Investing

Investing Cash Flow

CVS Health Investing Cash Flow increased by 4.3% to -$2.00B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 265.3%, from -$547.00M to -$2.00B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 2.8% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

Typically negative for growing companies as they reinvest cash; a positive value suggests the company is liquidating assets faster than it is buying them.

Detailed definition

The aggregate sum of all cash inflows and outflows related to a company's long-term investments and capital assets. It s...

Peer comparison

Mature companies with high cash flow often show large negative values here as they recycle profits into new growth or financial instruments.

Metric ID: cf_net_cash_from_investing

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value-$1.11B-$847.00M-$1.44B-$1.99B-$2.13B-$805.00M-$119.00M-$8.51B-$10.36B-$771.00M-$1.24B-$2.09B-$1.63B-$3.35B-$547.00M-$762.00M-$1.02B-$2.09B-$2.00B
QoQ Change+23.5%-70.0%-38.4%-6.9%+62.2%+85.2%<-999%-21.7%+92.6%-61.1%-68.6%+22.4%-106.0%+83.7%-39.3%-34.4%-103.8%+4.3%
YoY Change-92.4%+5.0%+91.7%-327.2%-386.5%+4.2%-943.7%+75.4%+84.3%-334.1%+56.0%+63.6%+37.0%+37.6%-265.3%
Range-$10.36B-$119.00M
CAGR+14.0%
Avg YoY Growth-126.3%
Median YoY Growth+5.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVS Health's investing cash flow?
CVS Health (CVS) reported investing cash flow of -$2.00B in Q4 2025.
How has CVS Health's investing cash flow changed year-over-year?
CVS Health's investing cash flow decreased by 265.3% year-over-year, from -$547.00M to -$2.00B.
What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's investing cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's investing cash flow has grown at a 2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$5.26B to -$5.87B.
What does investing cash flow mean?
The total net change in cash resulting from buying and selling long-term assets and investments.