Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Cvs Health (CVS) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.43% for Q2 2026, up 2.03 percentage points from 2.41% a year earlier but down 0.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Cvs Health was 2.00%, down 0.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.16%, down 1.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -4.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cvs Health's Return on Sales [ROS] was 2.28% in FY2024 (-1.56 pp), 3.84% in FY2023 (+1.37 pp), 2.47% in FY2022 (-2.09 pp) and 4.56% in FY2021 (-0.62 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -4.83% in Q3 2022 to a high of 5.79% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.70 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 8.94 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 8.98 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 4.66% (Q1 2026), 2.00% (Q4 2025) and -3.12% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 330.47 Bn | 215.10 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 7.13% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 108.89 Bn | 61.49 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 104.86 Bn | 91.32 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.25% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 82.79 Bn | -58.96 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -69.51% |
| 5 | Cigna | 70.83 Bn | 40.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.73% |
| 6 | Cencora | 59.11 Bn | 48.20 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.32% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.53 Bn | 37.53 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.14% |
| 8 | Humana | 45.57 Bn | -42.23 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.33% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.12 Bn | -60.16 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.24% |
| 10 | Henry Schein | 9.51 Bn | 10.25 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 4.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.15% |
API Access
Cvs Health Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();