Cardinal Health (CAH) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Cardinal Health (CAH) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $48,012 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 17.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $67,954 reinvested (10.7% a year), or $48,426 taking the dividends as cash, $5,053 of it paid out along the way.
CAH became
$67,954
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
10.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$6,606
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Worst drop
-53.4%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CAH total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +23.0% | $568 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +76.3% | $578 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +19.0% | $401 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +34.1% | $528 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +54.1% | $496 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −0.4% | $471 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +10.1% | $459 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +18.0% | $438 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −24.5% | $412 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −12.7% | $386 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −17.5% | $363 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +12.6% | $304 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +23.0% | $262 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +66.0% | $232 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +3.8% | $188 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +8.1% | $158 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +21.4% | $142 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | −4.4% | $119 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −39.6% | $101 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CAH total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Cardinal Health (CAH) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $67,954 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CAH turned $10,000 into $48,012 with dividends reinvested, 17.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CAH returned 42.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CAH's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $48,426, including $5,053 of cash received; reinvesting added $19,528.
- CAH's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (76.3%) and its worst 2008 (-39.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Cardinal Health (CAH) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CAH/total-return
CAH total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in CAH 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $48,012 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 17.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $36,465 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is CAH's total return since Dec 2007?
580% in total, or 10.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 334%.
How much of CAH's return came from dividends?
About 24% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $19,528 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CAH's worst year?
2008, at -39.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -53.4%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.