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Cardinal Health | Sustainability Performance

https://www.cardinalhealth.com
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Provides healthcare products and services, including pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, to enhance healthcare delivery systems.

1971

United States

10,001+ employees

Hospital & Health Care

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#11938
Overall
#2665
in United States
#132
in Hospital & Health Care

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

21 out of 148

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

353.0K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Renewable energy

4% 2025
Critical

Waste generated

109.5K tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Female employees

55% 2025
Critical

Externalities

26.0M $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

54.0B $, 2026▲32.8% YoY

Revenue

254.2B $, 2026▲12.5% YoY

Carbon emissions

Reveal data for 1 credit

Industry rank: 10 out of 148


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 10 out of 148

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Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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4%2025

Industry rank: 19 out of 148


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 19 out of 148

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

90.5

B/M 68.3

19.3

B/M 92.4


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
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Waste

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109.5K2025

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
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  • Cardinal Health paid USD 6.4 billion as part of the USD 26 billion national opioid settlement framework, plus DOJ enforcement over alleged failure to maintain adequate controls against suspicious opioid orders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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790 assets assessed
ScenarioComing soon
46Moderate
Thematic risk scoresESRS aligned scoresComing soon
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

54.0B $, 2026▲32.8% YoY

Revenue

254.2B $, FY2026▲12.5% YoY

EBITDA

2.6B $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

1% Industry: 8▲0.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$254.2BFY2026 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Revenue by region


Revenue by region %

Non-US [Member]
United States

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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

1.9B 2025▼75.7% YoY

Capex

547.0M 2025▲6.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

-0.7 Industry: -1▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

-214.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

226.8

▲ 0.5%

2024

222.6

▼ 0.3%

2025

254.2

▼ 0.6%

2026

314.2

2031

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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58%
Independent Directors

11 out of 19 incl. management

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Overall score

90

Environment

93

Social

85

Governance

92

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

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Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

7-10



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