CAH

CARDINAL HEALTH INC

Ticker: CAHConsumer DiscretionaryWholesaleS&P 500
HQ DUBLIN, OHCIK 721371FY end 06-30Book / share $-12.16Shares 237M
Revenue (FY)
$254.25B+14.23%
Op. margin
1.03%+0.01%
Net income
$1.71B+8.67%
Operating cash
$5.17B+115.85%
Free cash flow
$4.53B+144.59%
Return on equity
-62.56%-3.93%
Debt / equity
-3.08-0.02%
Shares outstanding
237.0M-2.07%

The business

Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) operates as a global healthcare services and products company providing integrated solutions across the pharmaceutical distribution and medical products sectors. The company's website is www.cardinalhealth.com.

The company serves hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices, and patients in the home through two primary reportable segments. The Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions segment distributes branded and generic pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceutical products, and over-the-counter healthcare items throughout the United States. This division also provides specialty pharmaceutical services to manufacturers and healthcare providers, operates pharmacy management services for hospitals, manages physician practice organizations through its multi-specialty managed services organization platforms including The Specialty Alliance and Navista, and repackages generic pharmaceuticals. The Global Medical Products and Distribution segment manufactures, sources, and distributes Cardinal Health brand medical, surgical, and laboratory products across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and other markets, while also distributing national brand medical products to healthcare providers.

Beyond these core segments, Cardinal Health operates Nuclear and Precision Health Solutions, which manufactures and distributes radiopharmaceuticals for imaging and therapeutic procedures; at-Home Solutions, which provides medical supplies directly to patients and through distribution channels; and OptiFreight Logistics, which optimizes shipping and logistics for healthcare providers.

Cardinal Health generated total revenue of $254.2 billion in fiscal 2026, with the Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions segment representing approximately ninety-two percent of total segment revenue. The company connects patients, providers, payers, pharmacists, and manufacturers to enhance healthcare system efficiency and supply chain coordination. The organization maintains significant scale through its distribution infrastructure, manufacturing capabilities, and managed services platforms, positioning it as a critical intermediary in the healthcare supply chain serving thousands of healthcare organizations and millions of patients across North America and internationally.

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Wholesale
HQ
DUBLIN, OH
FY end
06-30
CIK
721371
SIC
5122
Financial performance · annual
20122026
$-29.49B$47.90B$125.28B$202.66B$280.04B201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Ownership

Who holds CARDINAL HEALTH INC — across funds, superinvestors and bonds · N-PORT 2026Q2 · 13F 2026-06-30

976
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$18.62B
fund-held value
36.3%
of shares held by funds
13
bond issues held by funds

Top fund holders

Fund% of fundValue
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.08%$1.77B
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND
VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.09%$1.44B
VANGUARD MID-CAP INDEX FUND
VO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.54%$1.21B
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV · iShares Trust
0.09%$765.28M
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P 500(R) ETF Trust
SPY
0.09%$674.33M

Bonds held by funds

Funds report holding 13 issues of CARDINAL HEALTH INC's debt, $1.14B at fund-held market value — what funds hold, not the company's debt outstanding. Weighted-average coupon 4.83%, maturing 20262054.

IssueCouponMaturesFundsFund-held
CAH 5.35 11/15/345.350%2034-11-1569$193.47M
Cardinal Health Inc4.700%2026-11-1527$159.79M
CARDINAL HEALTH5.000%2029-11-1573$157.38M
Cardinal Health, Inc.3.410%2027-06-1554$142.56M
CARDINAL HEALTH5.130%2029-02-1558$131.71M
Cardinal Health, Inc.4.500%2030-09-1586$83.62M
CARDINAL HEALTH5.450%2034-02-1552$68.89M
Cardinal Health, Inc.5.150%2035-09-1544$56.80M
CARDINAL HEALTH5.750%2054-11-1537$52.84M
Cardinal Health, Inc.4.368%2047-06-1534$29.61M

The 10 largest by fund-held value, of 13.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

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