What is CAH's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 31.7× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Cardinal Health (CAH) P/E ratio history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

CAH's P/E of 37.0x is higher than 71% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

CAH year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	31.0×	60%
Dec 30, 2024	22.9×	34%
Dec 25, 2023	92.5×	85%
Dec 26, 2022	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 27, 2021	13.3×	31%
Dec 28, 2020	16.2×	29%
Dec 30, 2019	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 31, 2018	19.4×	76%
Dec 25, 2017	17.8×	53%
Dec 26, 2016	17.4×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
CORCencora	25.3×	58%
HSICHenry Schein	24.8×	81%
MCKMcKesson Corporation	27.2×	60%
AAgilent Technologies	35.1×	87%

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What is CAH's current P/E?: CAH's P/E of 37.0x is higher than 71% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is CAH's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 31.7× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.