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CVS Health Corporation

CVS

Healthcare · 95.48 +0.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 10:00 GMT-4

Market read

CVS Health Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 7.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+0.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeHealthcare Plans · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • CVS disclosed a 7.0% increase in pharmacy same-store prescription volume on a 30-day equivalent basis as a revenue driver.
  • Pharmacy same-store prescription volume rose 6.8% on a 30-day equivalent basis in the quarter.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CVS's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Healthcare · Healthcare Plans

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 7.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.0 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 191.8% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • CVS disclosed a 7.0% increase in pharmacy same-store prescription volume on a 30-day equivalent basis as a revenue driver.
  • Pharmacy same-store prescription volume rose 6.8% on a 30-day equivalent basis in the quarter.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements162
Verified relationships10
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +7.8% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 6.02x in the latest annual period.
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -1.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 199% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 36% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

95.28
6m+25.8%12m+32.8%24m+64.1%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$292.1B+8.7%+1.1%
2022-12-31$322.5B+10.4%-0.5%
2023-12-31$357.8B+10.9%-2.5%
2024-12-31$372.8B+4.2%-2.2%
2025-12-31$402.1B+7.8%+0.7%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 5 filings
Operating expenses • Operating expenses decreased $347 million, or 3.3%, in the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year primarily due to the absence of $929 million in legacy litigation charges recorded in the prior year, partially offset by…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionspositive · 5 filings
The increase was primarily driven by pharmacy drug mix, the 6.9% increase in pharmacy same store prescription volume on a 30-day equivalent basis and brand inflation.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Credit and interest ratespositive · 4 filings
Net cash used in financing activities increased by $3.5 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year primarily due to higher repayments of long-term debt during the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year and proc…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Pricing and mixnegative · 2 filings
These increases were partially offset by regulatory-related price reductions on certain drugs, the impact of recent generic drug introductions and pharmacy reimbursement pressure.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.3× · EV/sales 0.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

95.48+0.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 10:00 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CVS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-07-31.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Reported investment and cash context

Capital spending YoY
+14.1%
Capital spending / revenue
+0.7%
Free-cash-flow margin
+4.4%
FCF margin change
+1.7 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 7.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.0 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 191.8% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

2025 Revenues • Total revenues increased slightly in the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year primarily driven by pharmacy drug mix, increased prescription volume, including contributions from the Company’s Rite Aid asset acquisitions which were completed during the third quarter of 2025, and brand inflation.

2025 Revenues • Total revenues increased slightly in the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year primarily driven by pharmacy drug mix, increased prescription volume, including contributions from the Company’s Rite Aid asset acquisitions, and brand inflation.

2025 Revenues • Total revenues increased $5.3 billion, or 11.5%, in the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year primarily driven by pharmacy drug mix and brand inflation, partially offset by continued pharmacy client price improvements.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CVS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

CAHCardinal Health, Inc.partnerFeb 10, 2026

Generic Sourcing Venture The Company and Cardinal Health, Inc.

AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.competitorFeb 10, 2026

In the areas it serves, the Company competes with other drugstore chains (e.g., Walgreens), supermarkets, discount retailers (e.g., Walmart), independent pharmacies, restrictive pharmacy networks, online retailers (e.g., Amazon), membership clubs, infusion ph…

Depended on by

MCK24.0% of MCKcustomerMay 8, 2026

Sales to our largest customer, CVS Health Corporation (“CVS”), accounted for approximately 24% of our total consolidated revenues in fiscal 2026.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CVS is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Healthcare Plans. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for CVS; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.