Cardinal Health, Inc.

CAH · NYSE · Stock · Healthcare
$243.29
+1.49% today
Delayed price,

What Cardinal Health does

Cardinal Health, Inc. operates as a healthcare services and products company in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions, and Global Medical Products and Distribution. The company offers customized solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices, and patients in the home. It distributes branded and generic pharmaceutical, specialty pharmaceutical, and over-the-counter healthcare and consumer products. The company also provides services to pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers for specialty pharmaceutical products; pharmacy management services to hospitals; operates pharmacies, including pharmacies in community health centers; and repackages generic pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter healthcare products. In addition, it manufactures, sources, and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical, and laboratory products and devices that include exam and surgical gloves; needles, syringe, and sharps disposals; compression, incontinence, nutritional delivery, and wound care products; single-use surgical drapes, gowns, and apparel products; fluid suction and collection systems; urology products; operating room supply products; and electrode product lines. Further, the company distributes a range of national brand products, including medical, surgical, and laboratory products; provides supply chain services and solutions to hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and other healthcare providers; and assembles and sells sterile and non-sterile procedure kits. Additionally, it manufactures, prepares, and delivers radiopharmaceuticals; and optimizes direct shipments through integrated technology solutions. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.

Key facts

Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Medical Distribution
Market cap
$56.33B
P/E (ttm)
33.6
Forward P/E
17.3
Dividend yield
0.86%
Beta
0.50
Profit margin
0.7%
Employees
58,788
Headquarters
Dublin, OH, United States
Exchange
NYSE

Performance

1 Month
+7.9%
3 Months
+6.5%
6 Months
+13.7%
1 Year
+55.5%
5 Years
+426.2%
$152.4652-week range$258.30
Biggest setback — last 12 months
-19.9%
23 Feb 2026 → 4 May 2026
Fell from $229.23 to $183.65 — its sharpest sustained decline this year.
Biggest run-up — last 12 months
+58.0%
13 Oct 2025 → 31 Aug 2026
Ran from $156.41 to $247.18 — its strongest sustained advance this year.

Price outlook — trend & volatility model

● Trend: Above long-term trend
Price sits above its 200-day average, but the shorter-term averages are not cleanly aligned above/below it.
HorizonBear case (−1σ)Base caseBull case (+1σ)
1 Month$225.30 (-7.4%)$243.29$262.70 (+8.0%)
3 Months$212.99 (-12.5%)$243.29$277.90 (+14.2%)
6 Months$201.57 (-17.1%)$243.29$293.64 (+20.7%)
12 Months$186.46 (-23.4%)$243.29$317.43 (+30.5%)
Statistical, not machine-learning: a random-walk (no assumed drift) volatility model built from this ticker's own realized price history, plus a purely descriptive moving-average trend read. Illustrative only — not a price target and not financial advice. The bear and bull cases sit one standard deviation (1σ) below and above today's price, a range that covers about 68% of the outcomes the model treats as plausible, not a 68% chance of either case. Annualized volatility used: 26.6%, blended from this ticker's own 3-month and 1-year realized price history. Base case is deliberately flat — this quantifies a possible range, not a directional prediction. See the full model, including wider (≈95%) bands →

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