CVS Health Dividend

Q: What is the CVS Health Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average CVS Health dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.22% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.09%. The payout ratio of CVS Health in relation to the last financial year is 191.37%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 67.19%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the CVS Health dividend safe?

CVS Health has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 6 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00% . The average CVS Health Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 5.87% . The average for the last 10 years is 4.58% .

$86.46

1.48%

NYSE, Oct 02, 04:25 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US1266501006

Symbol

CVS

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NYSE Composite, S&P 500

Sector

Health Care Equipment & Services

Industry

Health Care Providers & Services

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CVS Health Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2027 to 2029

Dividend Analysis of the CVS Health Stock

Current dividend yield	4.45 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	1.24 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	8.73 %
Payout 3Y	9.66 %

When does CVS Health pay a dividend?

CVS Health pays the next dividend on Nov 02 2026 (payday). The ex-day is on Oct 22 2026. The CVS Health stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the CVS Health stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were January, April, July and October . Dividends from CVS Health are distributed via February, May, August and November.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.665 Forecast $0.67 Forecast	Oct 22 2026 Oct 22 2026 Nov 02 2026 Oct 22 26 Nov 02 26	Nov 02 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.665 $0.67	Jul 23 2026 Jul 23 2026 Aug 03 2026 Jul 23 26 Aug 03 26	Aug 03 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.665 $0.67	Apr 23 2026 Apr 23 2026 May 04 2026 Apr 23 26 May 04 26	May 04 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.665 $0.67	Jan 22 2026 Jan 22 2026 Feb 02 2026 Jan 22 26 Feb 02 26	Feb 02 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.665 $0.67	Oct 23 2025 Oct 23 2025 Nov 03 2025 Oct 23 25 Nov 03 25	Nov 03 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.665 $0.67	Jul 22 2025 Jul 22 2025 Aug 01 2025 Jul 22 25 Aug 01 25	Aug 01 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.665 $0.67	Apr 22 2025 Apr 22 2025 May 01 2025 Apr 22 25 May 01 25	May 01 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.665 $0.67	Jan 23 2025 Jan 23 2025 Feb 03 2025 Jan 23 25 Feb 03 25	Feb 03 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.665 $0.67	Oct 21 2024 Oct 21 2024 Nov 01 2024 Oct 21 24 Nov 01 24	Nov 01 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.665 $0.67	Jul 22 2024 Jul 22 2024 Aug 01 2024 Jul 22 24 Aug 01 24	Aug 01 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.665 $0.67	Apr 19 2024 Apr 19 2024 May 01 2024 Apr 19 24 May 01 24	May 01 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.665 $0.67	Jan 19 2024 Jan 19 2024 Feb 01 2024 Jan 19 24 Feb 01 24	Feb 01 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.605 $0.61	Oct 19 2023 Oct 19 2023 Nov 01 2023 Oct 19 23 Nov 01 23	Nov 01 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.605 $0.61	Jul 20 2023 Jul 20 2023 Aug 01 2023 Jul 20 23 Aug 01 23	Aug 01 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.605 $0.61	Apr 20 2023 Apr 20 2023 May 01 2023 Apr 20 23 May 01 23	May 01 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.605 $0.61	Jan 19 2023 Jan 19 2023 Feb 01 2023 Jan 19 23 Feb 01 23	Feb 01 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.55 $0.55	Oct 20 2022 Oct 20 2022 Nov 01 2022 Oct 20 22 Nov 01 22	Nov 01 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.55 $0.55	Jul 21 2022 Jul 21 2022 Aug 01 2022 Jul 21 22 Aug 01 22	Aug 01 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.55 $0.55	Apr 21 2022 Apr 21 2022 May 02 2022 Apr 21 22 May 02 22	May 02 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.55 $0.55	Jan 20 2022 Jan 20 2022 Feb 01 2022 Jan 20 22 Feb 01 22	Feb 01 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.5 $0.5	Oct 21 2021 Oct 21 2021 Nov 01 2021 Oct 21 21 Nov 01 21	Nov 01 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.5 $0.5	Jul 22 2021 Jul 22 2021 Aug 02 2021 Jul 22 21 Aug 02 21	Aug 02 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.5 $0.5	Apr 22 2021 Apr 22 2021 May 03 2021 Apr 22 21 May 03 21	May 03 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.5 $0.5	Jan 21 2021 Jan 21 2021 Feb 01 2021 Jan 21 21 Feb 01 21	Feb 01 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.5 $0.5	Oct 21 2020 Oct 21 2020 Nov 02 2020 Oct 21 20 Nov 02 20	Nov 02 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.5 $0.5	Jul 22 2020 Jul 22 2020 Aug 03 2020 Jul 22 20 Aug 03 20	Aug 03 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.5 $0.5	Apr 22 2020 Apr 22 2020 May 04 2020 Apr 22 20 May 04 20	May 04 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.5 $0.5	Jan 22 2020 Jan 22 2020 Feb 03 2020 Jan 22 20 Feb 03 20	Feb 03 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.5 $0.5	Oct 23 2019 Oct 23 2019 Nov 04 2019 Oct 23 19 Nov 04 19	Nov 04 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.5 $0.5	Jul 24 2019 Jul 24 2019 Aug 02 2019 Jul 24 19 Aug 02 19	Aug 02 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.5 $0.5	Apr 22 2019 Apr 22 2019 May 03 2019 Apr 22 19 May 03 19	May 03 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.5 $0.5	Apr 22 2019 Apr 22 2019 May 03 2019 Apr 22 19 May 03 19	May 03 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.5 $0.5	Jan 24 2019 Jan 24 2019 Feb 04 2019 Jan 24 19 Feb 04 19	Feb 04 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Oct 23 2018 Oct 23 2018 Nov 01 2018 Oct 23 18 Nov 01 18	Nov 01 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Jul 24 2018 Jul 24 2018 Aug 01 2018 Jul 24 18 Aug 01 18	Aug 01 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Apr 20 2018 Apr 20 2018 May 03 2018 Apr 20 18 May 03 18	May 03 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Jan 23 2018 Jan 23 2018 Feb 02 2018 Jan 23 18 Feb 02 18	Feb 02 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.5 $0.5	Oct 23 2017 Oct 23 2017 Nov 03 2017 Oct 23 17 Nov 03 17	Nov 03 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.5 $0.5	Jul 20 2017 Jul 20 2017 Aug 03 2017 Jul 20 17 Aug 03 17	Aug 03 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.5 $0.5	Apr 19 2017 Apr 19 2017 May 01 2017 Apr 19 17 May 01 17	May 01 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.5 $0.5	Jan 20 2017 Jan 20 2017 Feb 02 2017 Jan 20 17 Feb 02 17	Feb 02 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.425 $0.43	Oct 20 2016 Oct 20 2016 Nov 03 2016 Oct 20 16 Nov 03 16	Nov 03 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.425 $0.43	Jul 19 2016 Jul 19 2016 Aug 01 2016 Jul 19 16 Aug 01 16	Aug 01 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.425 $0.43	Apr 20 2016 Apr 20 2016 May 02 2016 Apr 20 16 May 02 16	May 02 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.425 $0.43	Jan 20 2016 Jan 20 2016 Feb 02 2016 Jan 20 16 Feb 02 16	Feb 02 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.35 $0.35	Oct 20 2015 Oct 20 2015 Nov 02 2015 Oct 20 15 Nov 02 15	Nov 02 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.35 $0.35	Jul 21 2015 Jul 21 2015 Aug 03 2015 Jul 21 15 Aug 03 15	Aug 03 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.35 $0.35	Apr 22 2015 Apr 22 2015 May 04 2015 Apr 22 15 May 04 15	May 04 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.35 $0.35	Jan 20 2015 Jan 20 2015 Feb 02 2015 Jan 20 15 Feb 02 15	Feb 02 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.275 $0.28	Oct 21 2014 Oct 21 2014 Nov 03 2014 Oct 21 14 Nov 03 14	Nov 03 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.275 $0.28	Jul 17 2014 Jul 17 2014 Aug 01 2014 Jul 17 14 Aug 01 14	Aug 01 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.275 $0.28	Apr 17 2014 Apr 17 2014 May 02 2014 Apr 17 14 May 02 14	May 02 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.275 $0.28	Jan 21 2014 Jan 21 2014 Feb 03 2014 Jan 21 14 Feb 03 14	Feb 03 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.225 $0.23	Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Nov 01 2013 Oct 17 13 Nov 01 13	Nov 01 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.225 $0.23	Jul 18 2013 Jul 18 2013 Aug 02 2013 Jul 18 13 Aug 02 13	Aug 02 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.225 $0.23	Apr 19 2013 Apr 19 2013 May 03 2013 Apr 19 13 May 03 13	May 03 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.225 $0.23	Jan 22 2013 Jan 22 2013 Feb 04 2013 Jan 22 13 Feb 04 13	Feb 04 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.1625 $0.16	Oct 18 2012 Oct 18 2012 Nov 02 2012 Oct 18 12 Nov 02 12	Nov 02 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.1625 $0.16	Jul 19 2012 Jul 19 2012 Aug 03 2012 Jul 19 12 Aug 03 12	Aug 03 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.1625 $0.16	Apr 19 2012 Apr 19 2012 May 03 2012 Apr 19 12 May 03 12	May 03 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.1625 $0.16	Jan 19 2012 Jan 19 2012 Feb 02 2012 Jan 19 12 Feb 02 12	Feb 02 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.125 $0.13	Oct 19 2011 Oct 19 2011 Nov 01 2011 Oct 19 11 Nov 01 11	Nov 01 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.125 $0.13	Jul 20 2011 Jul 20 2011 Aug 02 2011 Jul 20 11 Aug 02 11	Aug 02 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.125 $0.13	Apr 19 2011 Apr 19 2011 May 03 2011 Apr 19 11 May 03 11	May 03 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.125 $0.13	Jan 19 2011 Jan 19 2011 Feb 02 2011 Jan 19 11 Feb 02 11	Feb 02 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0875 $0.09	Oct 20 2010 Oct 20 2010 Nov 02 2010 Oct 20 10 Nov 02 10	Nov 02 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0875 $0.09	Jul 20 2010 Jul 20 2010 Aug 02 2010 Jul 20 10 Aug 02 10	Aug 02 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0875 $0.09	Apr 21 2010 Apr 21 2010 May 04 2010 Apr 21 10 May 04 10	May 04 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0875 $0.09	Jan 20 2010 Jan 20 2010 Feb 02 2010 Jan 20 10 Feb 02 10	Feb 02 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.07625 $0.08	Oct 20 2009 Oct 20 2009 Nov 03 2009 Oct 20 09 Nov 03 09	Nov 03 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.07625 $0.08	Jul 21 2009 Jul 21 2009 Aug 03 2009 Jul 21 09 Aug 03 09	Aug 03 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.07625 $0.08	Apr 20 2009 Apr 20 2009 May 04 2009 Apr 20 09 May 04 09	May 04 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.07625 $0.08	Jan 21 2009 Jan 21 2009 Feb 03 2009 Jan 21 09 Feb 03 09	Feb 03 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.069 $0.07	Oct 17 2008 Oct 17 2008 Nov 03 2008 Oct 17 08 Nov 03 08	Nov 03 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.069 $0.07	Jul 17 2008 Jul 17 2008 Aug 01 2008 Jul 17 08 Aug 01 08	Aug 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.06 $0.06	Apr 17 2008 Apr 17 2008 May 02 2008 Apr 17 08 May 02 08	May 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.06 $0.06	Jan 17 2008 Jan 17 2008 Feb 01 2008 Jan 17 08 Feb 01 08	Feb 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.06 $0.06	Oct 18 2007 Oct 18 2007 Nov 02 2007 Oct 18 07 Nov 02 07	Nov 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.06 $0.06	Jul 19 2007 Jul 19 2007 Aug 03 2007 Jul 19 07 Aug 03 07	Aug 03 2007	- -
2007	$0.06 $0.06	Apr 20 2007 Apr 20 2007 May 04 2007 Apr 20 07 May 04 07	May 04 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.04875 $0.05	Jan 18 2007 Jan 18 2007 Feb 02 2007 Jan 18 07 Feb 02 07	Feb 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.03875 $0.04	Oct 18 2006 Oct 18 2006 Nov 01 2006 Oct 18 06 Nov 01 06	Nov 01 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.03875 $0.04	Jul 19 2006 Jul 19 2006 Aug 01 2006 Jul 19 06 Aug 01 06	Aug 01 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.03875 $0.04	Apr 20 2006 Apr 20 2006 May 03 2006 Apr 20 06 May 03 06	May 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.03875 $0.04	Jan 19 2006 Jan 19 2006 Feb 03 2006 Jan 19 06 Feb 03 06	Feb 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.03625 $0.04	Oct 19 2005 Oct 19 2005 Nov 01 2005 Oct 19 05 Nov 01 05	Nov 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.03625 $0.04	Jul 19 2005 Jul 19 2005 Aug 01 2005 Jul 19 05 Aug 01 05	Aug 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0362 $0.04	Apr 20 2005 Apr 20 2005 May 02 2005 Apr 20 05 May 02 05	May 02 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0362 $0.04	Jan 20 2005 Jan 20 2005 Feb 04 2005 Jan 20 05 Feb 04 05	Feb 04 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0331 $0.03	Oct 20 2004 Oct 20 2004 Nov 01 2004 Oct 20 04 Nov 01 04	Nov 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0331 $0.03	Jul 20 2004 Jul 20 2004 Aug 02 2004 Jul 20 04 Aug 02 04	Aug 02 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0331 $0.03	Apr 21 2004 Apr 21 2004 May 03 2004 Apr 21 04 May 03 04	May 03 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0331 $0.03	Jan 20 2004 Jan 20 2004 Feb 03 2004 Jan 20 04 Feb 03 04	Feb 03 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0288 $0.03	Oct 17 2003 Oct 17 2003 Oct 31 2003 Oct 17 03 Oct 31 03	Oct 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0288 $0.03	Jul 17 2003 Jul 17 2003 Aug 01 2003 Jul 17 03 Aug 01 03	Aug 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0288 $0.03	Apr 17 2003 Apr 17 2003 May 02 2003 Apr 17 03 May 02 03	May 02 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0288 $0.03	Jan 21 2003 Jan 21 2003 Feb 04 2003 Jan 21 03 Feb 04 03	Feb 04 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0288 $0.03	Oct 17 2002 Oct 17 2002 Nov 01 2002 Oct 17 02 Nov 01 02	Nov 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0288 $0.03	Jul 18 2002 Jul 18 2002 Aug 02 2002 Jul 18 02 Aug 02 02	Aug 02 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0288 $0.03	Apr 19 2002 Apr 19 2002 May 03 2002 Apr 19 02 May 03 02	May 03 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0288 $0.03	Jan 18 2002 Jan 18 2002 Feb 05 2002 Jan 18 02 Feb 05 02	Feb 05 2002	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does CVS Health pay?

CVS Health most recently paid a dividend of $0.67. CVS Health paid a Dividend of $2.66 Per Share in the financial year 2026. With a stock price of $86.46 at Oct 02 2026, the current dividend yield is 3.08% (calculation: $2.66 / $86.46 = 3.08%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the CVS Health Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average CVS Health dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.22% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.09%.

The payout ratio of CVS Health in relation to the last financial year is 191.37%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 67.19%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	CVS Health
Current dividend yield	3.08%
Dividend Yield 5Y	3.22%
Dividend Yield 10Y	3.09%
Payout 1Y	191.37%
Payout 3Y	67.19%

Is the CVS Health dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the CVS Health dividend safe?

CVS Health has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 6 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average CVS Health Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 5.87%. The average for the last 10 years is 4.58%.

Metric	CVS Health
Increased	0 Years
Continuity	6 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	0.00%
Growth 5Y	5.87%
Growth 10Y	4.58%

Continuity

CVS Health has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 6 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

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CVS Health Stock Forecast 2026 and Stock Analysis

On the stock exchange, the CVS Health stock (ISIN: US1266501006) is not traded as a top scorer in October 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of CVS Health 8.95% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the CVS Health stock price in real time at the top of the page.

CVS Health (symbol: CVS) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 22.81 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 0.27 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the CVS Health stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 10.64 according to P/E ratio and 0.26 according to P/S.

Metric	CVS Health
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	8.95%
P/E TTM	22.81
P/S TTM	0.27
P/E forward	10.64
P/S forward	0.26

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