CVS Health Corp CVS
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
CVS Health Corp is a large-cap company in the Healthcare sector (Healthcare Plans), with a market value of $110.6B, 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 22.5 versus 20.2 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 116.28, 34% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 43% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
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 (3.1% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 3.0% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLV -2.6%).
This week's news
- Trump offering $90 to Medicare enrollees to cover premiums seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- Aetna 2027 Medicare plans offer reliable, affordable access to care & member support finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Why Is CVS Health (CVS) Reworking Primary Care Around Value Based Care? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Q2 Earnings Highlights: Alignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC) Vs The Rest Of The Health Insurance Providers Stocks finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- CVS Health: After 30 Years, a Hepatitis C Treatment That Finally Worked finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Why McKesson (MCK) Stock Is Trading Up Today finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.