CVS Health Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

CVS Health has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 5.6%, while the Healthcare industry saw earnings growing at 5.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.3% per year. CVS Health's return on equity is 9.9%, and it has net margins of 2%.

Key information

5.6%

Earnings growth rate

5.4%

EPS growth rate

Healthcare Industry Growth8.5%
Revenue growth rate9.3%
Return on equity9.9%
Net Margin2.0%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

CVS Health: Secure Dividend And Upside Potential Presents Compelling Opportunity

May 15

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Pay Rise For CVS Health Corporation's (NYSE:CVS) CEO For Now

May 10
We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Pay Rise For CVS Health Corporation's (NYSE:CVS) CEO For Now

CVS Health: A Terrible Earnings Report, But An Undervalued Stock

May 04

CVS Health Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

May 03
CVS Health Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

CVS Health: 8x P/E, 8% Growth Projection - It's A Market Blind Spot

Apr 22

Sentiment Still Eluding CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS)

Apr 14
Sentiment Still Eluding CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS)

CVS Health: Lookback, Management Guidance Vs. Results 2018-To-Date

Apr 10

Does CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Mar 27
Does CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

CVS Health: Better Times Likely Ahead

Mar 12

CVS Health: Lower Guidance But Risk/Reward Remains Attractive

Feb 15

CVS Health FY23 Earnings: Downgrades Inevitable, Long Term Outlook In The Balance

Feb 07

CVS Health: Back In The Buy Column

Jan 21

CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.665

Jan 17
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.665

CVS Health: Shares Remain Modestly Undervalued, Robust Free Cash Flow, Technical Strength

Jan 08

CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jan 03
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

CVS Health: Risk/Reward Highly Skewed To The Upside

Dec 15

CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.665

Dec 13
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.665

We Think CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Dec 08
We Think CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

CVS Health: A Good Fit To Buffett's 10x Pretax Rule

Dec 07

CVS Health: Not One Dividend Cut In 30 Years And A Good Upside

Nov 27

CVS Health: All Eyes On December Investor Day

Nov 21

CVS Health Ahead Of Q3 Earnings: Making The Pivot Toward Value-Based Care Work

Oct 26

CVS Health: 'Only' A Fair Company For A Wonderful Price?

Oct 20

CVS Health Offers Recession-Resistant Growth With Transformation

Oct 05

CVS Stock: The Risk-Reward Is In A Better Place

Sep 18

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How CVS Health makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CVS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 24359,6627,32139,9230
31 Dec 23356,6238,34439,2050
30 Sep 23346,6018,63238,8110
30 Jun 23338,0722,96538,6400
31 Mar 23329,9154,09338,1100
31 Dec 22321,6294,31137,9220
30 Sep 22314,3433,28337,9700
30 Jun 22306,9338,28737,5490
31 Mar 22298,7708,04137,2520
31 Dec 21290,9128,00136,7640
30 Sep 21283,9817,58636,0460
30 Jun 21277,2857,21235,2700
31 Mar 21270,1157,40434,9720
31 Dec 20267,9087,18834,5850
30 Sep 20265,2857,95133,9070
30 Jun 20262,9808,25733,8810
31 Mar 20260,9617,21733,2260
31 Dec 19255,7656,62932,6990
30 Sep 19243,3314,46430,5150
30 Jun 19226,0534,32427,0320
31 Mar 19209,623-17423,9240
31 Dec 18193,919-59720,8270
30 Sep 18188,0553,09833,2840
30 Jun 18186,9672,98928,3790
31 Mar 18185,9446,64518,9870
31 Dec 17184,7656,60618,7370
30 Sep 17182,3515,0294,6070
30 Jun 17180,7855,2819,2150
31 Mar 17178,8255,10818,3620
31 Dec 16177,5265,29118,2840
30 Sep 16172,7015,08418,1020
30 Jun 16166,7294,78117,6770
31 Mar 16160,1735,12617,2340
31 Dec 15153,2905,20216,8330
30 Sep 15149,1995,02716,6730
30 Jun 15145,5774,74116,7120
31 Mar 15143,0104,71316,6880
31 Dec 14139,3674,62616,5430
30 Sep 14135,1424,57616,3780
30 Jun 14132,0534,88716,1000
31 Mar 14128,6994,77515,8530
31 Dec 13126,7614,60015,8180
30 Sep 13125,3124,45015,6900
30 Jun 13123,6074,20615,5790

Quality Earnings: CVS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CVS's current net profit margins (2%) are higher than last year (1.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CVS has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 5.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: CVS's earnings growth over the past year (78.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (5.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CVS earnings growth over the past year (78.9%) exceeded the Healthcare industry 14.9%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: CVS's Return on Equity (9.9%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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