CVS Health Corporation CVS

89.13 4.08 4.80% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$108.5B
P/E
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CVS Health Corporation (CVS) Gross margin

CVS Health Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 44.5%, down 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (45.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.0% (fiscal 2017) to 45.0% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Healthcare Plans industry median of 19.0% and below the Healthcare sector median of 53.7%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 45.0% 0.32
FY2024 44.7% 5.35
FY2023 39.3% 0.38
FY2022 38.9% (0.88)
FY2021 39.8% 0.85
FY2020 39.0% 0.78
FY2019 38.2% 18.59
FY2018 19.6% 2.64
FY2017 17.0% (0.51)
FY2016 17.5% 0.16

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 44.5% (0.27)
Mar 2026 44.8% 0.67
Dec 2025 44.1% (0.43)
Sep 2025 44.6% (0.85)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 17.0% High 45.0%
Ten-year median 38.9%
Current reading's percentile 100

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
CI Cigna Group compare 88.5%
CVS CVS Health Corporation 44.5%
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare 20.2%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated compare 19.5%
CLOV Clover Health Investments, Corp. compare 18.6%
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. compare 15.1%
HUM Humana Inc. compare 13.7%
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc compare 12.7%
CNC Centene Corporation compare 7.82%
Healthcare Plans industry median 19.0%
Healthcare sector median 53.7%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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