Cvs Health CVS
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Cvs Health (CVS) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Cvs Health's (CVS) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at -$876.0 million in Q2 2026, down 563.64% on a YoY basis from $188.9 million in Q2 2025, and down 82.88% quarter-over-quarter from -$479.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Cvs Health (CVS) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cvs Health (CVS) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with -$876.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 563.64% year-over-year to -$876.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $269.0 million (up 136.75% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.6 billion, up 380.19% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to -$876.0 million in Q2 2026 per CVS's latest filing, from -$479.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $2.8 billion in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$1.4 billion in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $158.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$75.5 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Share-based Compensation tumbled 3391.67% in 2023, then surged 746.77% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $150.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 53.33% to $70.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 542.86% to -$310.0 million in 2024, then surged by 746.77% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then plunged by 143.69% to -$876.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered -$876.0 million, -$479.0 million, and $2.0 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 359.38 Bn 333.97 Bn 36.67 Bn -101.00 Mn
2 Cvs Health 123.65 Bn 109.89 Bn 47.23 Bn -876.00 Mn
3 Elevance Health 88.36 Bn 52.55 Bn 13.45 Bn -111.00 Mn
4 Cigna 74.65 Bn 67.69 Bn 14.97 Bn -
5 Humana 48.21 Bn 24.40 Bn 5.50 Bn -488.00 Mn
6 Centene 33.12 Bn 6.13 Bn 14.55 Bn 300.00 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 10.45 Bn 1.53 Bn 1.43 Bn 26.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.81 Bn 262.35 Mn 1.09 Bn 20.65 Mn
9 Corvel 3.47 Bn 3.12 Bn - 1.20 Mn
10 Alignment Healthcare 2.81 Bn 2.10 Bn 180.96 Mn 18.17 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -876.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -479.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -381.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -132.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -310.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -595.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 70.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -395.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -342.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 150.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 348.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 138.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 114.00 Mn