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Cardinal Health (CAH) stock, explained like you're 5
Cardinal Health trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CAH. It is a large cap company in the other pharmaceuticals industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 55 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- CAH
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Other Pharmaceuticals
- Size
- Large cap, about 55 billion dollars
Is Cardinal Health a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Cardinal Health is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 55 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Cardinal Health makes money
- Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services.
- Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees.
- Research and licensing deals.
What moves CAH stock
- Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators.
- Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy.
- Patents running out and new competing treatments.
In the news lately
- Cardinal Health (CAH) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why (Yahoo Finance)
- Gilead and Cardinal Health Stocks Jump to Record Highs. Why Healthcare Is on a Tear. (Barron's)
- What Is Drawing Fresh Attention To Cardinal Health (CAH)? (Simply Wall Street)
- Cardinal Health Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch)
- CAH Dec 2026 250.000 put (CAH261218P00250000) interactive stock chart (Yahoo Finance UK)
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Questions about Cardinal Health stock
What does Cardinal Health do?
Cardinal Health trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CAH. It is a large cap company in the other pharmaceuticals industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 55 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Cardinal Health?
Cardinal Health trades under the ticker CAH on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Cardinal Health's market cap?
Cardinal Health is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 55 billion dollars.
How does Cardinal Health make money?
Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services. Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees. Research and licensing deals.
What moves CAH stock?
Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators. Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy. Patents running out and new competing treatments.
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