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Research report · 16 October 2026

CVS HEALTH Corp (CVS)

Health Care · Health Care Services · US stock · price as of 16 Oct 2026

Key indicators

Price$92.36
52-week range$68.48 – $110.00
Market cap$118.9B
P/E (trailing)24.1×
EV / EBITDA13.0×
Free-cash-flow yield9.9%
Dividend yield2.9%
Revenue (last 12 months)$415.1B
Revenue growth (3y a year)7.6%
Operating margin2.0%
Return on invested capital5.5%
Net debt / EBITDA3.7×

Fair value

Blended fair value$112.35 range $107 – $118
Versus priceFair+22% to fair value
Peer multiples$119.99
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple$134.98
10-year DCF (market-scaled)$82.09
Earnings power value (floor, not blended)$57.39
Model uncertaintyMedium

X-Ray Score

52/ 100 · High confidence · ahead of 53% of sector peers
Valuation78
Growth40
Profitability49
Financial health29
Dividends64

Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average · blue band: fair value range

36.4257.9379.45101122Fair value $1122021-102023-012024-042025-072026-10

Executive summary

CVS Health combines a large pharmacy chain, a pharmacy benefit manager, a health insurer and a growing set of care delivery services. Customers fill prescriptions at its stores, employers and health plans use its benefit management services, and Aetna covers members with health insurance. Revenue is generated from prescription sales, insurance premiums and service fees, and results depend on medical costs, drug pricing and reimbursement rates.

The company reported trailing revenue of $415.1 billion and three-year growth of 7.6% a year. Profitability figures show an operating margin of 2.0% and a return on invested capital of 6%. Its net debt to EBITDA ratio stands at 3.7 times. The dividend yield is 2.9%. The figures are a snapshot of reported results rather than a forecast.

StocksXray gives CVS HEALTH Corp an X-Ray Score of 52 out of 100 (high confidence), ahead of 53% of the S&P 500 stocks in its sector. Its strongest lens is valuation (78) and its weakest is financial health (29).

Our fair value blend is $112.35 (range $106.68 to $117.87). At $92.36 the stock trades 18% below that blend, so the label is "Fair" with medium model uncertainty. Fair value is a range, not a price target.

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Valuation history multiples at each fiscal year-end price; the last column uses today's price and the last twelve months

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Now
Price$87.90$81.20$71.02$42.07$77.55$92.36
Market cap$116.8B$107.4B$91.6B$53.1B$98.6B$118.9B
P/E14.6×24.9×11.0×11.5×55.8×24.1×
EV / revenue0.6×0.4×0.4×0.3×0.4×0.4×
EV / EBITDA9.0×11.8×7.8×8.4×16.5×13.0×
Price / free cash flow7.4×8.0×8.8×8.4×12.6×10.1×
Free-cash-flow yield13.5%12.5%11.3%11.9%7.9%9.9%
Price / book1.6×1.5×1.2×0.7×1.3×1.5×
Dividend yield2.28%2.71%3.41%6.32%3.43%2.88%

Fundamentals checklist ● 5 Good · ● 3 Average · ● 8 Bad · each check graded against the sector

Cash quality

Earnings backed by cash−3.9%Average
Free-cash-flow yield9.9%Good

Risk models

Altman Z score1.2×Bad
Piotroski F-Score7 of 9Average

Growth

EPS growth (3y)−24.7%Bad
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)−16.6%Bad
Revenue growth (3y)7.6%Average
Growth consistency100%Good

Balance sheet

Current ratio0.9×Bad
Net debt / EBITDA3.7×Bad
Interest cover2.7×Bad

Valuation

Fair value vs price1.2×Good
EBIT / EV yield5.0%Good

Profitability

Return on invested capital5.5%Bad
Operating margin2.0%Bad
Gross profitability72.8%Good
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Financials US$ millions, from SEC filings; last column is the last twelve months

Income statementFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Revenue292,111322,467357,776372,809402,067415,086
Gross profit116,308125,575140,678166,522180,900184,675
Operating income13,3107,95413,7438,5164,6608,288
Net income8,0014,3118,3444,6141,7684,890
Diluted EPS ($)6.023.266.473.661.393.83
Free cash flow15,74513,45010,3956,3267,80711,758
Gross margin39.8%38.9%39.3%44.7%45.0%44.5%
Operating margin4.6%2.5%3.8%2.3%1.2%2.0%
Net margin2.7%1.3%2.3%1.2%0.4%1.2%
Balance sheetFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Total assets233,052228,275249,728253,215253,538253,768
Cash9,40812,9458,1968,5868,45311,329
Total debt56,17652,25461,81068,38964,57061,410
Equity74,53571,46976,46175,56075,21479,702
Dividend per share ($)2.002.202.422.662.662.66

Revenue and net income US$ billions: navy revenue, teal net income

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Margins blue gross, teal operating, brown net

0%15%30%45%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Latest quarters

Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue ($M)94,58898,915102,871105,693100,426106,096
Growth vs a year earlier+7.0%+8.4%+7.8%+8.2%+6.2%+7.3%
Net income ($M)1,7791,021-3,9752,9432,9432,979
Diluted EPS ($)1.410.80-3.13–2.302.31
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Peers in Health Care Services

CompanyX-Ray
CVS · CVS HEALTH Corp52
DVA · Davita Inc.66
CI · Cigna Group66
DGX · Quest Diagnostics Inc57
LH · Labcorp Holdings Inc.46

Market Compass outlook for Health Care: Neutral (51/100). It blends regime history, macro sensitivity, momentum and valuation.

Returns

1 week+7.2%
1 month+2.3%
3 months−13.6%
6 months+21.3%
1 year+18.1%
3 years+44.4%
5 years+29.2%

Technical summary

DailyBullish10 bullish · 1 neutral · 5 bearish
WeeklyStrongly bullish9 bullish · 1 neutral · 2 bearish
MonthlyStrongly bullish7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
50-day / 200-day average$91.73 / $87.51
52-week low / high$68.48 / $110.00
Classic pivot, support and resistanceS2 91.29 · S1 91.82 · P – · R1 93.12 · R2 93.89

Recent dividends

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
22 Oct 2026$0.6650
23 Jul 2026$0.6650
23 Apr 2026$0.6650
22 Jan 2026$0.6650
23 Oct 2025$0.6650
22 Jul 2025$0.6650
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Strengths

  • Free-cash-flow yield of 9.9% is ahead of 95% of its sector peers.
  • Piotroski F-Score of 7 out of 9: most of the nine accounting health tests pass.
  • Has raised its dividend for 7 years in a row.

Risks and weak spots

  • Altman Z score is weak against Health Care peers (1.2×).
  • EPS growth (3y) is weak against Health Care peers (−24.7%).
  • Free-cash-flow growth (3y) is weak against Health Care peers (−16.6%).
  • Current ratio is weak against Health Care peers (0.9×).
  • Net debt / EBITDA is weak against Health Care peers (3.7×).
  • Interest cover is weak against Health Care peers (2.7×).
  • Return on invested capital is weak against Health Care peers (5.5%).
  • Operating margin is weak against Health Care peers (2.0%).

Latest SEC filings

DateFormItems
17 Aug 20268-K5.02,7.01,9.01
5 Aug 202610-Q
5 Aug 20268-K2.02,9.01
18 May 20268-K5.02,5.07
6 May 202610-Q
6 May 20268-K2.02,9.01
3 Apr 2026DEF 14A
19 Mar 20268-K5.02

How to read this report

Every number comes from SEC filings, end-of-day prices and the StocksXray models described on the methodology page. The X-Ray Score ranks each metric against the company's own sector. Fair value blends three models and carries a typical error of about 40%, so treat it as a range. Analyst ratings, price targets and earnings-call summaries are not part of this report. Educational research, not financial advice; read the disclaimer.

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