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Cardinal Health
CAH · NYSEHealthcare Distribution
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Inputs &supplyAPIs, bioprocess, compone…ManufacturingDrug substance, fill-fini…ProductsMedicines, therapies, dev…Payers &distributionWholesalers, PBMs, health…Providers &patientsHospitals, surgeons, pati…APIAPI & input suppliersMFGMedical-product factoriesPFEPfizerLLYEli LillyRXDrug manufacturersCAHCardinal HealthRORed Oak SourcingNAVSpecialty / Navista networksCVSCVS HealthORXOptumRxRX+Pharmacies & retailersHOSPHospitals & providersPATPatients
Company details
Market cap
$53B
P/E ratio
35×
Div yield
1.0%
Revenue
$223B
Rev. growth
-2%
Profit margin
~0.7%
Op. cash flow
$2.4B
Dividend
$2.04/sh
In plain English
Cardinal Health is one of America's big-three drug wholesalers: a high-volume, razor-thin-margin pipe that buys ~$200B of medicines a year from drugmakers and ships them to CVS, pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. It also makes and distributes its own medical products (gloves, gowns, surgical kits), and is now buying up physician groups — oncology and gastroenterology practices — to build a higher-margin specialty-care platform.
In simple terms
What Cardinal Health really sells
Cardinal Health is one of America's big-three drug wholesalers: a high-volume, razor-thin-margin pipe that buys ~$200B of medicines a year from drugmakers and ships them to CVS, pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. It also makes and distributes its own medical products (gloves, gowns, surgical kits), and is now buying up physician groups — oncology and gastroenterology practices — to build a higher-margin specialty-care platform.
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