Zacks Research Estimates Cardinal Health FY2025 Earnings

Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Cardinal Health in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $7.88 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $7.75. The consensus estimate for Cardinal Health’s current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cardinal Health’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.85 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.36 EPS.

Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.19. Cardinal Health had a negative return on equity of 59.57% and a net margin of 0.59%.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Evercore ISI raised Cardinal Health from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Cardinal Health from $120.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Cardinal Health from $135.00 to $136.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Cardinal Health from $136.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Cardinal Health from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cardinal Health presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $138.40.

Cardinal Health Price Performance

NYSE CAH opened at $126.96 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $30.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.63. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $123.62 and its 200-day moving average is $117.33. Cardinal Health has a one year low of $93.17 and a one year high of $132.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CAH. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cardinal Health by 18.7% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after acquiring an additional 425 shares during the period. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Cardinal Health during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Cardinal Health by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 10,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,208,000 after acquiring an additional 545 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Cardinal Health by 21.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 24,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,640,000 after acquiring an additional 4,253 shares during the period. Finally, Forsta AP Fonden boosted its stake in shares of Cardinal Health by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 108,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,014,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the period. 87.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cardinal Health Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a $0.5056 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.59%. Cardinal Health’s dividend payout ratio is 37.69%.

About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health, Inc operates as a healthcare services and products company in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It provides customized solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices, and patients in the home.