Cardinal Health, Inc.
NYSE:CAH · New York Stock Exchange
-$3.77 today
Vol 2.18M · Avg 2.11M
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| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $1.6B +83.9% | $853.0M +157.7% | $331.0M +135.5% | -$933.0M -252.5% | $612.0M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $790.0M +11.3% | $710.0M +2.6% | $692.0M -4.3% | $723.0M -7.7% | $783.0M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $243.0M +333.7% | -$104.0M -160.0% | -$40.0M -671.4% | $7.0M -98.6% | $496.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $244.0M +101.7% | $121.0M +26.0% | $96.0M | $0 -100.0% | $89.0M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$523.0M -134.6% | $1.5B +230.4% | $457.0M -59.3% | $1.1B +288.9% | $289.0M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$833.0M +16.4% | -$996.0M -4.8% | -$950.0M +37.7% | -$1.5B -68.8% | -$904.0M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | -$1.8B -262.9% | $1.1B +370.6% | -$412.0M +61.5% | -$1.1B +32.4% | -$1.6B | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $2.7B +49.8% | $1.8B -35.2% | $2.8B -17.9% | $3.4B +47.4% | $2.3B | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$606.0M -40.0% | -$433.0M +56.6% | -$997.0M -440.3% | $293.0M -35.2% | $452.0M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $74.0M -89.0% | $672.0M -48.6% | $1.3B -40.6% | $2.2B +1275.6% | $160.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $2.4B -36.3% | $3.8B +32.3% | $2.8B -8.9% | $3.1B +28.5% | $2.4B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$547.0M -7.0% | -$511.0M -6.2% | -$481.0M -24.3% | -$387.0M +3.3% | -$400.0M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$5.3B -341.2% | -$1.2B -11800.0% | -$10.0M -101.1% | $901.0M +30133.3% | -$3.0M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 +100.0% | -$550.0M | $0 +100.0% | -$78.0M -254.5% | -$22.0M | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $202.0M -47.4% | $384.0M +1224.1% | $29.0M -71.0% | $100.0M +112.8% | $47.0M | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$10.0M -155.6% | $18.0M +125.0% | $8.0M -74.2% | $31.0M | $0 | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$5.6B -203.1% | -$1.8B -307.3% | -$454.0M -180.1% | $567.0M +250.0% | -$378.0M | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | $3.2B +805.6% | $356.0M +161.5% | -$579.0M +34.6% | -$885.0M -55.3% | -$570.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$765.0M -2.0% | -$750.0M +62.5% | -$2.0B -100.0% | -$1.0B -400.0% | -$200.0M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$494.0M +1.0% | -$499.0M +5.0% | -$525.0M +6.1% | -$559.0M +2.4% | -$573.0M | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$13.0M -128.3% | $46.0M -13.2% | $53.0M +378.9% | -$19.0M -173.1% | $26.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | $2.0B +330.5% | -$847.0M +72.2% | -$3.1B -23.9% | -$2.5B -87.0% | -$1.3B | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | -$3.0M +66.7% | -$9.0M -12.5% | -$8.0M -109.5% | $84.0M +185.7% | -$98.0M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$1.3B -219.1% | $1.1B +258.0% | -$669.0M -151.1% | $1.3B +106.0% | $636.0M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.9B -43.1% | $3.3B +37.6% | $2.4B -13.6% | $2.7B +34.8% | $2.0B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does CAH generate free cash flow?
Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) generated $1.85B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does CAH produce?
Operating cash flow was $2.40B, before capital expenditures of $547.00M.
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