Cvs Health (CVS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cvs Health posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.25 for Q1 2026, up 13.08% year-on-year from 0.22 in Q1 2025, and down 23.17% on a QoQ basis from 0.32 in Q4 2025.
Cvs Health (CVS) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 8.63 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.59 in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.22 (2025), against an average of 0.68.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Payout Ratio slumped 264.85%; it then soared 1559.4% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.27 in 2022, then rose by 19.36% to 0.22 in 2023, then soared by 449.42% to 0.77 in 2024, then sank by 57.75% to 0.32 in 2025, then decreased 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 | 345.31 Bn | 315.51 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 0.25 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 115.41 Bn | 103.79 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 88.60 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 0.09 |
| 4 | Cigna | 72.05 Bn | 64.43 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 0.48 |
| 5 | Humana | 39.05 Bn | 17.15 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 0.09 |
| 6 | Centene | 30.50 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 49.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.31 Bn | 60.65 Mn | 1.53 Bn | - |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 6.86 Bn | 63.05 Mn | -3.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.69 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 135.85 Mn | - |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 83.07 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.92 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -0.79 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.77 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.82 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.42 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.64 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -1.52 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 0.36 |