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title: "Cardinal Health Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) shares fell 2.88% to $220.54 on Wednesday, underperforming competitors like Amazon, UnitedHealth, and CVS during a broadly weak market session. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones also declined slightly. CAH closed 9.32% below its 52-week high of $243.21. Trading volume reached 2.5 million, exceeding the 50-day average."
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# Cardinal Health Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) slipped 2.88% to $220.54 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.14% to 7,498.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.01% to 52,218.58.

Cardinal Health Inc. closed 9.32% short of its 52-week high of $243.21, which the company reached on July 7th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 1.09% to $244.85, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) fell 1.16% to $431.31, and CVS Health Corp. (CVS) fell 2.28% to $108.08.

Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 22, 2026.

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