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Net Change in Cash

CVS Health Net Change in Cash increased by 76.1% to -$640.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 136.7%, from $1.74B to -$640.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows an upward trend with a -81.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOther
CategoryLiquidity
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.

Detailed definition

This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...

Peer comparison

This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.

Metric ID: cf_net_change_in_cash

Historical Data

17 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value$1.43B$2.71B-$1.08B$852.00M$5.10B$1.65B-$828.00M-$752.00M-$4.85B$1.58B$2.71B-$5.68B$1.74B$1.46B$1.68B-$2.67B-$640.00M
QoQ Change+89.8%-139.9%+178.9%+498.6%-67.6%-150.2%+9.2%-544.9%+132.6%+71.5%-309.4%+130.7%-16.2%+14.8%-259.2%+76.1%
YoY Change-40.3%+88.4%+252.8%-197.2%-114.7%-4.1%+427.7%-655.3%+136.0%-7.6%-38.1%+52.9%-136.7%
Range-$5.68B$5.10B
CAGR-18.2%
Avg YoY Growth-18.2%
Median YoY Growth-7.6%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVS Health's net change in cash?
CVS Health (CVS) reported net change in cash of -$640.00M in Q4 2025.
How has CVS Health's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
CVS Health's net change in cash decreased by 136.7% year-over-year, from $1.74B to -$640.00M.
What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's net change in cash?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), CVS Health's net change in cash has grown at a -81.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$4.78B to -$172.00M.
What does net change in cash mean?
The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.