CAH · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report

Income Tax Rate Changes

CARDINAL HEALTH INC · 2026-11-05 · Importance 28 · Surprise 30

Cardinal Health’s effective tax rate was 19.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared with 24.1% in the prior-year quarter, a decrease of 4.9 percentage points. The filing attributes effective-rate fluctuations to changes in international and U.S. state rates resulting from business mix and discrete items. The filing does not quantify the resulting tax-expense change in the supplied text.

Key facts

• Cardinal Health’s effective tax rate was 19.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared with 24.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2025. source
• The effective tax rate was 19.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared with 24.1% in the same period of 2025. source
• Favorable changes in discrete tax items contributed to the increase in GAAP diluted EPS. source
• Favorable changes in discrete tax items contributed to the increase in non-GAAP diluted EPS. source