CAH vs HLF
Cardinal Health Inc. and Herbalife Ltd., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CAH | HLF |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $254.2B | $5.0B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $228.3M |
| Gross margin | 3.8% | 77.9% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 4.5% |
| Return on equity | · | · |
| Diluted EPS | $7.23 | $2.20 |
| Dividend / share | $2.04 | · |
| Payout ratio | 28.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $4.5B | $252.9M |
| Equity | $-2.9B | $-515.1M |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 0.88× | 1.13× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.4% | −1.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 22.9% | −9.3% |
CAH bills 50.5× the revenue of HLF, and HLF keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (4.5% against 0.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CAH | HLF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $254.2B | $5.0B |
| FY2024 | $222.6B | $5.0B |
| FY2023 | $226.8B | $5.1B |
| FY2022 | $205.0B | $5.2B |
| FY2021 | $181.3B | $5.8B |
| FY2020 | $162.5B | $5.5B |
| FY2019 | $152.9B | $4.9B |
| FY2018 | $145.5B | $4.9B |
| FY2017 | $136.8B | $4.4B |
| FY2016 | $130.0B | $4.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CAH | HLF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.7B | $228.3M |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $254.3M |
| FY2023 | $852.0M | $142.2M |
| FY2022 | $330.0M | $321.3M |
| FY2021 | $-938.0M | $447.2M |
| FY2020 | $611.0M | $372.6M |
| FY2019 | $-3.7B | $311.0M |
| FY2018 | $1.4B | $296.6M |
| FY2017 | $256.0M | $213.9M |
| FY2016 | $1.3B | $260.0M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$249,210,500,000 | CAH |
| FY2024 | +$217,584,900,000 | CAH |
| FY2023 | +$221,764,600,000 | CAH |
| FY2022 | +$199,774,600,000 | CAH |
| FY2021 | +$175,523,200,000 | CAH |
| FY2020 | +$156,925,200,000 | CAH |
| FY2019 | +$148,044,900,000 | CAH |
| FY2018 | +$140,642,200,000 | CAH |
| FY2017 | +$132,381,300,000 | CAH |
| FY2016 | +$125,487,600,000 | CAH |
| FY2015 | +$117,077,000,000 | CAH |
| FY2014 | +$97,572,400,000 | CAH |
| FY2013 | +$86,258,700,000 | CAH |
| FY2012 | +$97,020,700,000 | CAH |
| FY2011 | +$104,097,463,000 | CAH |
| FY2010 | +$99,909,774,000 | CAH |
| FY2009 | +$96,178,423,000 | CAH |
| FY2008 | +$93,632,287,000 | CAH |
CAH has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.9 pp | HLF |
| FY2024 | −4.4 pp | HLF |
| FY2023 | −2.4 pp | HLF |
| FY2022 | −6.0 pp | HLF |
| FY2021 | −8.2 pp | HLF |
| FY2020 | −6.3 pp | HLF |
| FY2019 | −8.8 pp | HLF |
| FY2018 | −5.1 pp | HLF |
| FY2017 | −4.6 pp | HLF |
| FY2016 | −4.8 pp | HLF |
| FY2015 | −6.4 pp | HLF |
| FY2014 | −5.0 pp | HLF |
| FY2013 | −9.7 pp | HLF |
| FY2012 | −11.1 pp | HLF |
| FY2011 | −11.0 pp | HLF |
| FY2010 | −9.8 pp | HLF |
| FY2009 | −8.1 pp | HLF |
| FY2008 | −8.2 pp | HLF |
HLF has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 18 fiscal years.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
HLF's net margin has been more volatile than CAH's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 2.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.8.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
HLF led in net margin in every one of the 18 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
HLF's return on equity has been more volatile than CAH's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 15.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.9.
6 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
HLF led in return on equity in every one of the 6 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
6 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.