CAH vs. GEHC: Cardinal Health vs. GE HealthCare Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Cardinal Health (CAH) and GE HealthCare (GEHC) both fall under the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group, but CAH is classified in Health Care Providers & Services while GEHC is classified in Health Care Equipment & Supplies.

Cardinal Health (CAH) has more than two decades of public-market history since August 4, 1983, whereas GE HealthCare (GEHC) listed on December 15, 2022 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

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Profitability

Capital efficiency shows on one side only: GE HealthCare (GEHC) earns 20.01% on shareholders’ equity, ranked against its industry; Cardinal Health (CAH) has no ROE this period.

GE HealthCare (GEHC) at 9.95% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Cardinal Health (CAH) at 0.71%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

GE HealthCare (GEHC) at 15.33% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Cardinal Health (CAH) at 1.34%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

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Growth

Both Cardinal Health (CAH) at 14.23% and GE HealthCare (GEHC) at 4.84% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Both Cardinal Health (CAH) at 12.09% and GE HealthCare (GEHC) at 4.84% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

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Financial Strength

Both Cardinal Health (CAH) at 0.89 and GE HealthCare (GEHC) at 1.30 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

Only one side’s leverage can be read here: GE HealthCare (GEHC) carries debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88 against its industry range, while Cardinal Health (CAH) reports no figure this period.

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Dividends

Both Cardinal Health (CAH) at 0.77% and GE HealthCare (GEHC) at 0.17% yield above their industries’ entire benchmark ranges — high enough that dividend safety, not income, becomes the first question.

Both Cardinal Health (CAH) at 26.56% and GE HealthCare (GEHC) at 2.96% pay out more of their earnings than any of their industry peers — the thinnest cover in their groups, so dividend headroom deserves attention.

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Valuation

GE HealthCare (GEHC) at 17.42 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Cardinal Health (CAH) at 35.15 is closer to its industry’s usual earnings multiple — a discount for GEHC, though growth and earnings durability still matter.

Cardinal Health (CAH) at 0.24 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while GE HealthCare (GEHC) at 1.72 prices around its industry’s middle — CAH costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

Cardinal Health (CAH) reports a negative P/B ratio of -20.84, meaning negative book equity — the multiple itself is not meaningful for valuation. Meanwhile GE HealthCare (GEHC) reports 3.21, ranking against industry peers normally.

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