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Cardinal Health, Inc.

NYSE:CAH

Medical Distributors · benchmarked against XLV constituent company universe inside the XLV constituent company universe.

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Last close226.38

1M return-4.69%

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OverviewVerdict, thesis map, and valuation setup.FundamentalsDrivers, trajectory, and business quality.Financial reportsStatement tables, sorting, filtering, and acceleration.Ex-ante forecastTarget price, dividend yield, and total return by horizon.FactorsCompany factor exposure, rank, and universe context.Market viewMomentum, catalysts, charts, and symbol packet.AttributionLarge-move causes, residuals, and research backlog.OwnershipSEC 13F holder flow, crowding, and manager changes.PeersPeer heatmap and closest comparables.

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Relative comparables

Peers

Source and lookbackPeer fundamentals and stored return summaries5100 stored daily bars; peer return rows use each peer's stored price summary where available.

Sample and caveat12 closest comparables from industry, sector, and market peer pools.Use this tab for its stated job; heavier model packets stay on their own tabs.

Peer return matrix

Cumulative returns across peer horizons

Stored daily closes, when available

NYSE:CAH 1W -1.02%, 1M -4.69%, 3M +13.32%, 6M +0.01%, 1Y +52.16%, 3Y +158.34%; NYSE:COR 1W -1.96%, 1M +1.14%, 3M +15.31%, 6M -18.71%, 1Y +3.55%, 3Y +68.24%; NYSE:MCK 1W -1.84%, 1M +5.30%, 3M +6.42%, 6M -17.06%, 1Y +20.27%, 3Y +95.09%; NASDAQ:HSIC 1W -1.06%, 1M +7.60%, 3M +21.97%, 6M +7.35%, 1Y +30.41%, 3Y +10.12%; NYSE:CNC 1W +5.38%, 1M +1.94%, 3M +15.63%, 6M +53.65%, 1Y +131.85%, 3Y +6.06%; NYSE:HUM 1W +5.03%, 1M +3.32%, 3M +32.65%, 6M +123.54%, 1Y +33.67%, 3Y -15.25%; NYSE:CI 1W +1.77%, 1M +2.44%, 3M +0.75%, 6M +1.73%, 1Y -4.00%, 3Y +3.45%; NYSE:CVS 1W +3.46%, 1M +7.93%, 3M +14.78%, 6M +36.89%, 1Y +50.62%, 3Y +63.67%; NYSE:ELV 1W +5.14%, 1M -3.95%, 3M -0.52%, 6M +38.02%, 1Y +23.03%, 3Y -13.37%; NYSE:UNH 1W +2.46%, 1M +3.78%, 3M +10.91%, 6M +49.99%, 1Y +39.99%, 3Y -11.31%; NYSE:HCA 1W -3.40%, 1M -10.66%, 3M -11.87%, 6M -31.23%, 1Y -7.76%, 3Y +36.35%

Company1W1M3M

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1Y

3Y

NYSE:CAH-1.02%-4.69%+13.32%+0.01%+52.16%+158.34%

NYSE:COR-1.96%+1.14%+15.31%-18.71%+3.55%+68.24%

NYSE:MCK-1.84%+5.30%+6.42%-17.06%+20.27%+95.09%

NASDAQ:HSIC-1.06%+7.60%+21.97%+7.35%+30.41%+10.12%

NYSE:CNC+5.38%+1.94%+15.63%+53.65%+131.85%+6.06%

NYSE:HUM+5.03%+3.32%+32.65%+123.54%+33.67%-15.25%

NYSE:CI+1.77%+2.44%+0.75%+1.73%-4.00%+3.45%

NYSE:CVS+3.46%+7.93%+14.78%+36.89%+50.62%+63.67%

NYSE:ELV+5.14%-3.95%-0.52%+38.02%+23.03%-13.37%

NYSE:UNH+2.46%+3.78%+10.91%+49.99%+39.99%-11.31%

NYSE:HCA-3.40%-10.66%-11.87%-31.23%-7.76%+36.35%

Peer scorecard analytics

Different ways to compare this peer set

11 companies including target

Return leadership

NYSE:CNC+131.85% 1Y · +6.06% 3Y

NYSE:CAH+52.16% 1Y · +158.34% 3Y

NYSE:CVS+50.62% 1Y · +63.67% 3Y

NYSE:UNH+39.99% 1Y · -11.31% 3Y

Risk and quality spread

NYSE:CORGM +3.46% · ROE +115.58%

NASDAQ:HSICGM +29.19% · ROE +12.01%

NYSE:CIGM n/a · ROE +15.26%

NYSE:ELVGM n/a · ROE +11.20%

Valuation screen

NYSE:CIP/E 12.31 · FCF yield +9.97%

NYSE:HCAP/E 12.49 · FCF yield n/a

NYSE:ELVP/E 17.49 · FCF yield +7.37%

NYSE:MCKP/E 21.55 · FCF yield +5.89%

Valuation versus growth

P/E against 1Y return

NYSE:CAH P/E 34.72 1Y +52.16%, NYSE:COR P/E 23.25 1Y +3.55%, NYSE:MCK P/E 21.55 1Y +20.27%, NASDAQ:HSIC P/E 25.93 1Y +30.41%, NYSE:CNC P/E n/a 1Y +131.85%, NYSE:HUM P/E 43.27 1Y +33.67%, NYSE:CI P/E 12.31 1Y -4.00%, NYSE:CVS P/E 48.57 1Y +50.62%, NYSE:ELV P/E 17.49 1Y +23.03%, NYSE:UNH P/E 28.06 1Y +39.99%, NYSE:HCA P/E 12.49 1Y -7.76%

Peer heatmap

Where this company wins and lags

12 stored peers

CompanyP/E TTMPrice / SalesFCF yieldGross marginReturn on equityDebt / Equity

NYSE:CAHCardinal Health, Inc.

34.7231st pctile0.2197th pctile+8.26%89th pctile+3.65%6th pctilen/an/an/an/a

NYSE:CORCencora, Inc.

23.2567th pctile0.1886th pctile+2.64%14th pctile+3.46%25th pctile+115.58%100th pctile3.650th pctile

NYSE:MCKMcKesson Corporation

21.5583rd pctile0.2557th pctile+5.89%57th pctile+3.40%0th pctilen/an/an/an/a

NASDAQ:HSICHenry Schein, Inc.

25.9350th pctile0.750th pctile+4.55%29th pctile+29.19%100th pctile+12.01%60th pctile1.1520th pctile

NYSE:CNCCentene Corporation

n/an/a0.16100th pctile+21.31%100th pctilen/an/a-26.12%0th pctile0.7660th pctile

NYSE:HUMHumana Inc.

43.2717th pctile0.3514th pctile+2.62%0th pctilen/an/a+6.22%40th pctile0.7580th pctile

NYSE:CIThe Cigna Group

12.31100th pctile0.2743rd pctile+9.97%86th pctilen/an/a+15.26%80th pctile0.73100th pctile

NYSE:CVSCVS Health Corporation

48.570th pctile0.3429th pctile+5.24%43rd pctile+13.88%75th pctile+3.80%20th pctile1.0140th pctile

Color ranks each metric in the favorable direction, so lower leverage and cheaper multiples can still score green.