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Cardinal Health, Inc. — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

CAH
NYSEHealthcareMedical - DistributionCIK 0000721371cardinalhealth.comAbout CAH
Last close · Oct 16, 2026254.06+0.35 (+0.14%)
Market cap$58.8B
Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
232.48
Cardinal Health closed at $254.06 — overvalued by 9% vs model.
137.90the model's range553.96

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for a mature, steady company — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.

Other models
49.24 – 324.76
Wall St. target
275.00 8% below
Above model, 1y
8 of 20 days

Price and model value

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Dividends

Quarterly · as of Oct 16, 2026
Yield, trailing 12 months
0.81%
Past 2 years
low 0.81%high 2.03%
Today is at its 2-year low.
Dividends per share, a year at a time
$1.95Sep ’21$1.97Sep ’22$1.99Oct ’23$2.01Oct ’24$2.03Oct ’25$2.05TTM
Dividends / free cash flow, FY2026
10.9%
Raised
39+ years in a row
Growth, 5 yrs
1.0% a year
Last change
+1.0% · Jul 2026
Every payment, with ex-dates · latest $0.5158, paid Oct 15, 2026

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How it is valued

Valued asMature & stable
Low/slowing growth (~6% recent)Thin margins (0.7% net margin)Highly cyclical earningsHigh leverage (D/E 5.0x)Strong FCF yield (7.7%)
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

Key figures

FY2026 · chosen for mature companies
P/E
35.1×
EV / EBITDA
18.1×
FCF yield
7.5%
Dividend yield, TTM
0.81%
Beta
0.50
Cost of capital (WACC)
7.34%
Full financials

Analyst actions

third-party, quoted
10-16UBS · target295.00
08-19RBC Capital · target276.00
08-13Barclays · target275.00
01-09Citigroup · “Buy” from “Neutral”upgrade
Ratings, targets and estimates

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About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health, Inc. operates as a global, integrated provider of healthcare services and products, with its reach spanning the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and other international markets. The company delivers bespoke support to a diverse clientele, including hospitals, healthcare networks, pharmacies, outpatient surgical centers, clinical labs, physician practices, and individuals receiving care at home. It is structured into two core divisions: Pharmaceutical and Medical. The Pharmaceutical division oversees the distribution of a wide array of products, encompassing branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceuticals, along with over-the-counter health and consumer goods. This segment additionally offers specialized services to pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers, particularly for specialty pharmaceutical products. Its operations extend to managing nuclear pharmacies and facilities that produce radiopharmaceuticals. It also performs repackaging of generic drugs and OTC items. Further offerings include medication therapy management and patient outcomes services for hospitals, other healthcare providers, and payers, in addition to providing pharmacy management solutions to hospitals. The Medical division focuses on producing, sourcing, and supplying Cardinal Health-branded medical, surgical, and laboratory products and devices. This extensive product range encompasses items such as examination and surgical gloves, needles, syringes, sharps disposal units, compression products, incontinence aids, nutritional delivery systems, wound care supplies, single-use drapes, gowns, and apparel, fluid suction and collection devices, urological products, operating room essentials, and electrodes. Beyond its proprietary brands, this segment also distributes various national brand medical, surgical, and laboratory products. It offers comprehensive supply chain management for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and other healthcare organizations, and manufactures and sells both sterile and non-sterile procedure kits. Established in 1979, the company maintains its headquarters in Dublin, Ohio.

CEO
Jason Hollar
Headquarters
Dublin, OH
Employees
61,344
IPO
1983-08-04
Full company profile

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