Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Cvs Health (CVS) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 6.20% for Q2 2026, up 0.40 percentage points from 5.80% a year earlier and up 2.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cvs Health's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 2.29%, down 3.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -8.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cvs Health's Return on Equity [ROE] was 6.02% in FY2024 (-5.26 pp), 11.28% in FY2023 (+5.37 pp), 5.90% in FY2022 (-5.15 pp) and 11.05% in FY2021 (+0.31 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.66 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 7.14 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 7.04 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 3.79% (Q1 2026), 2.33% (Q4 2025) and 0.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 330.47 Bn | 215.10 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 14.31% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 108.89 Bn | 61.49 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 6.20% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 104.86 Bn | 91.32 Bn | 3.69 Bn | - |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 82.79 Bn | -58.96 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 11.11% |
| 5 | Cigna | 70.83 Bn | 40.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 16.36% |
| 6 | Cencora | 59.11 Bn | 48.20 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 77.35% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.53 Bn | 37.53 Bn | 2.56 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 45.57 Bn | -42.23 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.83% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.12 Bn | -60.16 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -23.14% |
| 10 | Henry Schein | 9.51 Bn | 10.25 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 11.01% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.69% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.23% |
Cvs Health Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();