Cardinal Health

CAH

Market cap $46.8B

CAH shares are down 9.4% YTD, but strong specialty drug growth, rising earnings estimates and a raised outlook may signal upside.

Roughly a year ago, 24/7 Wall St. ran a piece titled Forget UnitedHealth.

Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) Presents at Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference 2026 Transcript

Cardinal Health's CAH Pharmaceutical & Specialty Solutions segment continues to be the primary engine of enterprise growth, delivering another standout quarter in the third quarter of fiscal 2026. Segment revenues climbed 19% to approximately $61 billion, while segment profit increased 29%, underscoring the segment's growing importance to Cardinal Health's earnings profile.

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The heavy selling pressure might have exhausted for Cardinal (CAH) as it is technically in oversold territory now. In addition to this technical measure, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher indicates that the stock is ripe for a trend reversal.

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DUBLIN, Ohio, May 5, 2026  /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) announced today that its Board of Directors approved an increase to its quarterly dividend to $0.5158 per share, out of the Company's capital surplus. The dividend will be payable on July 15, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 1, 2026.