As of today (2024-04-23), Cardinal Health's share price is $103.37.
Cardinal Health's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.54. Hence, Cardinal Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.63.
The historical rank and industry rank for Cardinal Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
CAH'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.44 Med: 10.37 Max: 42.73
Current: 7.64
During the past 13 years, Cardinal Health's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 42.73. The lowest was 4.44. And the median was 10.37.
CAH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 73.77% of 61
companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 20.94
vs CAH: 7.64
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Cardinal Health was 31.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.50% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year.
During the past 13 years, Cardinal Health's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 133.50% per year. The lowest was -51.50% per year. And the median was 7.20% per year.
Cardinal Health Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Cardinal Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Cardinal Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Cardinal Health Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Cardinal Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cardinal Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Cardinal Health Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Cardinal Health's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Cardinal Health's Share Price of today is $103.37.
Cardinal Health's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $13.54.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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Cardinal Health (Cardinal Health) Business Description
Cardinal Health is one of three leading pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S., engaged in sourcing and distributing of branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospitals networks, and healthcare providers. Along with Cencora and McKesson, the three comprise well over 90% of the U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Cardinal Health also supplies medical-surgical products and equipment to healthcare facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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