CAH Stock — Cardinal Health Inc.

Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CAH is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.81%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 43500.5% over the past 43.2 years.

Cardinal Health is a healthcare services and products company that distributes pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers, while also manufacturing Cardinal Health-branded medical devices and products. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. This business appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the essential healthcare distribution and medical products sector.

CAH performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 43500.5% over the past 43.2 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 67.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.4%.

CAH key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.81%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/04/1983

Distribution rate

0.81%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.81%

5-year average yield

1.69

Last close

$254.06 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$58,829,967,191

Average volume

1336500.0

Dividend

$0.516

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

0.501

Payout ratio

18.2%

P/E ratio

35.14

Forward P/E

17.6991

EPS

$7.23

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.81%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.81%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CAH risks and drawbacks

CAH's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.4%.

Who may consider CAH — and who may not

CAH may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CAH pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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