CVS Health Corporation CVS SPX
CVS Health Corporation provides health solutions in the United States. The company operates through Health Care Benefits, Health Services, and Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segments. The Health Care Benefits segment offers traditional, voluntary, and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental and behavioral health plans, medical management capabilities, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans, PDPS and Medicaid health care management services. It serves employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups, and expatriates. The Health Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management solutions, including plan design and administration, formulary management, retail pharmacy network management, specialty and mail order pharmacy, clinical, disease management, medical spend management services, pharmacy and other administrative services. It serves employers, insurance companies, unions, government employee groups, health plans, PDPS, Medicaid managed care plans, CMS, plans offered on public health insurance, and other sponsors of health benefit plans. The Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segment sells prescription and over-the-counter drugs, consumer health and beauty products, personal care products, and other general merchandise products. This segment also distributes prescription drugs; and provides related pharmacy consulting and other ancillary services to care facilities and other care settings. It operates online retail pharmacy websites, retail specialty pharmacy stores, compounding pharmacies and branches for infusion and enteral nutrition services. The company was formerly known as CVS Caremark Corporation and changed its name to CVS Health Corporation in September 2014. CVS Health Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
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Growth (CAGR)
PROS
- Attractive dividend yield of 2.92%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -25.7% CAGR over 5 years.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Healthcare).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CVS CVS Health Corporation SPX | 90.98 | 39.90 | $116.08B | 2.92% | 3.19% | 3.75% | 7.63% | -25.70% |
| 2 | LLY Eli Lilly and Company SPX | 1,105.00 | 39.21 | $985.37B | 0.63% | 38.44% | 107.46% | 31.69% | 48.96% |
| 3 | JNJ Johnson & Johnson SPX | 225.33 | 26.11 | $542.42B | 2.38% | 23.13% | 26.42% | 5.60% | 14.32% |
| 4 | UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated SPX | 380.31 | 28.66 | $345.38B | 2.32% | 9.60% | 12.18% | 11.35% | -15.69% |
| 5 | MRK Merck & Co., Inc. SPX | 118.72 | 33.44 | $293.22B | 2.86% | 20.66% | 18.94% | 3.12% | 7.93% |
| 6 | TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. SPX | 492.51 | 27.11 | $183.03B | 0.38% | 9.17% | 13.52% | -0.27% | -1.19% |
| 7 | AMGN Amgen Inc. NDXSPX | 336.79 | 23.42 | $181.77B | 2.99% | 18.02% | 101.32% | 11.77% | 5.58% |
| 8 | GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. NDXSPX | 134.43 | 18.29 | $166.90B | 2.44% | 22.92% | 43.36% | 2.57% | 22.83% |
| 9 | ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 424.64 | 51.53 | $150.39B | - | 15.96% | 17.23% | 17.39% | 29.26% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45.69B | 46.71B | 47.27B | - | 61.40B | 63.14B | 64.55B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 94.59B | 98.92B | 102.87B | 105.69B | 100.43B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80.19B | 85.32B | 89.06B | 92.13B | 84.80B |
| Gross Profit | 6.40B | 6.66B | 7.30B | 6.74B | 7.01B | 7.49B | 7.61B | 6.57B | 6.93B | 7.12B | 7.90B | 6.86B | 7.20B | 7.33B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.40B | 13.59B | 13.81B | 13.57B | 15.62B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.02B | 11.21B | 11.29B | 11.46B | 10.94B |
| Operating Income | 2.26B | 2.33B | 2.73B | 2.19B | 2.36B | 2.82B | 3.00B | 1.80B | 2.12B | 2.50B | 3.11B | 2.00B | -1.37B | 2.57B | 824.00M | 2.69B | 3.33B | 2.93B | 3.04B | 3.46B | 4.68B | 3.25B | 3.58B | 4.33B | 3.06B | 3.54B | 4.67B | -3.92B | 3.45B | 3.23B | 3.69B | 2.27B | 3.04B | - | - | 3.37B | 2.38B | 2.52B | 2.11B | 4.68B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.56B | 3.58B | -1.56B | 3.29B | 5.83B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 785.00M | 763.00M | 784.00M | 787.00M | 774.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.62B | 1.65B | -3.48B | 1.35B | 3.94B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 835.00M | 634.00M | 508.00M | -1.57B | 981.00M |
| Net Income | 1.27B | 1.25B | 1.50B | 1.15B | 924.00M | 1.54B | 1.71B | 952.00M | 1.10B | 1.28B | 3.29B | 998.00M | -2.56B | 1.39B | -419.00M | 1.42B | 1.94B | 1.53B | 1.75B | 2.01B | 2.98B | 1.22B | 2.22B | 2.78B | 1.60B | 2.35B | 3.03B | -3.41B | 2.14B | 1.90B | 2.26B | 1.11B | 1.77B | - | - | 1.78B | 1.02B | -3.98B | 2.94B | 2.94B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.34 | 1.04 | 0.86 | 1.43 | 1.59 | 0.92 | 1.07 | 1.26 | 3.22 | 0.98 | -2.52 | 1.36 | -0.37 | 1.09 | 1.49 | 1.17 | 1.33 | 1.53 | 2.26 | 0.93 | 1.68 | 2.10 | 1.20 | 1.77 | 2.29 | -2.59 | 1.65 | 1.48 | 1.75 | 0.88 | 1.41 | - | - | 1.41 | 0.80 | -3.13 | 2.30 | 2.30 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 177.53B | 184.76B | 193.92B | - | - | - | 322.47B | 357.78B | 372.81B | 402.07B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 267.96B | 303.35B | 321.41B | 346.70B |
| Gross Profit | 16.11B | 18.29B | 20.36B | 20.22B | 20.56B | 22.49B | 23.78B | 25.37B | 26.53B | 28.86B | 28.55B | - | - | - | - | 54.50B | 54.43B | 51.40B | 55.36B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.21B | 39.83B | 41.71B | 44.98B |
| Operating Income | 4.79B | 6.05B | 6.42B | 6.14B | 6.33B | 7.21B | 8.04B | 8.80B | 9.47B | 10.39B | 9.54B | 4.02B | 11.99B | 13.91B | - | 16.29B | 14.60B | 9.70B | 10.38B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.35B | 18.20B | 13.70B | 9.86B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.29B | 2.66B | 2.96B | 3.12B |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.84B | 11.17B | 6.15B | 2.14B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.51B | 2.81B | 1.56B | 408.00M |
| Net Income | 2.64B | 3.20B | 3.70B | 3.43B | - | - | - | 4.64B | 5.24B | 5.32B | 6.62B | -594.00M | 6.63B | 7.18B | - | 4.31B | 8.34B | 4.61B | 1.77B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.92 | 2.18 | 2.55 | 2.49 | 2.57 | 3.02 | 3.74 | 3.96 | 4.63 | 4.90 | 6.44 | -0.57 | 5.08 | 5.46 | - | 3.26 | 6.47 | 3.66 | 1.39 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 7.63% |
| 1 Year: | 6.10% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -25.70% |
| 1 Year: | 63.10% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +47.26% |
| 6 Months: | +17.92% |
| 3 Months: | +14.87% |
| 1 Month: | +8.44% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Jan 2019 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 60.96B | 61.64B | 62.17B | 64.85B | 66.22B | 71.53B | 74.19B | 92.44B | 94.46B | 95.13B | 196.46B | 216.67B | 222.45B | 230.72B | - | 228.28B | 249.73B | 253.22B | 253.54B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65.63B | 67.86B | 68.64B | 74.71B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 530.00M | 1.06B | 1.35B | 1.09B | 1.43B | 1.41B | 1.38B | 4.09B | 2.48B | 2.46B | 3.37B | 1.70B | 4.06B | - | 5.68B | 7.85B | - | 12.95B | 8.20B | 8.59B | 8.45B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.09B | 18.02B | 18.11B | 19.25B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.66B | 15.62B | 14.61B | 16.32B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.44B | 137.91B | 157.95B | 158.28B | 161.01B | - | 156.51B | 173.09B | 177.49B | 178.16B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 13.49B | 12.30B | 11.07B | 11.96B | 14.15B | 15.43B | 19.03B | 23.17B | 26.25B | 30.65B | 44.01B | 45.76B | 53.30B | 62.02B | - | 69.42B | 79.19B | 84.61B | 88.69B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 8.06B | 8.76B | 8.65B | 9.21B | 9.13B | 12.84B | 11.63B | 26.27B | 25.61B | 22.18B | 71.44B | 71.35B | - | - | - | 50.48B | 58.64B | 60.53B | 60.50B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70.73B | 79.39B | 82.92B | 79.95B |
| Total Equity | - | 31.32B | 34.57B | 35.77B | 37.70B | - | 37.65B | 37.94B | 37.96B | 37.20B | 36.83B | 37.69B | 58.23B | 58.40B | 63.86B | 69.39B | - | 71.47B | 76.46B | 75.56B | 75.21B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.76B | 1.77B | 1.78B | 1.79B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.23B | 3.95B | 4.04B | 4.78B | 5.86B | 6.67B | 5.78B | 8.14B | 8.54B | 10.14B | 8.01B | 8.87B | 12.85B | 15.87B | - | 16.18B | 13.43B | 9.11B | 10.64B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.08B | -4.58B | -1.07B | -1.64B | -2.41B | -1.85B | -1.83B | -4.04B | -13.42B | -2.47B | -2.88B | -43.28B | -3.34B | -5.53B | - | -5.05B | -20.89B | -7.61B | -5.87B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 378.00M | 929.00M | -3.23B | -2.80B | -3.46B | -4.86B | -1.24B | -5.69B | 4.88B | -6.76B | -6.75B | 36.82B | -7.65B | -7.70B | - | -10.52B | 2.68B | -1.14B | -4.94B |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.80B | -2.18B | -2.55B | -2.00B | -1.87B | -2.03B | -1.98B | -2.14B | -2.37B | -2.22B | -1.92B | -2.04B | -2.46B | -2.44B | - | -2.73B | -3.03B | -2.78B | -2.83B |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.43B | 1.77B | 1.49B | 2.77B | 3.98B | 4.64B | 3.80B | 6.00B | 6.17B | 7.92B | 6.09B | 6.83B | 10.39B | 13.43B | - | 13.45B | 10.39B | 6.33B | 7.81B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 614.00M | -4.78B | 359.00M | -172.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 5.37B | 23.00M | 2.48B | 1.50B | 3.00B | 4.33B | 3.98B | 4.00B | 5.00B | 4.46B | 4.36B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50B | 2.01B | 3.02B | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 323.00M | 383.00M | 439.00M | 479.00M | 674.00M | 829.00M | 1.10B | 1.29B | 1.58B | 1.84B | 2.05B | 2.04B | 2.60B | 2.62B | 2.62B | 2.91B | 3.13B | 3.37B | 3.40B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.3% | 15.4% | - | - | - | - | 16.9% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 13.8% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.9% | 5.2% | 2.1% | - | - | - | 5.1% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0% | 3.6% | -0.3% | - | - | - | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| ROE % | 8.4% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 9.1% | - | - | - | 12.2% | 14.1% | 14.4% | 17.6% | -1.0% | 10.4% | 10.3% | - | 6.0% | 10.9% | 6.1% | 2.4% |
| ROCE % | - | 12.7% | 13.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 14.8% | 2.6% | 7.1% | 8.2% | - | 10.3% | 8.6% | 5.8% | 6.3% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 9.87% | 125.92M | $11.46B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.48% | 82.65M | $7.52B |
| 3 | Capital World Investors | 6.05% | 77.25M | $7.03B |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 4.65% | 59.32M | $5.40B |
| 5 | Dodge & Cox Inc. | 4.06% | 51.78M | $4.71B |
| 6 | FMR, LLC | 2.45% | 31.20M | $2.84B |
| 7 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.31% | 29.53M | $2.69B |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.31% | 29.46M | $2.68B |
| 9 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.04% | 26.00M | $2.37B |
| 10 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.97% | 25.14M | $2.29B |
Analyst View
Analyst aggregate. Targets and ratings update periodically; not investment advice.
Latest News
Recent headlines for CVS
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