CAH
Cardinal Health Inc
Price:  
152.24 
USD
Volume:  
1,162,570.00
United States | Health Care Providers & Services
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CAH WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) is 6.3%.

The Cost of Equity of Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) is 7.10%.
The Cost of Debt of Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) is 4.55%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 6.00% - 8.20% 7.10%
Tax rate 27.50% - 41.00% 34.25%
Cost of debt 4.30% - 4.80% 4.55%
WACC 5.4% - 7.1% 6.3%
WACC

CAH WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 0.47 0.59
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 6.00% 8.20%
Tax rate 27.50% 41.00%
Debt/Equity ratio 0.24 0.24
Cost of debt 4.30% 4.80%
After-tax WACC 5.4% 7.1%
Selected WACC 6.3%

CAH's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for CAH:

cost_of_equity (7.10%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.47) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.