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Cardinal HealthCAH

Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure · NYSE · USA

$238.96
Up 2.9% todayClose

Up 13.0% this year and +0.4% since June 26, behind the life science sector at +10.7%. Cardinal Health supplies 2 mapped companies and buys from 12.

Market cap
$53.8B
This year
+13.0%
1 year
+48.2%
P/E
31.4
P/S
0.2
P/B
53.9

Price vs the life science sector

since Jun 26CAHLife science sector, equal weight
Cardinal Health (CAH) vs the Life science sector indexDaily closes from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026, each line rebased to its own first value. CAH: +0.4% from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026. Life science sector index: +10.7% from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026.−5%0%+5%+10%+15%Jun 26AugSepOct 8CAH +0.4%Sector +10.7% Cardinal Health (CAH) vs the Life science sector indexDaily closes from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026, each line rebased to its own first value. CAH: +0.4% from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026. Life science sector index: +10.7% from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026.0%+10%Jun 26AugSepOct 8CAH+0.4%Sector+10.7%

Supply chain

12 suppliers · 2 customers
SUPPLIERS →→ CUSTOMERSMedtronic (MDT)MDTMedtronic+2.6%Stryker (SYK)SYKStryker+0.6%Boston Scientific (BSX)BSXBoston Scientific+1.1%Becton Dickinson (BDX)BDXBecton Dickinson+1.4%ResMed (RMD)RMDResMed+0.3%Zimmer Biomet (ZBH)ZBHZimmer Biomet+0.4%Baxter International (BAX)BAXBaxter International−0.3%Eli Lilly (LLY)LLYEli Lilly−1.6%All suppliers on the full chain page+4 more suppliersCVS Health (CVS)CVSCVS Health−0.2%UnitedHealth (UNH)UNHUnitedHealth−1.3%CAHCardinal Health

Suppliers 12

Customers 2

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About Cardinal Health

Two businesses sit under one roof. One distributes medicines through the healthcare system, the other manufactures medical products and consumables, with pharmacy services alongside.

Theme exposure

DistributionWholesalerMedical productsPharmacy infrastructure

Products

  • Drug distribution
  • Medical products
  • Pharmacy services

Competitors

Risks

  • Low-margin business
  • Opioid-related settlements

Same segment: Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure

Wholesalers, distribution and pharmacy chains that get medicines to patients. Segment 8 of 8 in the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain.

UnitedHealthUNH−1.3%CVS HealthCVS−0.2%McKessonMCK+2.2%The Cigna GroupCI+0.9%CencoraCOR+1.3%

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CAH vs UNHCAH vs CVSCAH vs MCKCAH vs CICAH vs COR

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