TTM
3.7%
YoY change
+0.40pp
Trough year (2024)
3.3%
Peak year (1999)
11.2%
Latest annual
3.7%
Gross Margin history chart for Cardinal Health (CAH) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 3.7%
Gross Margin change chart for Cardinal Health (CAH) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +0.40pp
Gross Margin history table for Cardinal Health (CAH) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 3.7% | +0.40pp | ||
| 2024 | 3.3% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.22pp | ||
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.60pp | ||
| 2021 | 4.2% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.20pp | ||
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.55pp | ||
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.21pp | ||
| 2017 | 5.0% | -0.35pp | ||
| 2016 | 5.4% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2015 | 5.6% | -0.10pp | ||
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.80pp | ||
| 2013 | 4.9% | +0.65pp | ||
| 2012 | 4.2% | +0.17pp | ||
| 2011 | 4.1% | +0.22pp | ||
| 2010 | 3.8% | -1.92pp | ||
| 2009 | 5.8% | -0.69pp | ||
| 2008 | 6.4% | +0.41pp | ||
| 2007 | 6.0% | -0.59pp | ||
| 2006 | 6.6% | -0.26pp | ||
| 2005 | 6.9% | -0.46pp | ||
| 2004 | 7.3% | -0.60pp | ||
| 2003 | 7.9% | +0.04pp | ||
| 2002 | 7.9% | +0.38pp | ||
| 2001 | 7.5% | -0.64pp | ||
| 2000 | 8.2% | -3.07pp | ||
| 1999 | 11.2% | +5.99pp | ||
| 1998 | 5.2% | +0.05pp | ||
| 1997 | 5.2% | -2.89pp | ||
| 1996 | 8.1% | +2.27pp | ||
| 1995 | 5.8% | -0.61pp | ||
| 1994 | 6.4% | -0.39pp | ||
| 1993 | 6.8% | -0.20pp | ||
| 1992 | 7.0% | -0.34pp | ||
| 1991 | 7.4% | +0.11pp | ||
| 1990 | 7.2% | +0.06pp | ||
| 1989 | 7.2% | +0.09pp | ||
| 1988 | 7.1% | -0.60pp | ||
| 1987 | 7.7% | +0.10pp | ||
| 1986 | 7.6% | — |
- 20253.7%+0.40pp
- 20243.3%-0.09pp
- 20233.4%-0.22pp
- 20223.6%-0.60pp
- 20214.2%-0.32pp
- 20204.5%-0.20pp
- 20194.7%-0.55pp
- 20185.2%+0.21pp
- 20175.0%-0.35pp
- 20165.4%-0.19pp
- 20155.6%-0.10pp
- 20145.7%+0.80pp
- 20134.9%+0.65pp
- 20124.2%+0.17pp
- 20114.1%+0.22pp
- 20103.8%-1.92pp
- 20095.8%-0.69pp
- 20086.4%+0.41pp
- 20076.0%-0.59pp
- 20066.6%-0.26pp
- 20056.9%-0.46pp
- 20047.3%-0.60pp
- 20037.9%+0.04pp
- 20027.9%+0.38pp
- 20017.5%-0.64pp
- 20008.2%-3.07pp
- 199911.2%+5.99pp
- 19985.2%+0.05pp
- 19975.2%-2.89pp
- 19968.1%+2.27pp
- 19955.8%-0.61pp
- 19946.4%-0.39pp
- 19936.8%-0.20pp
- 19927.0%-0.34pp
- 19917.4%+0.11pp
- 19907.2%+0.06pp
- 19897.2%+0.09pp
- 19887.1%-0.60pp
- 19877.7%+0.10pp
- 19867.6%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Cardinal Health (CAH)
According to Cardinal Health's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 3.7%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Cardinal Health (CAH) gross margin is 3.67% – expanded 0.4 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 11.24%, reached in 1999; the historical low of 3.27% was recorded in 2024.
Cardinal Health Gross Margin by Year
Cardinal Health Gross Margin 2025: 3.7%
Cardinal Health gross margin in 2025 was 3.67%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2024.
Cardinal Health Gross Margin 2024: 3.3%
2024's gross margin for Cardinal Health came in at 3.27%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Cardinal Health Gross Margin 2023: 3.4%
Cardinal Health posted gross margin of 3.36% in 2023, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2022.
Cardinal Health Gross Margin 2022: 3.6%
In 2022, Cardinal Health reported gross margin of 3.58%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2021.
Cardinal Health Gross Margin 2021: 4.2%
Cardinal Health gross margin in 2021 was 4.17%.
See more financial history for Cardinal Health (CAH).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Healthcare peers of Cardinal Health (CAH), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 83.5% | |
| 81.8% | |
| 81.7% | |
| 75.9% | |
| 71.5% | |
| 70.7% | |
| 70.0% | |
| 18.8% |
- 83.5%
- 81.8%
- 81.7%
- 75.9%
- 71.5%
- 70.7%
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