Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: SYK stock price vs CAH: 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 CAH's multiple
Needs CAH P/E.
Implied fair value · at SYK's multiple
Needs SYK P/E.
Price unavailable
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
Nine period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
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.
STRYKER CORP · implied price per share
Bear
$88.62
Base
$109.63
Bull
$137.00
Cardinal Health, Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$170.68
Base
$203.76
Bull
$246.84
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.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
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 SYK can sustain its 11.2% revenue growth and 19.5% operating margin, then holding or buying only on pullbacks makes sense because the business quality supports a premium multiple, but the current price still sits above CAH-implied and DCF ranges.
SYK's current price of $305.09 is 16.0% above CAH-implied price of $256.30, suggesting the market is already pricing in a premium relative to CAH. That premium is supported by SYK's stronger growth and profitability, but it is harder to justify on the provided DCF range, which is much lower than the current price.
Supporting Metrics
