CVS Health (CVS) stock

Pharmacies and insurance , market cap $104B

Pharmacies and insurance

You know them from CVS, Aetna, and Caremark Worth $104B

$86.09

+0.99%

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Quality Score

Above Average

In its sector

#87of 552

Healthcare

Checks firing

4of 14

Trending up

From 52-week high

-22.2%

under its best in a year

CVS's Quality Score rose 1 point on Mon, Nov 9, to 14. Buying reached its highest in 20 days (2 chart checks started).

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Why CVS fell on Nov 4

Down 13% on Nov 4, and still 7% under its Nov 3 close.

Its Nov 4 results: same store sales increase (decrease) total fell 0.6%, from 14.3% a year before. It fell 13% on Nov 4.

Sources: Price history, Nov 4, 2026; Company release, Nov 4, 2026

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Key facts on CVS

Key facts on CVS
The company	Profit up 2,253% to $11.0B
Latest filing	8-K, Nov 4 Issued a release: "CVS Health Announces Intent to Create Two Distinct Leaders in Healthcare"

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CVS in the news

InsiderDisclosed Fri Nov 6: Shah Prem S, President, bought $2M on Nov 6. Form 4

Big story

Deal

CVS Health to split into two publicly traded companies by 2028, FT reports

A results day: the move is left out.

Reported by investing.com canada · covered by 37 outlets

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CVS catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -2.5% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.

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How CVS ranks in Healthcare

CVS is #87 of 552 by Quality Score.

How CVS ranks in Healthcare
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	DCTHDelcath Systems	9/14	24
2	ONCBeOne Medicines	8/14	24
3	VCELVericel	9/14	23
	ACHCAcadia Healthcare		Open for its score
	CONConcentra Group Holdings Parent		Open for its score
	EHCEncompass Health		Open for its score
	GRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services		Open for its score
87	CVSCVS Health	4/14	14

When does CVS report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Tue Feb 9, before the open (in 91 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What CVS reported on Nov 4, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $108.4B, 5% more than a year ago; a profit of $1.68 a share, from a loss of $3.13.

“Total revenues increased 5.4% primarily driven by growth in the Health Services and Health Care Benefits segments.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press release The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
Line	Q3 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2025
By product
Productup 7.2%	$69B64%	$66B62%	$65B63%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 4)

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The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
Measure	Figure
Full year 2026
GAAP diluted EPS	at least $6.98raised

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 4)

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In the company's words

“Adjusted EPS of $2.09 increased from $1.60 in the prior year, primarily due to improved adjusted operating income in the Health Care Benefits segment, reflecting continued execution of its margin recovery plan.”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 4)

The numbers

Market value: $104B; today
Sales: $421B; up 6.7% on the year
Free cash flow: $16B; last 12 months

Sales grew 8.4% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $2.66 a share a year.

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The whole report on CVS: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

+7.7%-5.1%-12.5%

May 6Aug 5Nov 4

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Nov 4, 2026Before open	Before open	-6.7%	-12.5%	not yet
Aug 5, 2026Before open	Before open	-10.3%	-5.1%	-10.5%
May 6, 2026Before open	Before open	+6.0%	+7.7%	+17.9%

CVS closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and CVS's Quality Score going into each

CVS sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $402B. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.

CVS has 4 of 14 chart checks firing

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MA FAN 21 EMA W.EMA HH/HL 52W HI

Volume1 of 3 shown

VOL VDU U/D VOL

Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

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CVS RSI today: 44.9, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 44.9, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on CVS

What it does and how it makes money2 findingsIt kept 1 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2025: $4.66B of operating profit on $402B of sales.Annual report, filed Feb 10, 2026
Where it stands4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on where CVS stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings7 findings"In July 2025, the Court awarded penalties against Omnicare for $ 542 million, for which the Company recorded an incremental litigation reserve in the three months ended June 30, 2025." (10-Q for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026)SEC filing · Nov 4, 2026New in its "Risk Factors" this year: "Direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) sales of prescription drugs by pharmaceutical companies is a growing trend in the United States." (10-K for fiscal 2025)SEC filing · Feb 10, 2026US Federal Government made up 25% of its revenue in fiscal 2025, up from 24% in fiscal 2024.SEC filing · Feb 10, 2026
Who holds and trades it5 findingsFor Pro members5 findings on who holds and trades CVS, for Pro members

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Is CVS's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 22% of its free cash flow.

CVS's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend	$2.66 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid out	About $3.4B a year $2.66 a share on 1.3B shares, its average count in the quarter to Sep 30, 2026
Free cash flow	$16B The last four quarters, to Sep 30, 2026

CVS insider trades

One insider bought $2M across 1 filing, and one insider sold $317M across 7 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest:

BuyPrem S. Shah$2MEVP and Group Presidentat $83.90 on Nov 6, filed Nov 6

BuyPrem S. ShahEVP and Group President$2Mat $83.90 on Nov 6, filed Nov 6

All 8 insider filings on CVS from the last six months, for Pro members.

All CVS insider trades

CVS trades by Congress and the executive branch

14 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellRo Khanna$1K to $15KHousetraded Oct 13, disclosed Nov 5(23 days later)

SellRo KhannaHouse$1K to $15Ktraded Oct 13, disclosed Nov 5(23 days later)

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CVS's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

J. David JoynerPresident, CEO and Chair · no trades on file
Prem S. ShahEVP and Group President · 1 trade
Brian NewmanEVP, Chief Financial Officer · no trades on file
Tilak MandadiEVP, Chief Exp & Tech Officer · 1 trade
Amy Compton-PhillipsEVP, Chief Medical Officer · no trades on file
Heidi B. CapozziEVP and Chief People Officer · no trades on file
James David ClarkSVP, Cont & Chief Acct Officer · no trades on file
Samrat S. KhichiEVP, CPO and General Counsel · no trades on file

12 more officers and directors file at CVS.

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Which ETFs hold CVS?

In ETFs: CVS is 0.4% of VYM, 0.2% of JEPI, and 0.2% of VOO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About CVS Health

CVS Health currently offers a diverse set of healthcare services, although it plans to split into two organizations in early 2028. Its roots are in its retail pharmacy operations, where it operates around 9,000 stores primarily in the US. CVS is also a large pharmacy benefit manager (acquired through Caremark), processing about 2 billion adjusted claims annually. It operates a top-tier health insurer (acquired through Aetna) through which it serves about 26 million medical members. The acquisition of Oak Street Health added primary care services to the mix.

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What CVS Health says it competes with

“The health care benefits industry is highly competitive, primarily due to a large number of for-profit and not-for-profit competitors, competitors’ marketing and pricing and a proliferation of competing products, including new products that are continually being introduced into the marketplace.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 10, 2026

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As of Nov 10, 2026: CVS's Quality Score is 14 (Above Average), #87 of 552 in Healthcare. Insiders bought $2M and sold $317M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does CVS's Quality Score say?

CVS scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #87 of 552 in Healthcare by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 13% on Nov 4, and still 7% under its Nov 3 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is CVS's Quality Score?

CVS scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #87 of 552 in Healthcare by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CVS's 14.

Are insiders buying CVS?

One insider bought $2M across 1 filing, and one insider sold $317M across 7 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest is Prem S. Shah, EVP and Group President, who bought $2M on Nov 6. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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