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CVS Health CVS Return on assets

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5.7%-0.2pp
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8.2%+0.9pp
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3.9%-3.6pp
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10.1%-1.1pp
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-7.7%-11.7pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$100.43B+6.2%
Gross profit$45.0B+3.3%
Operating income$4.7B+38.7%
Net income$2.9B+65.4%
EPS (diluted)$2.30+63.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$9.8B-5.6%
Total debt$15.2B-14.2%
Total equity$77.5B+0.7%
Total assets$252.97B-1.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.2B-6.7%
CapEx$849.0M+14.3%
Free cash flow$3.4B-10.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$126.52B+7.0%
Enterprise value$131.99B+4.3%
P/E43.2×+20.7×
P/S0.3×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.7%-0.1pp
Operating margin1.5%-1.1pp
Net margin0.7%-0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity3.8%-3.2pp
Debt / equity0.2×0.0×
Current ratio0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CVS Health’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: CVS Health’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CVS Health's return on assets?
CVS Health (CVS) reported return on assets of 1.2% in Q1 2026.
How has CVS Health's return on assets changed year-over-year?
CVS Health's return on assets decreased by 44.8% year-over-year, from 2.1% to 1.2%.
What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's return on assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's return on assets has grown at a -22.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 13% to 4.7%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.