Cvs Health (CVS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Cvs Health (CVS) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.25 for Q1 2026, up 13.08% on a YoY basis from 0.22 in Q1 2025, and down 23.17% quarter-over-quarter from 0.32 in Q4 2025.

Cvs Health (CVS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cvs Health has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.25 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 13.08% year-over-year to 0.25; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.46 (down 18.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.44, down 18.39% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.25, down from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 8.63 in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.59 in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.68 across 5 years, with a median of 0.22 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Payout Ratio plunged 264.85% — and 2025, when it soared 1559.4%.
  • Cvs Health's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.27 in 2022, then increased by 19.36% to 0.22 in 2023, then surged by 449.42% to 0.77 in 2024, then slumped by 57.75% to 0.32 in 2025, then retreated by 23.17% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.32 (Q4 2025), and 8.63 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 363.95 Bn 334.15 Bn 98.90 Bn 0.25
2 Cvs Health 124.98 Bn 113.36 Bn 4.43 Bn 0.25
3 Elevance Health 85.46 Bn 50.04 Bn 13.88 Bn 0.09
4 Cigna 73.39 Bn 65.77 Bn -44.29 Bn 0.48
5 Humana 43.40 Bn 21.50 Bn 4.00 Bn 0.09
6 Centene 30.02 Bn 6.36 Bn 49.24 Bn -
7 Molina Healthcare 9.92 Bn 668.90 Mn 1.53 Bn -
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn -
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.50 Bn 3.77 Bn 135.85 Mn -
10 Clover Health Investments 2.61 Bn 2.41 Bn 154.54 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.32
Sep 30, 2025 8.63
Jun 30, 2025 0.67
Mar 31, 2025 0.22
Dec 31, 2024 0.77
Sep 30, 2024 -0.59
Jun 30, 2024 0.35
Mar 31, 2024 0.20
Dec 31, 2023 -0.22
Sep 30, 2023 0.36
Jun 30, 2023 0.15
Mar 31, 2023 0.12
Dec 31, 2022 -0.27
Sep 30, 2022 0.08
Jun 30, 2022 0.15
Mar 31, 2022 0.29
Dec 31, 2021 0.19
Sep 30, 2021 0.13
Jun 30, 2021 0.12