Cvs Health (CVS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cvs Health's FCF Margin was 5.33% in Q2 2026, up 4.02 percentage points from 1.30% a year earlier and up 1.94 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cvs Health (CVS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cvs Health's FCF Margin was 2.83% through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.94%, up 0.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -3.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 1.70% in FY2024 (-1.21 pp), 2.91% in FY2023 (-1.27 pp), 4.17% in FY2022 (-1.22 pp) and 5.39% in FY2021 (+0.39 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.65 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 4.90 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 8.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CVS's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.39% (Q1 2026), 2.47% (Q4 2025) and 0.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 341.92 Bn | 226.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 9.15% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 112.26 Bn | 64.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 5.33% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.84 Bn | 86.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn | -0.32% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.53 Bn | -56.21 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 3.22% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.85 Bn | 41.39 Bn | 14.97 Bn | -1.00% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.95 Bn | 47.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.86% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.09 Bn | 35.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 2.24% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.78 Bn | -41.02 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 4.49% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.87 Bn | -59.41 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 6.38% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -2.98% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.66% |
Cvs Health FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=CVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();