CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH) Options Risk Score

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Is it risky to sell options on CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH) right now?

CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH) currently scores 100 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (HIGH) over a 4-week expiry window. That score is driven by an upcoming earnings report, 8 recent news items, 10 active legal filings and 51 clinical-trial catalysts falling inside the 4-week window. On TickerRisk's scale 70 and above is HIGH, so a known event is scheduled inside this window — selling premium on CAH here is a bet on that event rather than on time decay. The score measures scheduled event exposure, not which way the stock will move.

CAH shows an IV Rank of 73 — implied volatility is near the top of its own one-year range, so CAH options are historically expensive, which favours premium-selling strategies, with a current implied volatility of about 36%. IV Rank answers how CAH options are priced against their own history, which is the starting point for choosing between selling and buying premium.

CAH is scheduled to report earnings on 2026-11-05, which falls inside a typical monthly options expiry — expect elevated implied volatility into the event and an IV crush afterward.

CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH) current implied volatility and IV Rank

As of the latest scan, CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH) shows an IV Rank of 73 with implied volatility around 36%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 100/100. That's high — options are expensive relative to the past year, which favours premium-selling strategies such as credit spreads, iron condors and covered calls, provided no binary catalyst is working against you.

IV Rank is an index, not a percentage — it says where CAH's implied volatility sits inside its own 1-year range. How to read IV Rank →

CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH) next earnings date — 2026-11-05

The next CAH report lands on 2026-11-05 — about 15 days away — inside the window a typical monthly option would span. CAH's IV Rank is currently 73. That matters more than any other single date on the calendar: the stock can gap overnight on the print, and any premium you collect now is partly payment for carrying that gap. Sellers who want the volatility crush without the gap generally choose an expiry that ends before the report.

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