CARDINAL HEALTH INC

Market for Registrant's Common Equity

Our common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CAH.”

At July 31, 2026, there were approximately 5,598 shareholders of record of our common shares.

We anticipate that we will continue to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future. The payment and amount of future dividends remain, however, within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our future earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, and other factors.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

(1)Reflects 18, 13, and 11, common shares purchased in April, May, and June 2026, respectively, through a rabbi trust as investments of participants in our Deferred Compensation Plan.

(2)On May 12, 2026, we entered into an ASR program to purchase common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $350 million and received an initial delivery of 1.5 million common shares using a reference price of $182.50. The ASR program concluded on June 26, 2026 at a volume weighted average price per common share of $206.37 resulting in a final delivery of 0.2 million common shares. See Note 11 of the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for additional information.

(3)On March 12, 2026, we entered into an ASR program to purchase common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $250 million and received an initial delivery of 0.9 million common shares using a reference price of $215.42. The ASR program concluded on April 20, 2026 at a volume weighted average price per common share of $209.55 resulting in a final delivery of 0.3 million common shares. See Note 11 of the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for additional information.

(4)On June 7, 2023, our Board of Directors approved a $3.5 billion share repurchase program, which will expire on December 31, 2027. As of June 30, 2026, we had $1.4 billion authorized for share repurchases remaining under this program. On August 4, 2026, our Board of Directors approved a new $5.0 billion share repurchase program.

Market for Registrant's Common Equity

Five Year Performance Graph

The following line graph compares the cumulative total return of our common shares with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor’s Composite—500 Stock Index (the "S&P 500 Index") and the Standard & Poor's Composite—500 Healthcare Index (the "S&P 500 Healthcare Index"). The line graph assumes, in each case, an initial investment of $100 invested at the closing price on June 30, 2021, and is based on the market prices at the end of each fiscal year through and including June 30, 2026, and reinvestment of dividends. The S&P 500 Index and S&P 500 Healthcare Index investments are weighted on the basis of market capitalization at the beginning of each period.