Pharmacy — Revenues from external customers
CVS Health Pharmacy — Revenues from external customers decreased by 7.6% to $56.94B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.4%, from $52.51B to $56.94B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pharmacy — Revenues from external customers shows an upward trend with a 5.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests growth in prescription volume, higher drug pricing, or successful expansion of pharmacy service offerings, while a decrease may indicate competitive pressure, changes in reimbursement rates, or shifts in patient utilization.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total gross revenue generated by the pharmacy services segment from transactions with third-p...
Peer comparison
Comparable to net sales or segment revenue reported by other large-scale pharmacy retailers and pharmacy benefit managers, though variations exist based on how companies account for rebates and pass-through costs.
cvs_segment_pharmacy_revenues_from_external_customersHistorical Data
| 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 | $45.93B | $47.03B | $48.7B | $47.05B | $51.33B | $52.38B | $53.93B | $52.79B | $55.06B | $56.2B | $59.41B | $48.4B | $50.98B | $54.66B | $56.24B | $52.51B | $55.35B | $59.55B | $61.62B | $56.94B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.4% | +3.5% | -3.4% | +9.1% | +2.0% | +3.0% | -2.1% | +4.3% | +2.1% | +5.7% | -18.5% | +5.3% | +7.2% | +2.9% | -6.6% | +5.4% | +7.6% | +3.5% | -7.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.7% | +11.4% | +10.7% | +12.2% | +7.3% | +7.3% | +10.2% | -8.3% | -7.4% | -2.7% | -5.3% | +8.5% | +8.6% | +8.9% | +9.6% | +8.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVS Health's pharmacy — revenues from external customers?
- CVS Health (CVS) reported pharmacy — revenues from external customers of $56.94B in Q1 2026.
- How has CVS Health's pharmacy — revenues from external customers changed year-over-year?
- CVS Health's pharmacy — revenues from external customers increased by 8.4% year-over-year, from $52.51B to $56.94B.
- What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's pharmacy — revenues from external customers?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's pharmacy — revenues from external customers has grown at a 5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $184.62B to $229.03B.
- What does pharmacy — revenues from external customers mean?
- The total sales generated by the pharmacy business segment from external customers.