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CVS HealthCVS

Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure · NYSE · USA

$87.80
Down 0.2% todayClose

Up 10.8% this year but −15.9% since June 26, behind the life science sector at +10.7%. CVS Health buys from 5 mapped companies.

Market cap
$112B
This year
+10.8%
1 year
+14.0%
P/E
23.0
P/S
0.3
P/B
1.4

Price vs the life science sector

since Jun 26CVSLife science sector, equal weight
CVS Health (CVS) vs the Life science sector indexDaily closes from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026, each line rebased to its own first value. CVS: −15.9% from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026. Life science sector index: +10.7% from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026.−20%−10%0%+10%Jun 26AugSepOct 8CVS −15.9%Sector +10.7% CVS Health (CVS) vs the Life science sector indexDaily closes from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026, each line rebased to its own first value. CVS: −15.9% from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026. Life science sector index: +10.7% from Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026.−20%−10%0%+10%Jun 26AugSepOct 8CVS−15.9%Sector+10.7%

Supply chain

5 suppliers
SUPPLIERS →→ CUSTOMERSMcKesson (MCK)MCKMcKesson+2.2%Cardinal Health (CAH)CAHCardinal Health+2.9%DexCom (DXCM)DXCMDexCom+0.1%Insulet (PODD)PODDInsulet+0.1%United Therapeutics (UTHR)UTHRUnited Therapeutics−2.2%None mappedCVSCVS Health

Suppliers 5

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About CVS Health

The retail pharmacies are the visible part. Behind them sit Aetna, the group's health insurance arm, and Caremark, its pharmacy benefit manager. The same company can dispense a prescription and insure the patient who receives it.

Theme exposure

Pharmacy chainHealth insurancePBMPharmacy infrastructureDistribution

Products

  • Pharmacies (retail)
  • Health insurance (Aetna)
  • PBM (Caremark)

Competitors

Risks

  • Regulation of PBMs
  • Margin pressure in insurance

Same segment: Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure

Wholesalers, distribution and pharmacy chains that get medicines to patients. Segment 8 of 8 in the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain.

UnitedHealthUNH−1.3%McKessonMCK+2.2%The Cigna GroupCI+0.9%CencoraCOR+1.3%Cardinal HealthCAH+2.9%

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CVS vs UNHCVS vs MCKCVS vs CICVS vs CORCVS vs CAH

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