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Interest Paid
CVS Health Interest Paid increased by 136.1% to $1.09B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.8%, from $1.01B to $1.09B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Paid shows an upward trend with a 4.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionSupplemental
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 2026
How to read this metric
Increasing interest payments relative to debt levels may signal rising interest rates or a higher cost of borrowing.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for interest payments on debt obligations during the period. This metric highlights the cash cost...
Peer comparison
Used to compare the cost of debt and interest coverage ratios against industry peers.
Metric ID:
interest_paidHistorical 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 | $387.00M | $832.00M | $374.00M | $782.00M | $368.00M | $786.00M | $303.00M | $773.00M | $358.00M | $918.00M | $369.00M | $1.04B | $349.00M | $999.00M | $518.00M | $1.01B | $472.00M | $1.05B | $462.00M | $1.09B |
| QoQ Change | — | +115.0% | -55.0% | +109.1% | -52.9% | +113.6% | -61.5% | +155.1% | -53.7% | +156.4% | -59.8% | +182.7% | -66.5% | +186.2% | -48.1% | +95.4% | -53.4% | +121.4% | -55.8% | +136.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.9% | -5.5% | -19.0% | -1.2% | -2.7% | +16.8% | +21.8% | +34.9% | -2.5% | +8.8% | +40.4% | -3.0% | +35.2% | +4.6% | -10.8% | +7.8% |
Range$303.00M – $1.09B
CAGR+24.4%
Avg YoY Growth+7.5%
Median YoY Growth+1.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVS Health's interest paid?
- CVS Health (CVS) reported interest paid of $1.09B in Q1 2026.
- How has CVS Health's interest paid changed year-over-year?
- CVS Health's interest paid increased by 7.8% year-over-year, from $1.01B to $1.09B.
- What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's interest paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's interest paid has grown at a 4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.47B to $2.99B.
- What does interest paid mean?
- The total cash paid for interest on debt.