CVS Health Corp CVS

What the company does

CVS Health Corp is a large-cap company in the Healthcare sector (Healthcare Plans), with a market value of $119.5B, based in the USA.

It employs about 219,000 people and has been listed since Dec 17, 1984.

CVS Health Corporation provides health solutions in the United States. 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; prescription drug 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.

Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 24.6 versus 22.8 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.

Revenue is growing 7% versus the same quarter last year.

On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 10.7 — they expect higher earnings.

The average analyst price target is 115.48, 24% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 62% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• • Quarterly report in 10 days (2026-11-04) — a day the stock can move a lot.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 3 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (25 vs 0).
• ✅ Pays a dividend (2.8% a year).

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock rose 1.9% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLV +1.4%).

This week's news

• Why Is CVS Health (CVS) Hiring A Top AI Leader For Pharmacy? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-24
  What the article says

  CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) has appointed Jack Hanlon as senior vice president of AI and Analytics for its retail and pharmacy operations. Hanlon previously held senior data and analytics roles at Meta and Reddit, bringing large scale consumer technology experience into CVS Health. The new executive role is focused on… source ↗

• What CVS Health Holders Bought Into finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-24
  What the article says

  CVS Health's latest launch of its Health100 AI platform and rapid build out of GLP 1 programs gave investors something very concrete to react to, as the business sharpened its focus on higher margin healthcare services and technology. For CVS Health shareholders, the return from the start of the year was 20.2%,… source ↗

• CVS Health (CVS) Stock May Be Undervalued Despite Opioid Settlement finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-24
  What the article says

  CVS Health has delivered solid gains over the past few years, and recent headlines have kept the company firmly in focus. With the stock around US$93, the question for you is whether that price is well supported by the earnings CVS generates today. Over the past 3 years CVS Health has returned 57.9%, which puts real… source ↗

• CVS Pharmacy expands fall assortment of collectibles, nostalgic favorites and seasonal exclusives finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  New and expanded offerings across toys, collectibles, beauty, snacks and seasonal categories give shoppers more opportunities to discover unexpected finds WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Pharmacy®, the retail division of CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS), today announced an expanded assortment of… source ↗

• CVS Health: Thank You! Phoenix Residential Grand Opening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  WOONSOCKET, RI / ACCESS Newswire / October 23, 2026 / CVS Health Recently, the Grand Opening of Phoenix Residential in Milwaukee marked a milestone for the residents, local leaders, community and development organizations, who helped bring the community to life. Phoenix Residential offers 21 affordable homes for… source ↗

• Is Trending Stock CVS Health Corporation (CVS) a Buy Now? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  CVS Health (CVS) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future. Shares of this drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager have returned +11.1% over the past month versus… source ↗

What changed since last week

• New risk flag: earnings report coming up.