Cardinal Health Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Cardinal Health is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.73% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 15th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2nd January, 2025.
Key information
1.7%
Dividend yield
2.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.8% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | 15 Jan 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 02 Jan 25 |
| Dividend per share | US$2.022 |
| Payout ratio | 38% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Dec 07
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Nov 23Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.5056
Nov 09Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Sep 24Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Aug 19Recent updates
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Dec 07Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Nov 23Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.5056
Nov 09Results: Cardinal Health, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
Nov 05Cardinal Health Q1 Earnings: Margins Signal More Upside
Nov 04Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Sep 24Here's Why We Think Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Is Well Worth Watching
Sep 17Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Aug 19Cardinal Health: Growth Headwinds Ahead
Aug 01Cardinal Health: Growing Into The Valuation
Jul 02Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.5056
Jun 11Cardinal Health's Valuation Makes The Name Unattractive
May 26Cardinal Health Q3 Earnings: Undervalued On Strong Guidance
May 03Potential Upside For Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) Not Without Risk
Apr 14Is Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) Trading At A 50% Discount?
Mar 09Cardinal Health: Continued Business Growth And Huge Medical Supplies Market Penetration
Feb 20Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think
Feb 03Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Cardinal Health, Inc.'s (NYSE:CAH) Revenues
Dec 28Cardinal Health Is Setting Up For A Great 2024
Dec 21Cardinal Health: A Revenue Growth Gem Plagued By Symptoms Of Negative Equity
Oct 13Cardinal Health: Better EPS Growth Clarity, Buying Back Shares, A Buy On Valuation
Aug 07Cardinal Health: Not A Long-Term Investment
May 24Cardinal Health: Downgrading Due To Absence Of Safety Margin (Rating Downgrade)
Feb 21Cardinal Health declares $0.4957 dividend
Feb 10Cardinal Health FQ2 2023 Earnings Preview
Feb 01Cardinal Health partners with Palantir for data-driven supply chain support
Jan 26Cardinal Health Is A Tempting Healthcare Income Play
Dec 28Aaron Alt is the new finance chief at Cardinal health
Dec 19Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: CAH's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CAH's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Cardinal Health Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (CAH) | 1.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.6% |
| Industry Average (Healthcare) | 2.0% |
| Analyst forecast (CAH) (up to 3 years) | 1.8% |
Notable Dividend: CAH's dividend (1.73%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: CAH's dividend (1.73%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.56%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (38.3%), CAH's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (45.4%), CAH's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/19 05:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Cardinal Health, Inc. is covered by 40 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Toung | Argus Research Company |
| Gregory Bolan | Avondale Partners |
| Eric Coldwell | Baird |