Cardinal Health (CAH) Stock Concentration Calculator

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Quantify Cardinal Health concentration risk. Drawdown impact at 30 / 50 / 70%, with the tax-aware trade-off between selling down and hedging.

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35%
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20%
10%

Tax

67%
Highly concentratedLong-term
If 30% drop
−$150,000
If 50% drop
−$250,000
If 70% drop
−$350,000

Most fee-only advisors target ≤10% in any single name. You're at 67%.

Estimates only. Not financial advice.

Most sensitive to: Expected market return (±10% on this input swings best-plan wealth by ±$190,508).

Cost of fully de-concentrating

All three plans sell to 0% (no hedge).

Tax
Wealth (3y)$956,485
+$33,417 vs.

Tax
Wealth (3y)$994,174
+$71,106 vs.

Tax
Wealth (3y)$1.04M
+$112,490 vs.

Sensitivity. If your expected position return drops below 19.6%/yr, lump-sum (sell everything today) beats every spread plan above.

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Sell over 1 yearSell over 2 yearsSell over 3 yearsCustom
$712,500$815,995$919,489$1,022,984$1,126,478Yr 0Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Tax$200,753
Hedge cost$37,676
Wealth at Y3$1,046,371
Vs. best fixed plan+$10,813

Tech / Software single names hit a 50%+ peak-to-trough drawdown in roughly 1 of every 5 rolling 3-year windows over 2014–2024. Even mega-caps aren’t exempt.

Tax brackets: 2026 · Estimates only — not financial advice.

Estate note. Heirs receive a stepped-up basis at death (§1014), eliminating built-in gain on inherited shares. Older holders who plan to bequeath rather than sell may rationally never de-concentrate.

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About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health (CAH) is a public Other company, incorporated in Ohio and headquartered in Dublin, OH.

Equity grants at Cardinal Health typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).

Cardinal Health Technologies, LLC doing business as Cardinal Health, is an American multinational health care services company, and the 15th highest revenue generating company in the United States. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, the company specializes in the distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical products, serving more than 100,000 locations. The company also manufactures medical and surgical product, including gloves, surgical apparel, and fluid management products. In addition, it operates one of the largest networks of radiopharmacies in the U.S. Cardinal Health provides medical products to over 75 percent of hospitals in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Robert Walter founded the company in 1971 as a food wholesaler in Ohio and moved it into pharmaceutical distribution in 1979. It is the third of the large American drug wholesalers, and also manufactures medical products including surgical kits and gloves, a segment that struggled with inflation and supply chain costs. Distribution economics depend on generic drug purchasing scale and manufacturer service fees. The company shares in the national opioid settlement obligations. Headquarters are in Dublin, Ohio.

Sources: cardinalhealth.com · en.wikipedia.org

Equity comp at Cardinal Health

  • RSUs use single-trigger vesting: shares become yours as each portion vests on schedule, and the value is taxed as ordinary income at that point. No IPO or acquisition is required.

Researched 2026-08-17.

OptionsAhoy is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cardinal Health.

If a meaningful share of your net worth sits in CAH, concentration risk is the question. This calculator quantifies drawdown impact at 30 / 50 / 70%, and the trade-off between selling down (tax cost now) versus hedging (option premium drag), auto-filled with CAH's option-implied volatility.

All Cardinal Health tools → · Use the generic Stock Concentration Calculator for any company. Diversifying multiple RSU lots? See the lot-by-lot sell order →

Cardinal Health equity questions

How much CAH stock is too much?
There is no single threshold, but the larger the share of your net worth in one stock, the more a single bad year can set back your plans. The calculator above quantifies the drawdown impact at 30, 50, and 70 percent for your CAH position and weighs selling down (which triggers capital-gains tax now) against hedging (which costs option premium).
Does Cardinal Health grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
Equity compensation at Cardinal Health typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
Do Cardinal Health RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
No. Cardinal Health restricted stock units (RSUs) use single-trigger vesting: each tranche becomes yours as it vests on schedule, taxed as ordinary income at that point, with no liquidity event required.
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