CVS Health's EPS (Basic) for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.59.
Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.49.
CVS Health's EPS without NRI for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.12.
Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.49.
During the past 12 months, CVS Health's average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was -12.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 3.50% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 13.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 6.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, CVS Health's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 35.10% per year. The lowest was -40.50% per year. And the median was 12.90% per year.
CVS Health Earnings per Share (Diluted) Historical Data
The historical data trend for CVS Health's Earnings per Share (Diluted) 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.
Competitive Comparison of CVS Health's Earnings per Share (Diluted)
For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, CVS Health's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio 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's PE Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry
For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, CVS Health's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CVS Health's PE Ratio falls into.
CVS Health Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation
Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.
CVS Health's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $6.46
* 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.
Companies also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation
Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.
Be Aware
Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.
If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.
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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.
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