Cardinal Health Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (CAH)
Cardinal Health's return on equity was −173.38% for fiscal 2022.
View full Cardinal Health company overviewCardinal Health annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-06-30 | −173.38% | −207.52 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 34.13% | +125.20 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-06-30 | −91.07% | −113.08 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 22.01% | +18.03 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 3.98% | −15.30 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 19.28% | −3.00 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 22.28% | +3.08 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 19.20% | +0.36 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 18.84% | +13.38 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 5.47% | −12.21 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 17.68% | +0.44 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 17.24% | +8.07 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 9.17% | −4.81 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 13.98% | — |
Cardinal Health quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2022-03-31 | −924.25% | −930.58 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2021-12-31 | 4.10% | −32.98 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-09-30 | 17.02% | +32.78 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 6.48% | −37.37 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 6.33% | −25.46 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2020-12-31 | 37.08% | +13.91 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-09-30 | −15.76% | +120.43 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 43.85% | +40.76 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 31.79% | +26.97 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2019-12-31 | 23.17% | +18.49 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-09-30 | −136.19% | −146.10 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 3.09% | +20.24 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 4.82% | +1.45 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2018-12-31 | 4.68% | −10.07 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-09-30 | 9.91% | +8.20 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-06-30 | −17.15% | −21.23 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 3.37% | −2.51 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2017-12-31 | 14.75% | +9.70 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-09-30 | 1.71% | −3.02 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 4.07% | −0.95 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 5.88% | +0.12 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2016-12-31 | 5.05% | +0.12 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-09-30 | 4.73% | −1.27 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 5.02% | +0.35 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 5.75% | −0.10 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2015-12-31 | 4.93% | +0.26 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-09-30 | 6.00% | +1.80 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 4.67% | +1.05 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 5.85% | +1.05 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2014-12-31 | 4.68% | +0.36 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-09-30 | 4.20% | −1.32 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 3.62% | +12.77 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 4.80% | −0.36 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2013-12-31 | 4.31% | −0.41 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-09-30 | 5.52% | +1.20 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-06-30 | −9.15% | −12.93 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 5.16% | −0.31 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2012-12-31 | 4.73% | +0.22 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-09-30 | 4.33% | +0.23 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 3.78% | +0.25 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 5.47% | +1.03 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2011-12-31 | 4.50% | +0.46 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-09-30 | 4.10% | −1.51 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 3.53% | −0.67 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 4.44% | +0.24 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2010-12-31 | 4.04% | −0.57 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-09-30 | 5.61% | +6.17 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 4.20% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 4.20% | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2009-12-31 | 4.61% | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-09-30 | −0.56% | — |
Cardinal Health return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Cardinal Health's return on equity decreased from 19.28% to −173.38%, a change of −192.66 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2022, shows −924.25%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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