Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 161 recorded CAH dividend payments, running from December 24, 1986 to October 1, 2026 — 41 calendar years. Together those payments total $40.27 per share. CAH has most often paid quarterly.
CAH has increased its payment rate for 21 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the CAH payment rate compounded at +0.9% a year, and +2.8% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 41 years of recorded history, CAH's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
CAH dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.03 | 4 | $0.508 | — |
| 2024 | $1.51 | 3 (timing) | $0.506 | — |
| 2023 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.501 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | $1.98 | 4 | $0.496 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.491 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | $1.94 | 4 | $0.486 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | $1.92 | 4 | $0.481 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | $1.89 | 4 | $0.476 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | $1.83 | 4 | $0.462 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | $1.73 | 4 | $0.449 | +16.0% |
| 2015 | $1.50 | 4 | $0.387 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | $1.33 | 4 | $0.343 | +13.4% |
| 2013 | $1.18 | 4 | $0.302 | +27.1% |
| 2012 | $0.966 | 4 | $0.238 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | $0.840 | 4 | $0.215 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | $0.760 | 4 | $0.195 | — |
| 2009 | $10.42 | 5 (timing) | $0.175 | — |
| 2008 | $0.540 | 4 | $0.140 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | $0.450 | 4 | $0.120 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | $0.330 | 4 | $0.0900 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | $0.210 | 4 | $0.0600 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | $0.120 | 4 | $0.0300 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | $0.115 | 4 | $0.0300 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | $0.100 | 4 | $0.0250 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.0950 | 4 | $0.0250 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | $0.0767 | 4 | $0.0200 | +20.0% |
| 1999 | $0.0673 | 4 | $0.0167 | +11.1% |
| 1998 | $0.0602 | 4 | $0.0150 | +35.0% |
| 1997 | $0.0444 | 4 | $0.0111 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | $0.0378 | 4 | $0.0089 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | $0.0356 | 4 | $0.0089 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | $0.0339 | 4 | $0.0089 | +50.0% |
| 1993 | $0.0249 | 4 | $0.0059 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | $0.0201 | 4 | $0.0047 | +25.0% |
| 1991 | $0.0161 | 4 | $0.0038 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | $0.0129 | 4 | $0.0030 | +25.0% |
| 1989 | $0.0103 | 4 | $0.0024 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | $0.0093 | 4 | $0.0023 | +10.0% |
| 1987 | $0.0084 | 4 | $0.0021 | — |
| 1986 | $0.0020 | 1 (timing) | $0.0020 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than CAH's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent CAH dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | $0.516 |
| July 1, 2026 | $0.516 |
| April 1, 2026 | $0.511 |
| January 2, 2026 | $0.511 |
| October 1, 2025 | $0.511 |
| July 1, 2025 | $0.511 |
| April 1, 2025 | $0.506 |
| January 2, 2025 | $0.506 |
| October 1, 2024 | $0.506 |
| July 1, 2024 | $0.506 |
| March 28, 2024 | $0.501 |
| December 29, 2023 | $0.501 |
| October 2, 2023 | $0.501 |
| June 30, 2023 | $0.501 |
| March 31, 2023 | $0.496 |
| December 30, 2022 | $0.496 |
| September 30, 2022 | $0.496 |
| June 30, 2022 | $0.496 |
| March 31, 2022 | $0.491 |
| December 31, 2021 | $0.491 |
| September 30, 2021 | $0.491 |
| June 30, 2021 | $0.491 |
| March 31, 2021 | $0.486 |
| December 31, 2020 | $0.486 |
| September 30, 2020 | $0.486 |
| June 30, 2020 | $0.486 |
| March 31, 2020 | $0.481 |
| December 31, 2019 | $0.481 |
| September 30, 2019 | $0.481 |
| June 28, 2019 | $0.481 |
| March 29, 2019 | $0.476 |
| December 31, 2018 | $0.476 |
| September 28, 2018 | $0.476 |
| June 29, 2018 | $0.476 |
| March 29, 2018 | $0.462 |
| December 29, 2017 | $0.462 |
| September 29, 2017 | $0.462 |
| June 29, 2017 | $0.462 |
| March 30, 2017 | $0.449 |
| December 29, 2016 | $0.449 |
| September 29, 2016 | $0.449 |
| June 29, 2016 | $0.449 |
| March 30, 2016 | $0.387 |
| December 30, 2015 | $0.387 |
| September 29, 2015 | $0.387 |
| June 29, 2015 | $0.387 |
| March 30, 2015 | $0.343 |
| December 30, 2014 | $0.343 |
| September 29, 2014 | $0.343 |
| June 27, 2014 | $0.343 |
| March 28, 2014 | $0.303 |
| December 30, 2013 | $0.303 |
| September 27, 2013 | $0.303 |
| June 27, 2013 | $0.302 |
| March 27, 2013 | $0.275 |
| December 28, 2012 | $0.275 |
| September 27, 2012 | $0.238 |
| June 27, 2012 | $0.238 |
| March 28, 2012 | $0.215 |
| December 28, 2011 | $0.215 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 161 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
CAH dividend history questions
How many dividends has CAH paid?
DivTrkr has 161 recorded CAH dividend payments between December 24, 1986 and October 1, 2026, totalling $40.27 per share across 41 calendar years.
Has CAH ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 41 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the CAH dividend growing?
The CAH payment rate compounded at +0.9% a year over the last five complete years and +2.8% a year over the last ten.
How often does CAH pay a dividend?
CAH has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current CAH dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track CAH free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.