CVS HealthCVS

NYSE · USA · Segment 8 of 8 in the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure

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.

Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure: Wholesalers, distribution and pharmacy chains that get medicines to patients.

Key metrics

Market cap

$122B

Price

$94.11

Today

+1.2%

Return YTD

+17.2%

Return 1Y

+30.2%

P/E

25.0

P/S

0.3

P/B

1.5

Data as of 2026-08-25 · updates daily after U.S. close

Theme exposure

Pharmacy chainHealth insurancePBMPharmacy infrastructureDistribution

In the value chain

Products & services

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

Competitors

UnitedHealth
Walgreens
Cigna

Risks

Regulation of PBMs
Margin pressure in insurance

Supply chain

← Suppliers

McKessonMCK Cardinal HealthCAH DexComDXCM InsuletPODD United TherapeuticsUTHR

Full supply chain for CVS →

Same segment: Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure

UnitedHealthUNH McKessonMCK The Cigna GroupCI CencoraCOR Cardinal HealthCAH

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