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CARDINAL HEALTH INC Free Cash Flow 2009-2026 | CAH

Annual FY2009–FY2025 · quarterly through Q2 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$1.85B

−43.1%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $1.00B in FY2009 to $1.85B in FY2025: 1.8× in 16 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$865M+149.8%$555M+212.1%Not reportedNot reported
FY25−$1.7B−498.4%−$495M−146.5%$2.8B+2105.0%$1.3B−31.4%
FY24$436M+1027.7%$1.1B+108.0%−$139M−111.1%$1.9B+192.4%
FY23−$47M+93.4%$512M−54.3%$1.3B+349.9%$646M−77.6%
FY22−$713M−471.4%$1.1B0.0%−$501M−383.1%$2.9B+434.5%
Share11%34%34%21%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionStable
CAGR

+3.1%

FY2020
$1.58B
FY2025
$1.85B

5 years selected · on the chart

Free Cash Flow History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. $1.85B
YoY changeLargest recent move+199.1%in FY18Latest −43.1%

1 older move runs past ±150% (largest +199.1%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

Free Cash Flow, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$1.85B−43.1%10-K
FY2024$3.25B+37.6%10-K
FY2023$2.36B−15.2%10-K
FY2022$2.79B+37.4%10-K
FY2021$2.03B+28.0%10-K
FY2020$1.58B−33.8%10-K
FY2019$2.39B+0.4%10-K
FY2018$2.38B+199.1%10-K
FY2017$797.0M−68.2%10-K
FY2016$2.51B+11.9%10-K
FY2015$2.24B−1.5%10-K
FY2014$2.27B+48.5%10-K
FY2013$1.53B+67.2%10-K
FY2012$916.0M−17.0%10-K
FY2011$1.10B−41.1%10-K
FY2010$1.87B+86.9%10-K
FY2009$1.00B—10-K

What is CARDINAL HEALTH INC's current free cash flow?

CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH) annual free cash flow for 2025 was $1.85B, a 43.09% decline from 2024. CARDINAL HEALTH INC free cash flow for the quarter ending December 31, 2025 was $555.0M.

What was CARDINAL HEALTH INC's free cash flow in 2024?

CARDINAL HEALTH INC annual free cash flow for 2024 was $3.25B, a 37.58% increase from 2023.

What was CARDINAL HEALTH INC's free cash flow in 2023?

CARDINAL HEALTH INC annual free cash flow for 2023 was $2.36B, a 15.24% decline from 2022.

What is CARDINAL HEALTH INC's 5-year free cash flow CAGR?

CARDINAL HEALTH INC free cash flow grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.14% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $1.58B to $1.85B over 5 years.

Company
CARDINAL HEALTH INC
Ticker
CAH
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries