Cardinal Health (CAH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $153.07 -0.55 (-0.36%) Closing price 06/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$152.49 -0.58 (-0.38%) As of 06/10/2025 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Cardinal Health Short Interest DataCardinal Health (CAH) has a short interest of 5.31 million shares, representing 2.23% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -0.38% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 2.22 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,310,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,330,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.38%Dollar Volume Sold Short$805.53 millionShort Interest Ratio2.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares238,677,000 sharesFloat Size238,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.23%Today's Trading Volume2,258,929 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,219,263 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average102% Short Selling Cardinal Health? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cardinal Health and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCAH Short Interest Over TimeCAH Days to Cover Over TimeCAH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Cardinal Health Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20255,310,000 shares $805.53 million -0.4%2.2%2 $151.70 4/30/20255,330,000 shares $752.86 million -10.3%2.2%2 $141.25 4/15/20255,940,000 shares $797.43 million +26.1%2.5%2.3 $134.25 3/31/20254,710,000 shares $649.17 million -29.2%2.0%1.8 $137.83 3/15/20256,650,000 shares $852.50 million +2.9%2.8%2.8 $128.20 2/28/20256,460,000 shares $837.89 million +3.0%2.7%2.7 $129.71 2/15/20256,270,000 shares $792.18 million +41.9%2.6%2.8 $126.35 1/31/20254,420,000 shares $546.11 million -6.8%1.8%1.9 $123.56 1/15/20254,740,000 shares $590.18 million +12.3%2.0%2.2 $124.51 12/31/20244,220,000 shares $499.10 million -26.9%1.8%2 $118.27 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CAH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cardinal Health and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/20245,770,000 shares $681.44 million +20.7%2.4%2.7 $118.10 11/30/20244,780,000 shares $584.31 million -20.1%2.0%2.3 $122.24 11/15/20245,980,000 shares $710.30 million +8.7%2.5%2.8 $118.78 10/31/20245,500,000 shares $596.86 million -26.4%2.3%2.8 $108.52 10/15/20247,470,000 shares $836.79 million -4.0%3.1%4 $112.02 9/30/20247,780,000 shares $859.85 million -6.8%3.2%4.1 $110.52 9/15/20248,350,000 shares $944.97 million -12.9%3.5%4.3 $113.17 8/31/20249,590,000 shares $1.08 billion +42.9%4.0%4.8 $112.72 8/15/20246,710,000 shares $724.01 million -7.2%2.8%3.4 $107.90 7/31/20247,230,000 shares $728.93 million +6.5%3.0%3.7 $100.82 7/15/20246,790,000 shares $636.49 million +11.0%2.8%3.2 $93.74 6/30/20246,120,000 shares $601.72 million -17.6%2.5%3 $98.32 6/15/20247,430,000 shares $744.49 million +8.2%3.1%3.8 $100.20 5/31/20246,870,000 shares $681.98 million -14.7%2.8%3.4 $99.27 5/15/20248,050,000 shares $781.74 million -5.3%3.3%3.6 $97.11 4/30/20248,500,000 shares $875.76 million -2.4%3.5%3.7 $103.03 4/15/20248,710,000 shares $932.23 million -3.7%3.6%3.7 $107.03 3/31/20249,040,000 shares $1.01 billion +5.0%3.7%3.9 $111.90 3/15/20248,610,000 shares $951.75 million -19.2%3.6%3.7 $110.54 2/29/202410,650,000 shares $1.19 billion +36.9%4.4%4.6 $111.91 2/15/20247,780,000 shares $816.36 million +13.7%3.2%3.6 $104.93 1/31/20246,840,000 shares $746.86 million +7.9%2.8%3.1 $109.19 1/15/20246,340,000 shares $670.71 million -7.9%2.6%3 $105.79 12/31/20236,880,000 shares $693.50 million -7.0%2.8%3.3 $100.80 12/15/20237,400,000 shares $743.63 million -7.6%3.0%3.5 $100.49 11/30/20238,010,000 shares $857.71 million -2.4%3.3%4 $107.08 11/15/20238,210,000 shares $835.78 million +18.5%3.4%3.9 $101.80 10/31/20236,930,000 shares $630.63 million +3.3%2.8%3.1 $91.00 10/15/20236,710,000 shares $625.51 million -9.3%2.7%3.1 $93.22 9/30/20237,400,000 shares $642.47 million -9.1%3.0%3.5 $86.82The End of Elon Musk…? 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According to his research, if you listen to the media and miss out on Elon's newest breakthrough, it's going to cost you the fortune of a lifetime.Click here to see why the "End of Elon" crowd is about to be wrong again. 9/15/20238,140,000 shares $714.12 million -23.8%3.3%3.8 $87.73 8/31/202310,680,000 shares $932.68 million +107.0%4.3%4.6 $87.33 8/15/20235,160,000 shares $467.13 million -10.6%2.1%2.2 $90.53 7/31/20235,770,000 shares $527.78 million -18.9%2.3%2.6 $91.47 7/15/20237,110,000 shares $662.23 million -12.0%2.8%3.2 $93.14 6/30/20238,080,000 shares $764.13 million -9.9%3.2%3.6 $94.57 6/15/20238,970,000 shares $799.77 million +52.8%3.5%3.9 $89.16 5/31/20235,870,000 shares $483.22 million +4.1%2.3%2.6 $82.32 5/15/20235,640,000 shares $481.20 million +13.3%2.2%2.6 $85.32 4/30/20234,980,000 shares $408.86 million -10.3%2.0%2.2 $82.10 4/15/20235,550,000 shares $447.50 million +27.3%2.2%2.2 $80.63 3/31/20234,360,000 shares $329.18 million +5.8%1.7%1.7 $75.50 3/15/20234,120,000 shares $287.66 million -16.9%1.6%1.6 $69.82 2/28/20234,960,000 shares $375.52 million -21.3%1.9%1.9 $75.71 2/15/20236,300,000 shares $495.05 million +35.8%2.5%2.3 $78.58 1/31/20234,640,000 shares $358.44 million -11.3%1.8%1.6 $77.25 1/15/20235,230,000 shares $402.03 million -4.6%2.0%1.8 $76.87 12/30/20225,480,000 shares $421.25 million -23.3%2.1%1.8 $76.87 12/15/20227,140,000 shares $560.99 million -32.1%2.7%2.3 $78.57 11/30/202210,510,000 shares $842.59 million +22.9%4.0%3.3 $80.17 11/15/20228,550,000 shares $635.44 million -28.3%3.3%2.8 $74.32 10/31/202211,920,000 shares $904.73 million -21.0%4.6%3.7 $75.90 10/15/202215,080,000 shares $1.03 billion -8.8%5.6%5 $68.08 9/30/202216,540,000 shares $1.10 billion -9.9%6.1%5.8 $66.68 9/15/202218,360,000 shares $1.22 billion +191.9%6.8%6.7 $66.39 8/31/20226,290,000 shares $444.83 million -26.1%2.3%2.4 $70.72 8/15/20228,510,000 shares $595.44 million +31.7%3.1%3.4 $69.97 7/31/20226,460,000 shares $384.76 million -1.2%2.4%2.8 $59.56 7/15/20226,540,000 shares $361.07 million -5.1%2.4%2.7 $55.21 6/30/20226,890,000 shares $360.14 million -10.4%2.5%2.7 $52.27 6/15/20227,690,000 shares $392.50 million +2.8%2.8%3 $51.04 5/31/20227,480,000 shares $421.27 million +10.5%2.8%2.8 $56.32 5/15/20226,770,000 shares $376.48 million -8.9%2.5%2.4 $55.61 4/30/20227,430,000 shares $431.31 million +16.1%2.7%2.6 $58.05 4/15/20226,400,000 shares $402.94 million +11.9%2.3%2.3 $62.96 3/31/20225,720,000 shares $324.32 million -4.7%2.1%1.9 $56.70 3/15/20226,000,000 shares $323.58 million -6.4%2.2%2 $53.93 2/28/20226,410,000 shares $346.20 million -2.9%2.3%2.2 $54.01 2/15/20226,600,000 shares $353.30 million -15.9%2.4%2.1 $53.53 1/31/20227,850,000 shares $404.82 million +16.6%2.9%2.5 $51.57 1/15/20226,730,000 shares $357.30 million +2.0%2.4%2.1 $53.09 12/31/20216,600,000 shares $339.83 million -8.8%2.4%2 $51.49 12/15/20217,240,000 shares $356.28 million +24.2%2.6%2 $49.21 11/30/20215,830,000 shares $269.52 million +3.6%2.1%1.7 $46.23 11/15/20215,630,000 shares $284.09 million -31.6%2.0%1.7 $50.46 10/29/20218,230,000 shares $393.48 million +20.3%2.9%2.5 $47.81 10/15/20216,840,000 shares $332.01 million +12.0%2.4%2.2 $48.54 9/30/20216,110,000 shares $302.20 million -27.3%2.2%2.1 $49.46 9/15/20218,400,000 shares $445.37 million -19.4%3.0%3.4 $53.02 8/31/202110,420,000 shares $546.95 million +115.7%3.6%4.3 $52.49The End of Elon Musk…? 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According to his research, if you listen to the media and miss out on Elon's newest breakthrough, it's going to cost you the fortune of a lifetime.Click here to see why the "End of Elon" crowd is about to be wrong again. 8/13/20214,830,000 shares $249.71 million +30.2%1.7%2 $51.70 7/30/20213,710,000 shares $220.30 million -0.3%1.3%1.5 $59.38 7/15/20213,720,000 shares $211.18 million -13.1%1.3%1.6 $56.77 6/30/20214,280,000 shares $244.35 million -17.2%1.5%1.9 $57.09 6/15/20215,170,000 shares $301.26 million +4.2%1.8%2.4 $58.27 5/28/20214,960,000 shares $278.11 million -1.4%1.7%2.4 $56.07 5/14/20215,030,000 shares $282.18 million +10.1%1.7%2.4 $56.10 4/30/20214,570,000 shares $277.22 million +19.0%1.6%2.2 $60.66 4/15/20213,840,000 shares $233.55 million -7.7%1.3%2 $60.82 3/31/20214,160,000 shares $259.08 million -1.9%1.4%2.1 $62.28 3/15/20214,240,000 shares $243.16 million -21.3%1.5%2.2 $57.35 2/26/20215,390,000 shares $281.03 million -19.8%1.8%2.8 $52.14 2/12/20216,720,000 shares $352.20 million +66.3%2.3%3.4 $52.41 1/29/20214,040,000 shares $224.50 million +14.8%1.4%1.9 $55.57 1/15/20213,520,000 shares $194.97 million +16.6%1.2%1.7 $55.39 12/31/20203,020,000 shares $161.54 million -36.7%1.0%1.5 $53.49 12/15/20204,770,000 shares $255.43 million +3.0%1.6%2.3 $53.55 11/30/20204,630,000 shares $249.00 million +13.2%1.6%2 $53.78 11/15/20204,090,000 shares $234.89 million -10.1%1.4%1.8 $57.43 10/30/20204,550,000 shares $207.53 million +27.1%1.6%2.1 $45.61 10/15/20203,580,000 shares $173.16 million -3.0%1.2%1.6 $48.37 9/30/20203,690,000 shares $173.25 million -6.6%1.3%1.6 $46.95 9/15/20203,950,000 shares $183.87 million -13.0%1.4%1.7 $46.55 8/31/20204,540,000 shares $230.45 million +6.8%1.6%2 $50.76 8/14/20204,250,000 shares $228.14 million -1.6%1.5%1.9 $53.68 7/31/20204,320,000 shares $235.96 million -15.3%1.5%1.8 $54.62 7/15/20205,100,000 shares $265.66 million +8.5%1.8%2.1 $52.09 6/30/20204,700,000 shares $245.29 million +14.1%1.6%1.9 $52.19 6/15/20204,120,000 shares $220.26 million +11.1%1.4%1.6 $53.46 CAH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cardinal Health's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Cardinal Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 5,310,000 shares of CAH short. 2.23% of Cardinal Health's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cardinal Health's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Cardinal Health? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CAH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Cardinal Health's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Cardinal Health? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cardinal Health: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Oribel Capital Management LP, Groupe la Francaise, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Simplex Trading LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, SteelPeak Wealth LLC, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Cardinal Health? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.23% of Cardinal Health's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cardinal Health's short interest increasing or decreasing? Cardinal Health saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,310,000 shares, a decrease of 0.4% from the previous total of 5,330,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Cardinal Health's float size? Cardinal Health currently has issued a total of 238,677,000 shares. Some of Cardinal Health's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Cardinal Health currently has a public float of 238,000,000 shares. How does Cardinal Health's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.23% of Cardinal Health's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cardinal Health: McKesson Co. (1.69%), Cencora, Inc. (3.32%), Henry Schein, Inc. (6.27%), Patterson Companies, Inc. (3.57%), Owens & Minor, Inc. (9.62%), Herbalife Ltd. (13.51%), Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (4.39%), Cosmos Health Inc. (2.25%), HWH International Inc. (8.78%), Stryker Co. (1.68%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Cardinal Health stock? Short selling CAH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cardinal Health as its price is falling. CAH shares are trading down $0.55 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Cardinal Health? A short squeeze for Cardinal Health occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CAH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cardinal Health's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CAH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies McKesson Short Interest Data Cencora Short Interest Data Henry Schein Short Interest Data Patterson Companies Short Interest Data Owens & Minor Short Interest Data Herbalife Short Interest Data Nu Skin Enterprises Short Interest Data Cosmos Health Short Interest Data HWH International Short Interest Data Stryker Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:CAH) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? Take your latest internet bill and light it on fire… then count the seconds it...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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