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Payments to Acquire Investments
CVS Health Payments to Acquire Investments increased by 5.5% to $4.19B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.8%, from $3.55B to $4.19B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Investments shows an upward trend with a 10.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 2026
How to read this metric
Increases suggest a strategy of diversifying capital or building strategic partnerships, while decreases may indicate a focus on core operations.
Detailed definition
This represents cash outflows for the purchase of financial assets, such as equity stakes in other companies, debt secur...
Peer comparison
Commonly found in the investing section of the cash flow statement as 'Payments to acquire investments' or 'Purchases of securities'.
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other_payments_to_acquire_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $2.44B | $1.85B | $2.55B | $3.47B | $1.54B | $1.43B | $1.31B | $2.36B | $2.14B | $2.13B | $2.42B | $3.55B | $3.24B | $5.90B | $2.51B | $3.55B | $3.63B | $3.86B | $3.97B | $4.19B |
| QoQ Change | — | -24.3% | +37.8% | +36.4% | -55.8% | -7.0% | -8.5% | +80.4% | -9.2% | -0.7% | +13.7% | +46.6% | -8.7% | +82.2% | -57.4% | +41.3% | +2.3% | +6.2% | +2.8% | +5.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -37.0% | -22.6% | -48.7% | -32.1% | +39.4% | +48.8% | +85.0% | +50.3% | +51.1% | +177.3% | +4.0% | +0.2% | +12.3% | -34.5% | +57.8% | +17.8% |
Range$1.31B – $5.90B
CAGR+12.0%
Avg YoY Growth+23.1%
Median YoY Growth+15.1%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVS Health's payments to acquire investments?
- CVS Health (CVS) reported payments to acquire investments of $4.19B in Q1 2026.
- How has CVS Health's payments to acquire investments changed year-over-year?
- CVS Health's payments to acquire investments increased by 17.8% year-over-year, from $3.55B to $4.19B.
- What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's payments to acquire investments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's payments to acquire investments has grown at a 10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.96B to $15.01B.
- What does payments to acquire investments mean?
- Cash used to purchase financial investments or equity stakes in other entities.