CAH — Cardinal Health Inc

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About Cardinal Health Inc

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 provides customized solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices, and patients in the home. Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$199.85
Market Cap$46.98B
Float233.7M
Shares Outstanding234.2M
P/E (Forward)16.78
P/E (TTM)30.58
Price/Sales (TTM)0.19
vs. Analyst Target+22.7% to analyst PT
Profit Margin0.62%
Operating Margin (TTM)1.41%
Revenue (TTM)$250.74B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-19.50%
Dividend Rate2.0%
Analyst Target Price$245.27 (17 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $152.92B -$3.69B $6.87B -$2.62B
2021 $162.47B $611M $6.78B $1.29B
2022 $181.33B -$938M $6.48B $55.0M
2023 $204.98B $330M $6.89B $1.44B
2024 $226.83B $852M $7.41B $1.96B
2025 $222.58B $1.56B $8.17B $3.11B

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jun 2025 $60.16B $239M
Sep 2025 $64.01B $450M
Dec 2025 $65.44B $471M
Mar 2026 $60.94B $399M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership0.3%
Institutional Ownership89.8%
Short Float2.6%
% of All Funds Holding16.19%
Number of Funds Holding1,331

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$202.46Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$195.60Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$167.40Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$122.23Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$196.24Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$166.07Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$131.34Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$156.00 support 1.12x 6 months ago
$141.00 support 1.09x 11 months ago
$130.00 support 1.18x 13 months ago
$113.00 support 1.16x 17 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (120 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.09% 0.00% 46.67% 13.15% -7.69%
1 Day 0.16% 0.29% 57.50% 20.39% -15.06%
1 Week 0.81% 0.26% 54.17% 19.83% -10.97%
2 Weeks 1.05% 1.19% 59.17% 29.19% -27.01%
1 Month 1.64% 1.58% 61.34% 42.33% -18.47%

Next earnings: July 19, 2026 (50 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan3.8%72.1%43
Feb1.6%69.8%43
Mar1.1%53.5%43
Apr-0.6%39.5%43
May2.0%61.9%42
Jun1.7%54.8%42
Jul0.6%59.5%42
Aug0.3%52.4%42
Sep0.7%51.2%43
Oct-0.4%53.5%43
Nov3.6%69.8%43
Dec0.9%53.5%43

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.01% 46.0% 2036
Tuesday 0.09% 48.5% 2213
Wednesday 0.10% 48.2% 2209
Thursday 0.02% 47.5% 2168
Friday 0.09% 47.1% 2159

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 89.8%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 0.3%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings12
Net Value-$91.6M
Net Shares Change-529,459
% of Float-0.2%
C-Suite Filings11
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Hollar Jason M. Chief Executive Officer -$41.9M 2 2 sell
Alt Aaron E Chief Financial Officer -$13.4M 2 2 sell
Mason Stephen M CEO, GMPD Segment -$10.8M 1 1 sell
Mayer Jessica L Chief Legal/Compliance Officer -$9.9M 1 1 sell
Snow Ola M Chief Human Resources Officer -$6.9M 1 1 sell
WEITZMAN DEBORAH CEO, PSS Segment -$3.2M 1 1 sell
Hall Patricia Hemingway -$918,880 1 1 sell
Greene Michelle D. Chief Information Officer -$627,386.583 1 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2025-08-19 – 2025-08-20 9 8 -$90.1M 9 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-03-03 Greene Michelle D. Chief Information Officer -$627,386.583 Transaction at $228.47, now -12.5%
2026-02-18 Alt Aaron E Chief Financial Officer -$947,556.06 Transaction at $223.14, now -10.4%
2026-02-10 Hall Patricia Hemingway -$918,880 Transaction at $229.72, now -13.0%
2025-08-19 Mason Stephen M CEO, GMPD Segment -$10.8M Transaction at $149.52, now +33.7%
2025-08-19 Hollar Jason M. Chief Executive Officer -$36.5M Transaction at $149.56, now +33.6%
2025-08-19 Alt Aaron E Chief Financial Officer -$12.4M Transaction at $149.50, now +33.7%

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