What is Cardinal Health's retained earnings?

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported retained earnings of $1.73B in Q1 2026.

How has Cardinal Health's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Cardinal Health's retained earnings increased by 160.8% year-over-year, from $664M to $1.73B.

What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's retained earnings?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cardinal Health's retained earnings has grown at a -10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.21B to $783M.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Cardinal Health CAH Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings at other companies

Eli LillyLLY

$29.51B+95.5%

Alpha Pro TechAPT

$49.2M+4.6%

McKessonMCK

$22.29B+24.4%

CencoraCOR

$8.49B+32.6%

AbbVieABBV

-$17.87B-87.6%

Avanos MedicalAVNS

-$774.8M-10.6%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

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

See full

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

See full

Operating cash flow$1.8B-37.6%

CapEx$146.0M+15.9%

Free cash flow$1.7B-40.0%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$55.64B+41.6%

Enterprise value$60.62B+34.8%

P/E35.8×+10.6×

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin3.8%+0.2pp

Operating margin0.9%-0.1pp

Net margin0.6%-0.1pp

FCF margin1.7%+0.6pp

Returns & leverage

See full

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:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

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

Ask your AI about Cardinal Health's retained earnings.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Cardinal Health's retained earnings?: Cardinal Health (CAH) reported retained earnings of $1.73B in Q1 2026.
How has Cardinal Health's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Cardinal Health's retained earnings increased by 160.8% year-over-year, from $664M to $1.73B.
What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's retained earnings?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cardinal Health's retained earnings has grown at a -10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.21B to $783M.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.