Cardinal Healthvs.CVS Health
CAH vs CVS · both in Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Wholesalers, distribution and pharmacy chains that get medicines to patients.
CVS Health is about 2.4× larger than Cardinal Health by market cap; Cardinal Health trades at the lower P/E (35.5 vs 45.3); year to date, CVS Health leads (+31.2% vs +14.7%).
Side by side
| CAH | CVS | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $55.2B | $133B |
| Price | $235.80 | $104.15 |
| Today | +0.9% | +1.3% |
| Return YTD | +14.7% | +31.2% |
| Return 1Y | +45.4% | +58.7% |
| P/E | 35.5 | 45.3 |
| P/S | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| P/B | 55.3 | 1.7 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Cardinal HealthCAH
American pharmaceutical wholesaler and medical products supplier — distributes medicines and manufactures medical consumables.
Full CAH profile →CVS HealthCVS
American healthcare group with a pharmacy chain, health insurance (Aetna) and a pharmacy benefit manager (Caremark).
Full CVS profile →More comparisons in Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure
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