Cvs Health (CVS) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2009 - 2026)
Cvs Health (CVS) recorded Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $878 million in Q2 2026, up 1.4% from $866 million a year earlier and up 3.7% from the prior quarter.
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Cvs Health (CVS) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cvs Health's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $3.42 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.4 billion, up 0.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $3.37 billion in FY2024 (+7.7%), $3.13 billion in FY2023 (+7.7%), $2.91 billion in FY2022 (+10.7%) and $2.63 billion in FY2021 (unchanged).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 2.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the last five years was growth of 13.8% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 0.9% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $847 million (Q1 2026), $845 million (Q4 2025) and $846 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 2.08 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 96.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 853.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 373.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 410.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 116.25 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 126.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 106.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 853.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 878.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 847.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 845.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 846.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 866.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 840.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 838.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 837.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 858.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 840.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 779.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 779.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 795.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 779.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 719.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 726.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 740.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 722.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 660.00 Mn |
API Access
Cvs Health Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=CVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "CVS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=CVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();