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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cardinal Health (CAH)

Cardinal Health raises fiscal 2026 EPS outlook as second-quarter revenue rises 19%

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Cardinal Health reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $65.6 billion, up 19%, and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.97, up 19%. The company raised its fiscal 2026 non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance to $10.15 to $10.35, which matters to shareholders because it reflects higher expected earnings for the full year.

Key points

  • Revenue rose 19% to $65.6 billion; GAAP operating earnings rose 29% to $707 million.
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS rose 36% to $2.63; GAAP diluted EPS rose 19% to $1.97.
  • Fiscal 2026 non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance raised to $10.15 to $10.35.
  • Year-to-date share repurchases reached $750 million; net interest expense rose to $88 million from $35 million.

The filing

CompanyCardinal Health (CAH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 5, 2026, 6:47 AM ET
Accession number0000721371-26-000004

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 05, 2026.

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