1.4%+0.2pp	1.4%+0.5pp	1.4%+0.6pp
Free cash flow margin	1.7%+0.6pp	2.2%+2.4pp	1.9%+1.4pp	0.8%-0.7pp	1.1%+0.1pp
Returns
Return on assets	2.9%-0.3pp	3.2%+0.4pp	3.2%+0.3pp	3.2%+1.3pp	3.3%+1.9pp
Return on invested capital	100.6%—	89.4%—	——	——	——
Efficiency
Asset turnover	4.7×+0.1×	4.7×-0.1×	4.8×-0.4×	4.5×-0.6×	4.6×-0.3×
Inventory turnover	14.1×+1.3×	12.7×+0.6×	13.6×+0.3×	13.5×-0.6×	12.8×+0.3×
Liquidity
Current ratio	0.9×0.0×	0.9×-0.1×	1×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×
Quick ratio	0.5×0.0×	0.4×-0.1×	0.5×0.0×	0.5×-0.1×	0.5×0.0×
Cash ratio	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-assets	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×+0.1×	0.2×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	1.5×+0.1×	1.8×+0.4×	1.4×+0.5×	1.9×+1.5×	1.4×+0.2×
Interest coverage	6.7×-8.2×	8×-10.1×	9×-16.6×	10.6×-13.8×	15×-5.9×
Per Share
Book value per share	-$12.00+1.9%	-$12.17+1.1%	-$12.05+9.9%	-$11.49+11.7%	-$12.23+8.2%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$49.72B+49.4%	$48.83B+70.6%	$37.29B+39.4%	$39.19B+63.7%	$33.28B+22.3%
Enterprise value	$54.7B+45.4%	$55.08B+69.9%	$41.73B+43.5%	$44.87B+82.8%	$37.63B+28.3%
Price / earnings	32×+10.6×	29.4×+7.6×	23.4×+2.5×	25.1×-3.0×	21.4×-22.4×
Price / sales	0.2×0.0×	0.2×+0.1×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×+0.1×	0.1×0.0×
EV / EBITDA	16.9×+4.4×	16.1×+3.8×	13×+1.6×	14.6×+2.1×	12.5×-4.7×
EV / sales	0.2×0.0×	0.2×+0.1×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×+0.1×	0.2×0.0×
Free cash flow yield	8.8%+1.5pp	11.3%+12.5pp	11.9%+7.4pp	4.7%-9.4pp	7.4%-0.5pp
Earnings yield	3.1%-1.6pp	3.4%-1.2pp	4.3%-0.5pp	4%+0.4pp	4.7%+2.4pp
Dividend yield	1%-0.5pp	1%-0.7pp	1.3%-0.5pp	1.3%-0.8pp	1.5%-0.4pp

Chart any of these lines over time, or line them up against competitors.

Compare these in charts →

Ask your AI about Cardinal Health.

Connect your AI assistant and get a quick read on the numbers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What are Cardinal Health's profit margins?: Cardinal Health (CAH) runs a 3.8% gross margin and a 0.9% operating margin, with a 0.6% net margin.
Where do Cardinal Health's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Cardinal Health's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.