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Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) is a leading medical distribution business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$52.86 after a previous close of US$53.69. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD51.96 to a high of USD52.945. The latest price was USD52.27 (25 minute delay). Cardinal Health is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
How to buy shares in Cardinal Health
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- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Cardinal Health. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: CAH. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Cardinal Health reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$53.69, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Cardinal Health, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Cardinal Health. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
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- Cardinal Health key stats
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- Is Cardinal Health stock a buy or sell?
- Cardinal Health performance over time
- Is Cardinal Health suitable for ethical investing?
- Are Cardinal Health shares over-valued?
- Cardinal Health's financials
- How volatile are Cardinal Health shares?
- Does Cardinal Health pay a dividend?
- Have Cardinal Health shares ever split?
- Other common questions
Cardinal Health stock price (NYSE:CAH)
Use our graph to track the performance of CAH stocks over time.Cardinal Health shares at a glance
Open | US$52.86 |
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High | US$52.945 |
Low | US$51.96 |
Close | US$52.27 |
Previous close | US$53.69 |
Change | US$-1.42 |
Change % | -2.6448% |
Volume | 1,978,934 |
52-week range | US$45.0319 - US$64.53 |
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50-day moving average | US$56.8686 |
200-day moving average | US$52.9846 |
Target price | US$60.54 |
PE ratio | N/A |
Dividend yield | US$1.963 (3.85%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | US$-3.377 |
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Is it a good time to buy Cardinal Health stock?
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Cardinal Health price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $52.27
1 week (2022-06-24) | -4.00% |
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1 month (2022-05-31) | -7.19% |
3 months (2022-03-28) | -9.57% |
6 months (2021-12-31) | 1.51% |
1 year (2021-07-01) | -9.79% |
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2 years (2020-07-01) | 1.14% |
3 years (2019-07-01) | 9.90% |
5 years (2017-06-30) | -32.92% |
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Is Cardinal Health under- or over-valued?
Valuing Cardinal Health stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Cardinal Health's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Cardinal Health's PEG ratio
Cardinal Health's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.4938. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Cardinal Health's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Cardinal Health's EBITDA
Cardinal Health's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$2.4 billion (£2 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Cardinal Health's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Cardinal Health financials
Revenue TTM | US$176.8 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 0.98% |
Gross profit TTM | US$7 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 2.53% |
Return on equity TTM | -173.3% |
Profit margin | -0.54% |
Book value | 3.603 |
Market capitalisation | US$14.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Cardinal Health's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Cardinal Health.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Cardinal Health's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 12.66
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Cardinal Health's overall score of 12.66 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Cardinal Health is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Cardinal Health's environmental score
Environmental score: 0.25/100
Cardinal Health's social score
Social score: 5.84/100
Cardinal Health's governance score
Governance score: 1.08/100
Cardinal Health's controversy score
Controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Cardinal Health scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Cardinal Health hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Cardinal Health Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 12.66 |
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Total ESG percentile | 6.34 |
Environmental score | 0.25 |
Social score | 5.84 |
Governance score | 1.08 |
Level of controversy | 3 |
Cardinal Health share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 41.17% of net profits
Recently Cardinal Health has paid out, on average, around 41.17% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.85% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Cardinal Health shareholders could enjoy a 3.85% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Cardinal Health's case, that would currently equate to about $1.963 per share.
While Cardinal Health's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Cardinal Health may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Cardinal Health's most recent dividend payout was on 15 July 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 June 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Cardinal Health's shares ever split?
Cardinal Health's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 23 April 2001. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Cardinal Health shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Cardinal Health shares which in turn could have impacted Cardinal Health's share price.
Cardinal Health share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Cardinal Health's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$45.0319 up to US$64.53. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Cardinal Health's is 0.8339. This would suggest that Cardinal Health's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Cardinal Health overview
Cardinal Health, Inc. operates as an integrated 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. The company operates in two segments, Pharmaceutical and Medical. The Pharmaceutical segment distributes branded and generic pharmaceutical, specialty pharmaceutical, and over-the-counter healthcare and consumer products. The segment also provides services to pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers for specialty pharmaceutical products; operates nuclear pharmacies and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities; repackages generic pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter healthcare products; and offers medication therapy management and patient outcomes services to hospitals, other healthcare providers, and payers, as well as provides pharmacy management services to hospitals. The Medical segment manufactures, sources, and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical, and laboratory products and devices that include exam and surgical gloves; needles, syringe and sharps disposals; compressions; incontinences; nutritional delivery products; wound care products; single-use surgical drapes, gowns, and apparels; fluid suction and collection systems; urology products; operating room supply products; and electrode product lines. The segment also distributes a range of national brand products, including medical, surgical, and laboratory products; provides supply chain services and solutions to hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and other healthcare providers; and assembles and sells sterile, and non-sterile procedure kits. It has a collaboration agreement with Journey Biosciences, Inc. Cardinal Health, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.
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