What is CVS Health's shares (basic)?

CVS Health (CVS) reported shares (basic) of 1.3B in Q1 2026.

How has CVS Health's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

CVS Health's shares (basic) increased by 1.0% year-over-year, from 1.3B to 1.3B.

What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's shares (basic) has grown at a -1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.3B to 5.1B.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

CVS Health CVS Shares (Basic)

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220.3M+0.2%

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908M-0.4%

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HumanaHUM

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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$133.54B+58.6%

Enterprise value$139B+51.7%

P/E45.6×+29.6×

P/S0.3×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.7%-0.1pp

Operating margin1.5%-1.1pp

Net margin0.7%-0.7pp

FCF margin1.8%—

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

Reported directly by CVS Health in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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 shares (basic)?: CVS Health (CVS) reported shares (basic) of 1.3B in Q1 2026.
How has CVS Health's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: CVS Health's shares (basic) increased by 1.0% year-over-year, from 1.3B to 1.3B.
What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's shares (basic) has grown at a -1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.3B to 5.1B.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.