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Cardinal Health Inc

CAH

151.100USD

+0.540+0.36%
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36.11BMarket Cap
23.13P/E TTM

Cardinal Health Inc

151.100

+0.540+0.36%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
16 / 689
Overall Ranking
101 / 4737
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 18 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
181.222
Target Price
+21.18%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Cardinal Health, Inc. is a global healthcare services and products company. The Company is engaged in providing customized solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices and patients in the home. The Company also provides pharmaceuticals and medical products. The Company’s segments include Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions and Global Medical Products and Distribution (GMPD). The Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions segment distributes branded and generic pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter healthcare and consumer products in the United States. Its GMPD segment manufactures, sources and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical and laboratory products, which are sold in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and other markets. The Company connects patients, providers, payers, pharmacists and manufacturers for integrated care coordination.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 226.83B.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 25.09% year-on-year.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 31.52%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest is 23.24, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 214.25M shares, decreasing 4.16% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 30.47M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company's current financial score is 9.21, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research industry's average of 6.80. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 54.88B, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.02%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 93.87%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.21
Change
0

Financials

8.33

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

8.08

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

9.64

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company’s current valuation score is 1.20, which is lower than the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research industry's average of 1.64. Its current P/E ratio is 23.04, which is 75.87% below the recent high of 40.52 and -0.20% above the recent low of 23.09.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.20
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 16/689
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.11, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research industry's average of 7.96. The average price target for Cardinal Health Inc is 184.00, with a high of 203.00 and a low of 152.11.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.11
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 18 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
181.222
Target Price
+21.18%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

178
Total
5
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Cardinal Health Inc
CAH
18
Biogen Inc
BIIB
36
Amgen Inc
AMGN
34
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
VRTX
33
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALNY
33
Eli Lilly and Co
LLY
31
1
2
3
...
36

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.96, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research industry's average of 6.80. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 160.00 and the support level at 138.11, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.86
Change
0.14

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(3)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.652
Neutral
RSI(14)
46.741
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
50.918
Buy
ATR(14)
2.858
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
36.985
Neutral
Williams %R
40.568
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
-0.243
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
149.528
Buy
MA10
149.379
Buy
MA20
150.593
Buy
MA50
156.856
Sell
MA100
152.921
Sell
MA200
139.146
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research industry's average of 6.02. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 89.77%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.06%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 30.47M shares, representing 12.76% of shares outstanding, with 0.70% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
30.63M
-0.09%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
14.62M
+1.38%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
13.04M
-5.64%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
6.18M
+5.54%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
3.28M
-5.25%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
6.54M
-9.08%
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
2.09M
-0.81%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
3.30M
+1.94%
Invesco Capital Management LLC
Star Investors
2.42M
-10.29%
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
2.34M
+3.14%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a minor effect on the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research mixed industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.54, which is higher than the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research industry's average of 3.51. The company's beta value is 0.74. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.54
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.72
VaR
+2.15%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+13.07%
240-Day Volatility
+28.18%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.55%
120 days
+4.55%
5 years
+7.01%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-7.21%
120 days
-7.21%
5 years
-14.26%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.27
120 days
+1.76
5 years
+1.13
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+13.07%
3 years
+18.92%
5 years
+26.65%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+2.70
3 years
+1.99
5 years
+1.41
Skewness
240 days
-0.39
3 years
-0.17
5 years
-0.76
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+28.18%
5 years
+26.40%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.93%
5 years
+1.23%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+201.77%
240 days
+201.77%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+19.43%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+27.48%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.98%
120 days
+1.01%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+25.59%
60 days
+6.92%
120 days
+9.96%

Peer Comparison

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03
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7.26 /10
Score
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7.54 /10
Score
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Neurocrine Biosciences Inc
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc
NBIX
7.53 /10
Score
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Stoke Therapeutics Inc
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STOK
7.50 /10
Score
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Alkermes Plc
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ALKS
7.45 /10
Score
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United Therapeutics Corp
United Therapeutics Corp
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7.43 /10
Score
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