Business Segments · Health care costs
Health Services — Health care costs
CVS Health Health Services — Health care costs decreased by 6.7% to $1.3B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 24.4%, from $1.05B to $1.3B. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 2026
Rolls up toMedical costs
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue may indicate rising medical inflation or higher utilization of services by members.
Detailed definition
This represents the direct medical and clinical expenses incurred by the segment in providing healthcare services to mem...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for health insurers and managed care organizations to track medical loss ratios.
Metric ID:
cvs_segment_health_services_health_care_costsHistorical Data
17 periods
| 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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $401.75M | $401.75M | $401.75M | $401.75M | $701M | $791M | $936M | $979M | $1.05B | $1.1B | $1.29B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +74.5% | +12.8% | +18.3% | +4.6% | +6.9% | +5.2% | +17.3% | +8.1% | -6.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +74.5% | +96.9% | +133.0% | +143.7% | +49.4% | +39.2% | +37.9% | +42.5% | +24.4% |
Range$0 – $1.4B
Avg YoY Growth+71.3%
Median YoY Growth+49.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVS Health's health services — health care costs?
- CVS Health (CVS) reported health services — health care costs of $1.3B in Q1 2026.
- How has CVS Health's health services — health care costs changed year-over-year?
- CVS Health's health services — health care costs increased by 24.4% year-over-year, from $1.05B to $1.3B.
- What does health services — health care costs mean?
- The direct costs of providing medical care and clinical services to patients.