Cardinal Health, Inc.
—- Market cap
- —
- Debt
- +$8.89B
- Cash
- −$4.86B
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Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: CAH stock price vs HUM: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at HUM's multiple
Needs HUM P/E.
Implied fair value · at CAH's multiple
Needs CAH P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Cardinal Health, Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$170.68
Base
$203.76
Bull
$246.84
HUMANA INC · implied price per share
Bear
$238.74
Base
$269.81
Bull
$310.28
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
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Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CAH can stabilize revenue and improve margins toward HUM’s level, then the stock is worth holding or modestly adding to because the current price still sits below the implied P/E value; otherwise, the small 3.7% upside and weaker operating trend argue for patience rather than aggressive buying.
CAH trades at $230.03 versus an implied P/E price of $238.51, suggesting only 3.7% upside. That is a small gap and sits comfortably within the historical band of $207.03 to $253.03, so the valuation signal is not especially compelling on its own.
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