Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH)
Healthcare · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for CAH is $265.38, 4.5% above the last close of $254.06 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $217.94 to $295.41. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E35.1x
- P/E vs sector+24.8%
- P/E vs own+18.7%
- Target upside+4.5%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$58.83B
- FCF yield+7.7%
- Insiders-$59.55M
- Earnings in20d
- News0.00
Why it moved
Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) rose 0.1% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Healthcare stocks fell 0.7%. Most of the move came from the market as a whole.
0 stories on the day (30-day average 0.9).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $254.06 · +67.3% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▲ +16.0%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs4 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~4d
- RSI74
- Support-5.8%
- Resistance—
- Off 52w high0.0%
- Off ATH0.0%
- 52w range$254.06
- Bollingerabove upper
- MACD3.03
- ATR+2.3%
- Volume0.8x
Analyst price targets
10 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $254.06 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 3 · Buy 11 · Hold 3 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q4 FY2026: Revenue +6.1% year over year, free cash flow 2.2% of revenue, operating margin 1.1%.
| Q4 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $63.86B | 1.69 | $1.43B | 4.3% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| Q3 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $60.94B | 1.69 | $1.68B | 4.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | $65.44B | 1.97 | $555M | 3.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2025 | $64.01B | 1.88 | $865M | 3.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $60.16B | 1.00 | $1.29B | 3.7% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $54.88B | 2.10 | $2.79B | 3.9% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | $55.26B | 1.65 | -$499M | 3.5% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2024 | $52.28B | 1.70 | -$1.74B | 3.6% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $1,004.84 | +0.6% | 0.0% | -1.5% | 26.9 | $117B | |
| 2 |  | $340.92 | -0.1% | -8.5% | +6.8% | 25.3 | $65.06B | |
| 3 |  | $44.39 | +0.6% | -57.7% | +50.1% | 18.0 | $64.33B | |
| 4 | | $254.06 | +0.1% | 0.0% | +4.5% | 35.1 | $58.83B | |
| 5 |  | $191.75 | -1.0% | -1.0% | -6.2% | 57.8 | $52.23B | |
| 6 |  | $86.60 | -1.7% | -9.0% | +15.2% | 49.8 | $49.9B | |
| 7 |  | $413.16 | -4.4% | -4.7% | +15.7% | 39.1 | $49.63B | |
| 8 |  | $86.38 | -0.7% | -4.9% | +6.0% | 25.2 | $9.63B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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