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CAHCardinal Health, Inc.Sell5.6·$268.96

Cardinal Health (CAH) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+10.9% vs estimateEPS $3.26 vs $2.94 estCurrent verdict Sell 5.6/10

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Event detail · Q3 2026

Key numbers

Adjusted EPS
$3.26
Estimate
$2.94
Surprise
+10.9%
Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
$67.51B
Score today
5.6/10

Revenue source: xbrl.

Report record · Q3 2026

How the report landed

Cardinal Health (CAH) beat the $2.94 estimate with adjusted EPS of $3.26 — a large 10.9% upside surprise.

Around the report

Coverage in the report window

  • Morgan Stanley Raises Cardinal Health Price Target to $306 — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-06
  • RBC Raises Price Target on Cardinal Health to $295 From $276 — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-06
  • Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on Cardinal Health, Raises Price Target to $320 — benzinga, 2026-11-06
Current read · as of 2026-11-06

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates CAH Sell at 5.6/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +10.9% surprise compares with a +11.9% four-quarter average.

What argues against it

  • Target reached (-8.0% upside)
  • Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0)
  • Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$268.96
Stop
$254.62

The stock trades at 34.6× trailing but 19.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-06 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Healthcare context

CAH at TrendMatrix's latest read

Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.

Industry
Medical Distribution
Market cap
$62.02B
P/E (fwd)
19.0
P/E (ttm)
34.6
52-week range
$180.45–$286.29
Off 52-week high
6.1%
RSI (14)
66
Volume vs avg
0.22×
Score today
5.6/10

EPS and the estimate come from Yahoo Finance’s earnings calendar, captured around the report date. That EPS is the adjusted figure analysts forecast, so it can differ from the GAAP diluted EPS in the company’s filing, and consensus estimates vary between data providers. Revenue comes from SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise. Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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