Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
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
How to read this metric
An increase in interest paid relative to debt levels may signal rising borrowing costs or higher leverage, while a decrease may indicate debt reduction or refinancing at lower rates.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for interest payments on debt obligations, typically disclosed as a supplemental item in the cash...
Peer comparison
Essential for comparing the cost of capital and debt burden across peers in the pharmaceutical industry.
interest_paidHistorical 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 | $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% |
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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 actual cash paid to lenders for interest on debt.