Cardinal Health Cash Flow Statement
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Cardinal Health free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, Cardinal Health generated $5.17 billion of operating cash flow and spent $649.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $4.53 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 1.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 144.6% from the prior year's $1.85 billion.
Cardinal Health returned $1.85 billion to shareholders: $491.0 million in dividends and $1.36 billion in share repurchases, equal to 41% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 9.2 times.
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Cardinal Health cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-06-30 | FY 20252025-06-30 | FY 20242024-06-30 | FY 20232023-06-30 | FY 20222022-06-30 | FY 20212021-06-30 | FY 20202020-06-30 | FY 20192019-06-30 | FY 20182018-06-30 | FY 20172017-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.71B | 1.57B | 853.00M | 331.00M | -937.00M | 612.00M | -3.69B | 1.36B | 259.00M | 1.29B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +8.67% | +83.94% | +157.70% | — | -253.10% | — | -370.55% | +427.03% | -79.98% | -9.57% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 956.00M | 790.00M | 710.00M | 692.00M | 692.00M | 783.00M | 913.00M | 1.00B | 1.03B | 717.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 367.00M | 244.00M | 121.00M | 96.00M | 81.00M | 89.00M | 90.00M | 82.00M | 85.00M | 96.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 2.57B | 83.00M | 1.94B | 1.45B | 946.00M | -163.00M | -489.00M | 562.00M | 492.00M | -774.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.17B | 2.40B | 3.76B | 2.84B | 3.17B | 2.43B | 1.96B | 2.72B | 2.77B | 1.18B |
| Capital Expenditures | -649.00M | -547.00M | -511.00M | -481.00M | -387.00M | -400.00M | -375.00M | -328.00M | -384.00M | -387.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.58B | -5.59B | -1.85B | -454.00M | 567.00M | -378.00M | 493.00M | 338.00M | -5.61B | -405.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -491.00M | -494.00M | -499.00M | -525.00M | -559.00M | -573.00M | -569.00M | -577.00M | -581.00M | -577.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.36B | -765.00M | -750.00M | -2.00B | -1.00B | -200.00M | -350.00M | -600.00M | -550.00M | -600.00M |
| Debt Issued | 1.00B | 2.90B | 1.14B | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.00M | 5.17B |
| Debt Repaid | -653.00M | -445.00M | -783.00M | -579.00M | -885.00M | -570.00M | -1.40B | -1.10B | -954.00M | -310.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.60B | 1.94B | -847.00M | -3.05B | -2.46B | -1.32B | -2.20B | -2.29B | -2.28B | 3.75B |
| Net Change in Cash | 982.00M | -1.26B | 1.06B | -669.00M | 1.36B | 636.00M | 240.00M | 768.00M | -5.12B | 4.52B |
| Free Cash Flow | 4.53B | 1.85B | 3.25B | 2.36B | 2.79B | 2.03B | 1.58B | 2.39B | 2.38B | 797.00M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Cardinal Health's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CAH's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?