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Cardinal Health (FRA:CLH) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.23 (As of Jun. 30, 2025)


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What is Cardinal Health Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-30), Cardinal Health's current share price is €142.25. Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €619.58. Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.23.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:CLH' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.16   Max: 0.31
Current: 0.25

During the past years, Cardinal Health's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 0.31. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.16.

FRA:CLH's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
62.67% of 75 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs FRA:CLH: 0.25

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Cardinal Health's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €210.631. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €619.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Cardinal Health Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cardinal Health Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Cardinal Health Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.17 0.16

Cardinal Health Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.18 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.20

Competitive Comparison of Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Cardinal Health Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=142.25/619.58
=0.23

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Cardinal Health's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Cardinal Health's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=210.631/134.9266*134.9266
=210.631

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Cardinal Health Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 73.932 100.684 99.076
201509 75.520 100.392 101.499
201512 86.947 99.792 117.559
201603 83.186 100.470 111.715
201606 85.418 101.688 113.338
201609 88.655 101.861 117.434
201612 98.515 101.863 130.492
201703 93.562 102.862 122.727
201706 91.687 103.349 119.701
201709 86.119 104.136 111.583
201712 94.089 104.011 122.055
201803 86.592 105.290 110.966
201806 96.983 106.317 123.081
201809 98.619 106.507 124.934
201812 110.578 105.998 140.757
201903 104.270 107.251 131.177
201906 110.931 108.070 138.499
201909 114.546 108.329 142.670
201912 121.638 108.420 151.376
202003 120.534 108.902 149.339
202006 111.194 108.767 137.937
202009 113.195 109.815 139.080
202012 115.752 109.897 142.115
202103 112.214 111.754 135.481
202106 120.226 114.631 141.512
202109 129.318 115.734 150.763
202112 143.165 117.630 164.217
202203 148.040 121.301 164.669
202206 163.090 125.017 176.018
202209 183.513 125.227 197.728
202212 186.156 125.222 200.583
202303 182.771 127.348 193.648
202306 192.604 128.729 201.877
202309 205.651 129.860 213.675
202312 214.123 129.419 223.235
202403 206.035 131.776 210.961
202406 225.168 132.554 229.199
202409 192.251 133.029 194.994
202412 217.190 133.157 220.076
202503 210.631 134.927 210.631

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Cardinal Health  (FRA:CLH) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Cardinal Health Business Description

Address
7000 Cardinal Place, Dublin, OH, USA, 43017
Cardinal Health is one of three leading pharmaceutical wholesalers in the US, engaged in sourcing and distributing of branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospital networks, and healthcare providers. Cardinal, Cencora, and McKesson hold well over 90% of the US pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Cardinal Health also supplies medical-surgical products and equipment to healthcare facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia.