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Cardinal Health Inc
$230.11 -3.55 (-1.52%) At close · Jul 14
Market Cap
$52.93B
Shares
235,316,016

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$230.11 Open$231.80 Day$227.85–231.83 52W$136.63–243.21 Avg vol 30d2.2M Short int7.1M · 3.0% float · 2.7d Short vol54% Last earningsApr 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 30
Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 2 wks
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 30, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 16.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +13%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +8%
      above
      RSI (14) 54
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 88%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return +10%
      trailing
      YTD return +13%
      this year
      Relative strength −1%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $212 › 200d $204 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      142 of 1,430 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +483.8K sh shares · +15 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.01% of float · ▼ -21.4% MoM · 2.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,430 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 50
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth −2%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 4%
      expanding
      EPS growth +87%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.9B
      Balance sheet $1.0B
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 30%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −20%
      past year
      ATR 2.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Apr 30, 2026
      Non-GAAP EPS · fiscal year 2026 Non-GAAP Raised $10.70 – $10.80

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +13% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +8% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      54 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      88% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $212 › 200d $204 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      142 of 1,430 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +483.8K sh shares · +15 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.01% of float · ▼ -21.4% MoM · 2.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,430 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $137 Now $230 · 88% 52-wk high $243
      vs 200-day avg +13% vs 50-day avg +8%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Year-to-date share repurchases 750M Q2 FY26

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Medical Distribution — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CAH
      Cardinal Health Inc
      this stock
      $52.93B +12.5% -1.9% 3.0%
      MCK
      Mckesson Corp
      $95.75B -2.0% +3.1% 20.8 3.4%
      COR
      Cencora, Inc.
      $57.70B -10.3% +9.3% 22.7 2.8%
      HSIC
      Henry Schein Inc
      $9.93B +15.0% +5.9% 26.3 6.3%
      EBOSY
      EBOS Group Limited/ADR
      $2.67B -24.4% 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,439
      % held
      81.5%
      Reported
      142 of 1,430
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      985
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      7.1M
      Days to cover
      2.7d
      Change
      -1.9M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      54%
      As of
      Jul 15, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      168
      Value
      $39.7K
      As of
      Jun 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.7%
      Week of
      Jun 22, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Marjorie Taylor Greene
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Oct 24, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $222.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.6B
      EPS diluted
      $6.45
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Apr 30, 2026
      This year
      7
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $627.4K
      Shares
      2.7K
      Filed
      Feb 27, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CAH -4.0% +2.8% +9.7% -3.1% +12.5%
      SPY +0.6% +1.4% +11.0% +0.7% +10.3%
      vs SPY -4.6% +1.4% -1.3% -3.8% +2.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.516 / share · ex Jul 1, 2026
      Raised 1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.049 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.89%

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 721371 CUSIP 14149Y108 13F (30d) 186 filings 143 filers Visit website Investor relations