CVS Health (XTER:CVS) FCF Yield % : 2.43 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)

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What is CVS Health FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, CVS Health's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is €1,612 Mil, and Market Cap is €65,755 Mil. Therefore, CVS Health's FCF Yield % for today is 2.43%.

The historical rank and industry rank for CVS Health's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:CVS' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.01 Med: 10.79 Max: 20.91
Current: 2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of CVS Health was 20.91%. The lowest was 2.01%. And the median was 10.79%.

XTER:CVS's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
52.38% of 21 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 2.02 vs XTER:CVS: 2.43

CVS Health's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was -1.48%.

CVS Health FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for CVS Health's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

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* 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 FCF Yield % Chart

CVS Health Annual Data

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FCF Yield %

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11.02

15.16

11.52

11.16

10.35

CVS Health Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
FCF Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9.52	-14.13	16.72	13.09	-7.17

Competitive Comparison of CVS Health's FCF Yield %

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, CVS Health's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % 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 FCF Yield % Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, CVS Health's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CVS Health's FCF Yield % falls into.

CVS Health FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

CVS Health's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	/	Market Cap
	=	9532.215	/	92066.24
	=	10.35%

CVS Health's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	-1274.915	*	4	/	71127.32
	=	-7.17%

CVS Health FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.

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Address

One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI, USA, 02895

Website

https://www.cvshealth.com

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 us. CVS is also a large pharmacy benefit manager (acquired through Caremark), processing about 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.