TTM
1.2%
YoY change
+0.53pp
Trough year (2020)
-1.7%
Peak year (1998)
5.1%
Latest annual
1.4%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Cardinal Health (CAH) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 1.4%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Cardinal Health (CAH) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +0.53pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Cardinal Health (CAH) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 1.4% | +0.53pp | ||
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.67pp | ||
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.76pp | ||
| 2021 | 0.8% | +2.51pp | ||
| 2020 | -1.7% | -3.81pp | ||
| 2019 | 2.1% | +1.26pp | ||
| 2018 | 0.8% | -1.36pp | ||
| 2017 | 2.2% | -0.36pp | ||
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.05pp | ||
| 2015 | 2.5% | -0.13pp | ||
| 2014 | 2.6% | +1.23pp | ||
| 2013 | 1.4% | -0.58pp | ||
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.09pp | ||
| 2011 | 1.9% | +0.27pp | ||
| 2010 | 1.6% | -0.11pp | ||
| 2009 | 1.7% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2008 | 1.9% | -0.22pp | ||
| 2007 | 2.1% | -0.67pp | ||
| 2006 | 2.8% | -0.26pp | ||
| 2005 | 3.0% | -1.15pp | ||
| 2004 | 4.2% | -0.39pp | ||
| 2003 | 4.6% | +0.25pp | ||
| 2002 | 4.3% | +0.63pp | ||
| 2001 | 3.7% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2000 | 4.0% | -1.09pp | ||
| 1999 | 5.1% | -0.01pp | ||
| 1998 | 5.1% | +0.08pp | ||
| 1997 | 5.0% | +1.42pp | ||
| 1996 | 3.6% | +0.18pp | ||
| 1995 | 3.4% | +1.64pp | ||
| 1994 | 1.8% | -1.59pp | ||
| 1993 | 3.4% | +0.15pp | ||
| 1992 | 3.2% | -0.10pp | ||
| 1991 | 3.3% | +0.13pp | ||
| 1990 | 3.2% | +0.19pp | ||
| 1989 | 3.0% | +0.14pp | ||
| 1988 | 2.9% | +0.41pp | ||
| 1987 | 2.5% | +0.03pp | ||
| 1986 | 2.4% | — |
- 20251.4%+0.53pp
- 20240.9%+0.16pp
- 20230.7%+0.67pp
- 20220.0%-0.76pp
- 20210.8%+2.51pp
- 2020-1.7%-3.81pp
- 20192.1%+1.26pp
- 20180.8%-1.36pp
- 20172.2%-0.36pp
- 20162.5%+0.05pp
- 20152.5%-0.13pp
- 20142.6%+1.23pp
- 20131.4%-0.58pp
- 20122.0%+0.09pp
- 20111.9%+0.27pp
- 20101.6%-0.11pp
- 20091.7%-0.19pp
- 20081.9%-0.22pp
- 20072.1%-0.67pp
- 20062.8%-0.26pp
- 20053.0%-1.15pp
- 20044.2%-0.39pp
- 20034.6%+0.25pp
- 20024.3%+0.63pp
- 20013.7%-0.32pp
- 20004.0%-1.09pp
- 19995.1%-0.01pp
- 19985.1%+0.08pp
- 19975.0%+1.42pp
- 19963.6%+0.18pp
- 19953.4%+1.64pp
- 19941.8%-1.59pp
- 19933.4%+0.15pp
- 19923.2%-0.10pp
- 19913.3%+0.13pp
- 19903.2%+0.19pp
- 19893.0%+0.14pp
- 19882.9%+0.41pp
- 19872.5%+0.03pp
- 19862.4%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Cardinal Health's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Cardinal Health (CAH)
According to Cardinal Health's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 1.2%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Cardinal Health (CAH) most recent annual EBITDA margin stands at 1.40% (2025) – expanded 0.5 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual EBITDA margin of 5.11% was reported in 1998. The lowest in the available history was -1.71% in 2020.
Cardinal Health EBITDA Margin by Year
Cardinal Health EBITDA Margin 2025: 1.4%
2025's EBITDA margin for Cardinal Health came in at 1.40%, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2024.
Cardinal Health EBITDA Margin 2024: 0.9%
Cardinal Health posted EBITDA margin of 0.86% in 2024, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2023.
Cardinal Health EBITDA Margin 2023: 0.7%
In 2023, Cardinal Health reported EBITDA margin of 0.70%, expanded 0.7 percentage points from 2022.
Cardinal Health EBITDA Margin 2022: 0.0%
Cardinal Health EBITDA margin in 2022 was 0.03%, contracted 0.8 percentage points from 2021.
Cardinal Health EBITDA Margin 2021: 0.8%
Cardinal Health EBITDA margin in 2021 was 0.79%.
See more financial history for Cardinal Health (CAH).
Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Healthcare peers of Cardinal Health (CAH), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 55.4% | |
| 46.6% | |
| 45.9% | |
| 34.6% | |
| 33.9% | |
| 30.3% | |
| 26.9% | |
| 5.1% |
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