Payments For Inventory And Prescriptions Dispensed By Retail Network Pharmacies
CVS Health Payments For Inventory And Prescriptions Dispensed By Retail Network Pharmacies decreased by 13.8% to $50.55B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.4%, from $48.43B to $50.55B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Payments For Inventory And Prescriptions Dispensed By Retail Network Pharmacies shows an upward trend with a 4.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue may indicate rising procurement costs or inventory buildup, while a decrease could signal improved supply chain efficiency.
Detailed definition
This reflects cash outflows dedicated to procuring inventory and compensating retail pharmacy networks for dispensed pre...
Peer comparison
Common in retail and pharmacy benefit management sectors.
operating_payments_for_inventory_and_prescriptions_dispe_b9575eHistorical Data
| 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 | $43.65B | $44.37B | $46.52B | $47.90B | $50.98B | $50.22B | $51.10B | $51.73B | $55.80B | $44.82B | $46.02B | $54.62B | $52.26B | $48.43B | $52.77B | $56.65B | $58.64B | $50.55B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.6% | +4.9% | +3.0% | +6.4% | -1.5% | +1.7% | +1.2% | +7.9% | -19.7% | +2.7% | +18.7% | -4.3% | -7.3% | +8.9% | +7.4% | +3.5% | -13.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +16.8% | +13.2% | +9.8% | +8.0% | +9.4% | -10.8% | -9.9% | +5.6% | -6.3% | +8.1% | +14.7% | +3.7% | +12.2% | +4.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVS Health's payments for inventory and prescriptions dispensed by retail network pharmacies?
- CVS Health (CVS) reported payments for inventory and prescriptions dispensed by retail network pharmacies of $50.55B in Q1 2026.
- How has CVS Health's payments for inventory and prescriptions dispensed by retail network pharmacies changed year-over-year?
- CVS Health's payments for inventory and prescriptions dispensed by retail network pharmacies increased by 4.4% year-over-year, from $48.43B to $50.55B.
- What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's payments for inventory and prescriptions dispensed by retail network pharmacies?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), CVS Health's payments for inventory and prescriptions dispensed by retail network pharmacies has grown at a 4.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $189.77B to $216.49B.
- What does payments for inventory and prescriptions dispensed by retail network pharmacies mean?
- Cash paid to acquire inventory and pay pharmacy networks for prescriptions.