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CVS Health (CVS Health) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.04 (As of Dec. 2023)
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CVS Health's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,713 Mil. CVS Health's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $74,672 Mil. CVS Health's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $76,461 Mil. CVS Health's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.04.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for CVS Health's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CVS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 1   Max: 1.39
Current: 1.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of CVS Health was 1.39. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 1.00.

CVS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
88.89% of 18 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 0.48 vs CVS: 1.04

CVS Health Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for CVS Health's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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CVS Health Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.39 1.23 1.01 0.99 1.04

CVS Health Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 1.07 1.13 1.08 1.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, CVS Health's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CVS Health Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, CVS Health's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CVS Health's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



CVS Health Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

CVS Health's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

CVS Health's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


CVS Health  (NYSE:CVS) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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CVS Health (CVS Health) Business Description

Address
One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI, USA, 02895
CVS Health offers a diverse set of healthcare services. Its roots are in its retail pharmacy operations, where it operates over 9,000 stores primarily in the U.S. CVS is also the largest pharmacy benefit manager (acquired through Caremark), processing over 2 billion adjusted claims annually. It also operates a top-tier health insurer (acquired through Aetna) where it serves about 26 million medical members. The company's recent acquisition of Oak Street adds primary care services to the mix, which could have significant synergies with all its existing business lines.
Executives
Edward J Ludwig director C/O BECTON DICKERSON & CO, 1 BECTON DR, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Michael F Mahoney director BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234
Thomas F. Cowhey officer: SVP, Interim CFO 310 SEVEN SPRINGS WAY, SUITE 500, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
J Scott Kirby director 233 S. WACKER DRIVE 11TH FL WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brian A Kane officer: EVP/President, Aetna 500 W MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE KY 40202
James David Clark officer: SVP, Cont & Chief Acct Officer ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02760
Karen S Lynch officer: EVP & Pres, Aetna Bus Unit 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, RW61, HARTFORD CT 06156
Samrat S. Khichi officer: EVP, CPO and General Counsel C/O CATALENT, INC., 14 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Thomas M Moriarty officer: EVP & General Counsel 100 PARSONS POND DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Jeffrey R. Balser director 3657 RICHLAND AVE., NASHVILLE TN 37205
Alan Lotvin officer: EVP, Transformation 55 NOD ROAD, AVON CT 06001
Daniel P Finke officer: EVP/Pres, Health Care Benefits ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Tilak Mandadi officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer 3600 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SOUTH, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Sreekanth K Chaguturu officer: EVP and Chief Medical Officer ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Prem S Shah officer: EVP and Co-President of Retail ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895