Cardinal Health Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 0.09x

Cardinal Health Inc cash flow reinvestment rate. Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.09x as of March 2026, reinvesting $173.00 Million (capex $146.00 Million plus investments $27.00 Million) from operating cash flow of $1.82 Billion. Explore Cardinal Health Inc debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Reinvestment Rate

0.09x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$173.00 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$1.82 Billion
USD

Capital Expenditures

$146.00 Million
USD

Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of Cardinal Health Inc (1990–2025)

Cash flow reinvestment rate of Cardinal Health Inc from 1990 to 2025. Historical reinvestment intensity for Cardinal Health Inc across 33 annual periods. Explore reinvestment intensity of Cardinal Health Inc to see what proportion of operating cash flow is directed to capital expenditures.

Cardinal Health Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate by Year (1990–2025)

Cardinal Health Inc cash flow reinvestment rate by year from 1990 to 2025. Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Cardinal Health Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CAH operating cash flow.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 2.56x $6.14 Billion $2.40 Billion $547.00 Million ▲ +308.3%
2024 0.63x $2.36 Billion $3.76 Billion $511.00 Million ▲ +90.5%
2023 0.33x $935.00 Million $2.84 Billion $481.00 Million ▲ +151.4%
2022 0.13x $409.00 Million $3.12 Billion $387.00 Million ▼ -25.1%
2021 0.17x $425.00 Million $2.43 Billion $400.00 Million ▼ -72.4%
2020 0.63x $1.24 Billion $1.96 Billion $375.00 Million ▲ +402.5%
2019 0.13x $343.00 Million $2.72 Billion $328.00 Million ▼ -20.7%
2018 0.16x $440.00 Million $2.77 Billion $384.00 Million ▼ -62.2%
2017 0.42x $498.00 Million $1.18 Billion $387.00 Million ▲ +160.9%
2016 0.16x $479.00 Million $2.97 Billion $465.00 Million ▼ -6.1%
2015 0.17x $436.00 Million $2.54 Billion $300.00 Million ▲ +46.4%
2014 0.12x $296.00 Million $2.52 Billion $249.00 Million ▼ -23.9%
2013 0.15x $266.00 Million $1.73 Billion $195.00 Million ▼ -49.0%
2012 0.30x $355.00 Million $1.18 Billion $263.00 Million ▼ -50.5%
2011 0.61x $851.10 Million $1.39 Billion $291.30 Million ▲ +147.4%
2010 0.25x $526.50 Million $2.13 Billion $255.80 Million ▼ -27.5%
2009 0.34x $533.40 Million $1.57 Billion $533.40 Million ▲ +36.8%
2008 0.25x $376.10 Million $1.51 Billion $376.10 Million ▼ -14.9%
2007 0.29x $357.40 Million $1.22 Billion $357.40 Million ▲ +41.1%
2006 0.21x $443.20 Million $2.14 Billion $443.20 Million ▲ +3.2%
2005 0.20x $571.70 Million $2.85 Billion $571.70 Million ▲ +28.3%
2004 0.16x $410.20 Million $2.62 Billion $410.20 Million ▼ -48.4%
2003 0.30x $423.20 Million $1.40 Billion $423.20 Million ▲ +4.4%
2002 0.29x $285.40 Million $983.90 Million $285.40 Million ▼ -25.9%
2001 0.39x $341.20 Million $871.70 Million $341.20 Million ▼ -18.8%
2000 0.48x $307.80 Million $638.20 Million $307.80 Million ▼ -64.3%
1999 1.35x $467.40 Million $345.70 Million $467.40 Million ▲ +68.7%
1998 0.80x $114.70 Million $143.10 Million $114.70 Million ▼ -58.2%
1997 1.92x $75.20 Million $39.20 Million $75.20 Million ▲ +220.7%
1996 0.60x $73.10 Million $122.20 Million $73.10 Million ▼ -85.4%
1995 4.10x $43.00 Million $10.50 Million $43.00 Million ▲ +8129.1%
1993 0.05x $5.30 Million $106.50 Million $5.30 Million ▼ -76.8%
1990 0.21x $3.80 Million $17.70 Million $3.80 Million —
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow