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Cardinal Health

Health CareWholesaleS&P 500
Ticker CAHDUBLIN, OHFiscal year ends JuneBook value per share $-12.16Diluted shares 237.0M

Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) is a global healthcare services and products company that supplies pharmaceuticals, medical products and services to hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices and patients at home. Its Pharmaceutical and Specialty… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2026, Cardinal Health reported revenue of $254.25B, up 14.2% from fiscal 2025, and net income of $1.71B. Its operating margin was 1.0%, and operations generated $5.17B in cash.

Fiscal year 2026 · ends 06-30Changes are against fiscal 2025
Sales & profitability
$254.25BFY2026
+14.2% year over year
1.03%FY2026
No change, year over year
$1.71BFY2026
+8.7% year over year
-62.34%FY2026
−3.8 percentage points
Cash & financing
$5.17BFY2026
+115.9% year over year
$4.53BFY2026
+144.6% year over year
-3.08FY2026
Was -3.07× a year earlier
237.0MFY2026
−2.1% year over year

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure.

What Cardinal Health does

In the company’s own words

Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) is a global healthcare services and products company that supplies pharmaceuticals, medical products and services to hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices and patients at home. Its Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions segment distributes branded, generic and specialty pharmaceuticals and consumer health products in the United States, and provides manufacturer, provider, pharmacy management and physician-practice support services. Global Medical Products and Distribution manufactures, sources and distributes Cardinal Health brand medical, surgical and laboratory products internationally, and distributes national-brand products in the United States and Canada. Other includes Nuclear and Precision Health Solutions, at-Home Solutions and OptiFreight Logistics. In fiscal 2026, revenue was $254.2 billion; Pharma contributed $234.8 billion, Global Medical Products and Distribution $12.7 billion, and Other $6.8 billion. Its businesses include Edgepark and ADS, which provide medical supplies to patients and home-care providers, and radiopharmaceutical operations serving hospitals and physician offices. Its website is www.cardinalhealth.com.

Company details
Sector
Health Care
Industry (SIC)
Wholesale
Headquarters
DUBLIN, OH
Fiscal year end
June
CIK
721371
SIC
5122

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2012–2026 · USD
$-29.49B$47.90B$125.28B$202.66B$280.04B201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Cardinal Health — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

976
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$18.62B
held by funds, at market
36.3%
of shares held by funds
13
bond issues held by funds

Largest fund holders · Cardinal Health’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.08%of fund net assets
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND
VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.09%of fund net assets
VANGUARD MID-CAP INDEX FUND
VO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.54%of fund net assets
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV · iShares Trust
0.09%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Cardinal Health’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 13 issues of Cardinal Health’s debt, $1.14B at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.83%, maturing 2026 to 2054.

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”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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