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title: "Cardinal Health Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) shares rose 2.34% to $199.77 on a mixed trading day, marking its fifth consecutive gain. The stock remains 14.48% below its 52-week high of $233.60. Competitors had varied performances, with Amazon up 0.27%, UnitedHealth down 0.69%, and CVS up 0.10%. Trading volume reached 2.4 million, surpassing the 50-day average of 2.0 million."
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# Cardinal Health Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) rallied 2.34% to $199.77 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.32% to 49,686.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.07% to 7,403.05.

This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.

Cardinal Health Inc. closed 14.48% short of its 52-week high of $233.60, which the company reached on March 2nd.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 0.27% to $264.86, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) fell 0.69% to $391.13, and CVS Health Corp. (CVS) rose 0.10% to $95.99.

Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 18, 2026.

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