Cardinal Health, Inc.CAH

Healthcare
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates CAH as Neutral. Cardinal Health, Inc. has a market cap of $55.23B, a P/E of 35.73, a 0.6% net margin, and 11.0% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Jul 11, 2026

The case on CAH

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • Forward P/E of 19.62x suggests valuation improvement relative to current P/E
  • Revenue growth of 11% YoY indicates solid top-line momentum
  • Free cash flow of $4.85B supports capital distribution and financial flexibility
  • EV/Revenue of 0.24x indicates low enterprise valuation relative to sales
VS
Bear case
  • RSI at 72.24 indicates overbought conditions
  • MACD histogram is negative and declining, signaling weakening momentum
  • Price near upper Bollinger Band with negative price momentum suggests potential pullback
  • Negative P/B ratio (-19.57x) raises concerns about book value integrity
  • Operating margin of 1.41% and gross margin of 3.76% reflect low profitability
  • Earnings declining YoY by 19.5%

Key facts

Sector
Healthcare
Market cap
$55.23B
P/E ratio
35.73
Gross margin
3.8%
Net margin
0.6%
Rev growth YoY
11.0%
Price (Jul 11, 2026)
$235.8

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Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Neutral