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CAHCardinal Health, Inc.Sell5.8·$229.51+0.46%

Cardinal Health (CAH) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

IN LINEEPS vs $2.42 estCurrent verdict Sell 5.8/10

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
Estimate
$2.42
Surprise
Score today
5.8/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Around the report

Coverage in the report window

  • TD Cowen Maintains Buy on Cardinal Health, Raises Price Target to $280benzinga, 2026-08-13
  • JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Cardinal Health, Raises Price Target to $260benzinga, 2026-08-13
  • Barclays Maintains Overweight on Cardinal Health, Raises Price Target to $275benzinga, 2026-08-13
Current read · as of 2026-08-23

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates CAH Sell at 5.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.

What argues against it

  • Concentration risk — Supplier: sole supplier
  • Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0)
  • Momentum score 2.4/10 — below 4.5 minimum

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$229.51
Price target
$243.84
Stop
$217.39
Upside to target
+6.2%
Reward-to-risk
1.1:1

The stock trades at 31.7× trailing but 16.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Healthcare context

CAH at TrendMatrix's latest read

Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.

Industry
Medical Distribution
Market cap
$53.38B
P/E (fwd)
16.3
P/E (ttm)
31.7
52-week range
$145.87$258.30
Off 52-week high
11.1%
RSI (14)
42
Volume vs avg
0.69×
Score today
5.8/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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