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title: "Cardinal Health Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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# Cardinal Health Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) slid 2.72% to $228.46 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

Cardinal Health Inc. closed 11.55% below its 52-week high of $258.30, which the company achieved on August 11th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 2.16% to $260.11, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) fell 0.97% to $384.85, and CVS Health Corp. (CVS) remained unchanged.

Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 754,157 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.

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