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Cardinal Health cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Cardinal Health's operations generated $5.17bn of cash; it spent $649m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $4.53bn. It returned $491m in dividends and $1.36bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Jun 20102011Jun 20112012Jun 20122013Jun 20132014Jun 20142015Jun 20152016Jun 20162017Jun 20172018Jun 20182019Jun 20192020Jun 20202021Jun 20212022Jun 20222023Jun 20232024Jun 20242025Jun 20252026Jun 2026
Cash from operations2,1341,3951,1761,7272,5242,5402,9711,1842,7682,7221,9602,4293,1752,8443,7622,3975,174
Depreciation and amortisation2543133253974594516417171,0321,000913783692692710790956
Stock-based pay1008085939611011196858290898196121244367
Capital spending260291260195249300465387384328375400387481511547649
Free cash flow1,8741,1049161,5322,2752,2402,5067972,3842,3941,5852,0292,7882,3633,2511,8504,525
Free cash flow after stock pay1,7741,0248311,4392,1792,1302,3957012,2992,3121,4951,9402,7072,2673,1301,6064,158
Dividends paid253274300353415460512577581577569573559525499494491
Share buybacks2302704504506731,0366516005506003502001,0002,0007507651,358
Shares issued4063———————————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Cardinal Health's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 1, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cardinal Health.