Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
CVS Health Pre-Tax Income increased by 190.8% to $3.94B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 50.5%, from $2.62B to $3.94B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows a downward trend with a -32.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher values indicate stronger overall profitability and operational efficiency before tax impacts.
Detailed definition
Measures the profitability of the company after all operating and non-operating expenses have been deducted, but before...
Peer comparison
A standard GAAP metric used universally to compare pre-tax performance across different industries.
Metric ID:
income_before_taxHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.74B | $2.15B | $1.69B | $3.00B | $4.13B | -$4.44B | $3.15B | $2.88B | $2.57B | $3.02B | $2.71B | $1.58B | $2.34B | $105.00M | $2.13B | $2.62B | $1.65B | -$3.48B | $1.35B | $3.94B |
| QoQ Change | — | -42.6% | -21.4% | +77.9% | +37.6% | -207.6% | +170.9% | -8.6% | -10.7% | +17.5% | -10.4% | -41.6% | +47.9% | -95.5% | >999% | +23.1% | -37.1% | -311.4% | +138.9% | +190.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.5% | -307.2% | +86.7% | -4.1% | -37.8% | +167.9% | -14.1% | -45.1% | -9.1% | -96.5% | -21.4% | +65.6% | -29.5% | <-999% | -36.3% | +50.5% |
Range-$4.44B – $4.13B
CAGR+1.1%
Avg YoY Growth-227.2%
Median YoY Growth-17.8%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVS Health's pre-tax income?
- CVS Health (CVS) reported pre-tax income of $3.94B in Q1 2026.
- How has CVS Health's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- CVS Health's pre-tax income increased by 50.5% year-over-year, from $2.62B to $3.94B.
- What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's pre-tax income has grown at a -32.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $10.54B to $2.14B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- Total profit earned before accounting for income tax obligations.