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Is Cardinal Health laying off workers?

Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Cardinal Health in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Feb 7, 2024 for 5 jobs in Norfolk, Nebraska. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.

2,020 roles affected across 24 filings in 9 states.

Canary status: SingingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
heavy executive turnover (3 SEC leadership-change filings)
CanaryWhistle's own assessment, computed from the public filings listed on this page. It is a read of hiring and workforce activity, not a statement about Cardinal Health's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 9 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Illinois1,143South Carolina326Alabama149Ohio101New Jersey76California73Washington59Indiana49Nebraska44
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Filing history

Cardinal Health has filed 24 WARN notices between 2005 and 2024, cutting 2,020 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Feb 7, 2024.

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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES

Material corporate events on record for Cardinal Health, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.

Aug 5, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-08-05 by CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH).SEC filing →
Mar 23, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-03-23 by CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH).SEC filing →
Mar 5, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-03-05 by CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH).SEC filing →
Mar 10, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-03-10 by CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH).SEC filing →
Sep 9, 2024Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2024-09-09 by CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH).SEC filing →

Every filing

Norfolk, Nebraska
Filed Feb 7, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
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Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Norfolk, Nebraska
Filed Jan 8, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
13
Layoff
Norfolk, Nebraska
Filed Oct 30, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
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Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Norfolk, Nebraska
Filed Oct 16, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
10
Layoff
Norfolk, Nebraska
Filed Sep 25, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
14
Layoff
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Filed Oct 27, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
236
Layoff
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Filed Jun 30, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
22
Layoff
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Filed Jun 18, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
11
Layoff
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Filed May 21, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
128
Layoff
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Filed Apr 30, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
4
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Filed Mar 26, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
29
Layoff
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Filed Feb 26, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
66
Layoff
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Filed Jan 29, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
66
Layoff
Zanesville, Ohio
Filed Feb 20, 2018 (8y ago) · Effective Apr 20, 2018 · official filing →
101
Layoff
Auburn, Washington
Filed Feb 1, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
59
Layoff
Elk Grove, California
Filed Jan 25, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
58
Layoff
Valencia, California
Filed Jan 25, 2016 (10y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
15
Layoff
Waukegan, Illinois
Filed Jan 30, 2013 (13y ago) · Effective Feb 25, 2012 · official filing →
776
Layoff
Indianapolis, Indiana
Filed Feb 2, 2010 (16y ago) · Effective Apr 3, 2010 · official filing →
49
Layoff
Bessemer, Alabama
Filed Apr 24, 2008 (18y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
100
Layoff
Waukegan, Illinois
Filed Feb 29, 2008 (18y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
52
Layoff
Birmingham, Alabama
Filed Aug 8, 2006 (20y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
49
Layoff
EDISON, New Jersey
Effective Mar 10, 2006 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
76
Layoff
Waukegan, Illinois
Filed Dec 12, 2005 (21y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
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Questions

Is Cardinal Health laying off employees?

Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Cardinal Health in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Feb 7, 2024 for 5 jobs in Norfolk, Nebraska. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.

How many jobs is Cardinal Health cutting?

2,020 jobs across all 24 official WARN filings on record since 2005, in 9 states.

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