Cardinal Health Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 17 analysts polled by S&P Global, Cardinal Health stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $270.33. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 13.13% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $235 (-1.66%) and the highest is $292 (+22.20%).

Price Target: $270.33 (+13.13%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$235	$270.33	$275	$292
Change	-1.66%	+13.13%	+15.08%	+22.20%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Cardinal Health stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	12	12	12	12	11	11
Buy	2	2	2	3	3	3
Hold	3	3	3	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	17	17	17	18	17	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ryan Halsted RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $276	Buy	Maintains	$276	+15.50%	Oct 7, 2026
Stephen Baxter Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $277	Buy	Maintains	$277	+15.92%	Sep 10, 2026
Glen Santangelo Barclays	Barclays	Buy Reiterates $275	Buy	Reiterates	$275	+15.08%	Aug 19, 2026
Lisa Gill J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Hold Maintains $260	Hold	Maintains	$260	+8.80%	Aug 17, 2026
George Hill Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Maintains $223 → $261	Hold	Maintains	$223 → $261	+9.22%	Aug 13, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

265.77B

from 254.25B

4.53%

from 254.25B

Revenue Next Year

281.85B

from 265.77B

6.05%

from 265.77B

EPS This Year

12.56

from 10.95

14.74%

from 10.95

EPS Next Year

14.06

from 12.56

11.88%

from 12.56

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jun 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2025	Jun 30, 2026	Jun 30, 2027
Revenue	181.33B	204.98B	226.83B	222.58B	254.25B	265.77B
Revenue Growth	11.61%	13.04%	10.66%	-1.87%	14.23%	4.53%
Gross Profit	6.48B	6.87B	7.41B	8.17B	9.77B	10.26B
Gross Margin	3.58%	3.35%	3.27%	3.67%	3.84%	3.86%
Operating Income	1.65B	1.79B	2.13B	2.49B	3.29B	3.91B
Net Income	-938.00M	330.00M	852.00M	1.56B	1.71B	2.32B
EPS	-	-	-	-	10.95	12.56
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	32.89%	14.74%
Forward PE	9.77	14.77	13.43	18.60	20.44	19.02
Dividend / Share	1.97	1.99	2.01	2.03	2.05	2.10
Dividend Growth	1.45%	1.00%	0.99%	1.00%	1.01%	2.45%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	4.53B	3.42B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2027	2028	2029
High	268.3B
Avg	265.8B
Low	263.5B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	5.5%
Avg	4.5%
Low	3.7%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	12.74
Avg	12.56
Low	12.51

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	16.3%
Avg	14.7%
Low	14.2%