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In the latest session, Cardinal Health, Inc (NYSE: CAH) closed at $147.49 up 0.99% from its previous closing price of $146.04. In other words, the price has increased by $0.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.98 million shares were traded. CAH stock price reached its highest trading level at $147.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $146.04.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Cardinal Health, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.50 and its Current Ratio is at 0.94.
On February 05, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $140 to $150.
TD Cowen Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 08, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $130 to $144.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 20 ’25 when WEITZMAN DEBORAH bought 21,367 shares for $150.53 per share.
WEITZMAN DEBORAH sold 21,367 shares of CAH for $3,216,375 on Aug 20 ’25. The CEO, PSS Segment now owns 53,428 shares after completing the transaction at $150.53 per share. On Aug 20 ’25, another insider, Hollar Jason M., who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 35,901 shares for $150.04 each. As a result, the insider received 5,386,566 and left with 200,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CAH now has a Market Capitalization of 35219726336 and an Enterprise Value of 40534425600. As of this moment, Cardinal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.182 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.384.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAH is 0.74, which has changed by 0.32826006 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAH has reached a high of $168.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $106.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.56%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CAH has traded an average of 2.24M shares per day and 2616990 over the past ten days. A total of 239.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 238.15M. Insiders hold about 0.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.10% stake in the company. Shares short for CAH as of 1753920000 were 5581420 with a Short Ratio of 2.49, compared to 1751241600 on 5631618. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5581420 and a Short% of Float of 3.08.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CAH is 2.03, from 2.028 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013886608The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.68. The current Payout Ratio is 31.43% for CAH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-04-23 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
