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Cardinal Health dividend yield CAH

Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 1986.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
0.82%
10-year median
2.7%
Against its 10-year history
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percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
0.8% to 4.5%
Peer median
0.5%

Cardinal Health pays 0.82% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 2.7%, lower than on 100% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 0.8% in Oct 2026 to 4.5% in May 2019.

The median for 3 medical distribution stocks of a similar size is 0.5%.

Dividend yield over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far0.8%0.8%1.1%
20251.0%1.0%1.7%
20241.7%1.6%2.1%
20232.0%1.9%2.8%
20222.6%2.4%3.9%
20213.8%3.1%4.2%
20203.6%3.2%4.4%
20193.7%3.4%4.5%
20184.2%2.4%4.2%
20173.0%2.1%3.2%
20162.4%1.8%2.6%
20151.7%1.5%1.9%
20141.6%1.6%1.9%
20131.7%1.7%2.5%
20122.4%2.0%2.4%
20112.1%1.7%2.1%
20102.0%1.9%2.3%
20092.1%1.4%2.4%
20081.6%0.7%1.7%
20070.8%0.5%0.8%

Against its peers

Companies in Medical - Distribution nearest Cardinal Health's size, closest first, today.

CompanyDividend yield
CAHCardinal Health0.82%
CORCencora0.73%
MCKMcKesson0.34%
HSICHenry Scheinn/m
Peer median0.53%

Where Cardinal Health ranks

What the dividend yield tells you

Yearly dividends per share divided by the share price.

A yield that suddenly looks high often means the price fell because the dividend is at risk.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.