CVS · NYQ S&P 500

CVS Health Corporation

Healthcare · Healthcare Plans

$89.01 +$3.76 (+4.41%) today

Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance

Consensus of 28 analysts

Buy

Median price target $110.00 +23.6%

Open: $85.25
Day range: 85.05 – $89.08
52-week range: 69.51 – $110.68
Volume: 14,636,510
Market cap: $113,886M
P/E (TTM): 10.3x
EPS (TTM): $8.61
EPS est. 2026: $8.25
P/E est. 2026: 10.8x
Dividend yield: 3.0%
Beta: 0.58
Payout: 31%

CVS Health financials

Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Metric	Q3 2026	1-year change
Total revenue	$108,399M	+5.4%
Net income	$2,172M	n/s
Earnings per share	$1.68	n/s
Net margin	2.0%	+5.9 pp
Free cash flow	$3,907M	+3,886.7%
Debt / equity	0.94	−16.6%

Revenue and net income ($M)

Total revenueNet income

Quarter	Total revenue	Net income
Q3 2025	$102,871M	−$3,975M
Q4 2025	$105,693M	$2,943M
Q1 2026	$100,426M	$2,943M
Q2 2026	$106,096M	$2,979M
Q3 2026	$108,399M	$2,172M

CVS Health earnings per share (EPS)

Consensus estimates

Period	EPS est.	1-year change
Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 18	$1.1030.97 – 1.36	+1.2%$1.090
Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 12	$2.7422.53 – 2.93	+6.7%$2.570
Current year2026 · Analysts: 22	$8.2558.03 – 8.51	+22.3%$6.750
Next year2027 · Analysts: 25	$8.6468.43 – 8.86	+4.7%$8.255

Forward P/E: 10.8x (2026) and 10.3x (2027) at the current price.

Actual and estimated EPS ($)

Actual EPSEstimated EPS

Quarter	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
Q3 2025	−$3.130	—
Q4 2025	$1.090	$0.997
Q1 2026	$2.570	$2.207
Q2 2026	$2.580	$1.851
Q3 2026	$2.090	$1.651
Q4 2026	—	$1.103
Q1 2027	—	$2.742

Year	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
2022	$3.260	—
2023	$6.470	—
2024	$3.660	—
2025	$1.390	—
2026	—	$8.255
2027	—	$8.646

EPS trend

Quarter	EPS	YoY change
Q1 2027Estimated	$2.742	+6.7%
Q4 2026Estimated	$1.103	+1.2%
Q3 2026	$2.090est. $1.651 · surprise +26.6%	n/s
Q2 2026	$2.580est. $1.851 · surprise +39.4%	n/a
Q1 2026	$2.570est. $2.207 · surprise +16.5%	n/a
Q4 2025	$1.090est. $0.997 · surprise +9.4%	n/a
Q3 2025	−$3.130	n/a

Year	EPS	Annual change
2027Estimated	$8.646	+4.7%
2026Estimated	$8.255	+493.8%
2025	$1.390	−62.0%
2024	$3.660	−43.4%
2023	$6.470	+98.5%
2022	$3.260	n/a

Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.

CVS Health dividend

Yield and payments

Dividend yield (TTM)	3.0%
Forward yield (next 12m)	3.0%
Dividend per share (TTM)	$2.66
Forward dividend (next 12m)	$2.66
Payout (TTM)	31%
Last dividend	$0.665Oct 22, 2026
Next ex-dividend date	n/a

Dividend per share by year ($)

PaidEstimated

Year	Dividend per share
2019	$2.00
2020	$2.00
2021	$2.00
2022	$2.20
2023	$2.42
2024	$2.66
2025	$2.66
est. 12m	$2.66

CVS Health forecasts

28 analyst ratings

Buy89% Hold11% Sell0%

Consensus: Buy · 25 buy, 3 hold, 0 sell

1-year price forecast

Share price Price target (high, median, low)

12-month price targets
Target	Price	Upside
High	$146.00	+64.0%
Median	$110.00	+23.6%
Low	$86.00	−3.4%

Monthly close (last 12 months)
Date	Close
Nov 28, 2025	$80.36
Dec 31, 2025	$79.36
Jan 30, 2026	$74.52
Feb 27, 2026	$79.90
Mar 31, 2026	$71.82
Apr 30, 2026	$83.29
May 29, 2026	$90.98
Jun 30, 2026	$103.45
Jul 31, 2026	$104.43
Aug 31, 2026	$93.91
Sep 30, 2026	$85.69
Oct 30, 2026	$90.25
Nov 10, 2026	$89.01

CVS Health peers

Ticker	Company	Market cap ($M)	P/E	Price ($)	1-day change	52-week range
CVS	CVS Health	113,886	10.3x	89.01	+4.41%	69.51110.68
UNH	UnitedHealth	362,997	23.1x	405.12	+1.89%	255.97461.62
ELV	Elevance Health	92,828	18.2x	429.65	+2.73%	274.84450.69
CI	Cigna	79,876	13.4x	303.13	+2.55%	257.85318.05
HUM	Humana	52,612	42.7x	438.06	+3.51%	163.11456.50
CNC	Centene	34,749	24.1x	70.19	+2.41%	31.6378.08