Cardinal Health, Inc. · Medical Distribution

CAHCardinal Health, Inc.

Reports 2026-11-05 Pre-market · ThuReaction day 11-05upcoming

Before the print · expectations2 days to the print

Street consensus

$2.97EPS

$67.25BRevenue

The record · last 8 prints

8/8

beat the EPS consensus

±6.1%

average first-day moveclosed higher 6 of 8 times

4/8

moved more than options implied

Move ruler · first session

typical ±6.1%

−10%options ±4.8%+10%

Options price ±4.8%, below the ±6.1% CAH usually moves: the market expects a quieter print than usual.

Pricing going in · as of the 11-03 close

+8.4%Move over the last 20 sessionsLast 5 sessions +2.7%

−1.8 ptsvs sector (XLV)XLV over the same window +10.1%

20.1×Forward P/EOn consensus current-FY EPS of $12.56 · 11-03

What the record doesn't tell you

Beat estimates 8 of 8 times. So which way does CAH go on 11‑05?

Model lean for 11-05, and the evidence behind it
Move band, P10 – P90
Last 8 prints, quarter by quarter
Peers that already reported, and how they traded

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The print · 8-K and callupcoming · 2026-11-05 · Pre-market

Revenue—

est. $67.25B

EPS—

est. $2.97

Guidance—read from the 8-K once filed

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Cardinal Health earnings preview: what the record says

Cardinal Health (CAH) is scheduled to report earnings on Nov 5, 2026, before the open. The consensus estimate calls for EPS of $2.97 on revenue of $67.25B. Options are pricing a move of about ±4.8% for the first session after the report.

Across its last 8 reports, CAH beat the EPS consensus 8 times out of 8 with a figure on file, and the stock moved an average of 6.1% on the first trading day, closing higher 6 of 8 times. That first-day move was larger than the options-implied move in 4 of 8 reports. Measured over five sessions, the average move was 7.1%.

The ±4.8% now priced is below the 6.1% CAH has averaged, so the options market is bracing for a quieter print than this stock has usually delivered. Beats have mostly been rewarded: CAH closed higher after 6 of its 8 EPS beats. NextPick tracks CAH in its Health Insurers & Services basket alongside UNH, MCK, CVS, ELV, CI, COR, HUM and CNC, whose prints read through to this one.

Figures come from NextPick's earnings-reaction ledger and the options market. Not investment advice.

CAH earnings: key questions

When is CAH's next earnings date?

Cardinal Health is scheduled to report on Nov 5, 2026, before the open.

What are CAH's earnings expectations?

Analysts expect EPS of $2.97 on revenue of $67.25B for the quarter.

How much does CAH stock move after earnings?

Over its last 8 reports, CAH moved an average of 6.1% on the first trading day after earnings. The move was larger than the options-implied move in 4 of 8 reports.

Does CAH usually beat earnings estimates?

CAH beat the EPS consensus in 8 of its last 8 reports with a surprise on file and missed in 0.