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How CVS Health Corporation stacks up
CVS · against 27 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Valuation
70/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #13 of 28 · scores higher than 56% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score5 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including CVS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 70?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield, EBITDA yield and earnings yield, which are stronger than most Healthcare peers.
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 73% of peers. Earnings yield: 4.2% vs peer median 1.5%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 77% of peers. EBITDA yield: 7.8% vs peer median 4.0%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 93% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 10.1% vs peer median 0.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CVS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CVS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 27 reported | 4.2% | 4.1% | 58% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 29 reported | 9.3% | 7.1% | 64% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 25 reported | 10.1% | 5.3% | 96% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 27 reported | 68.2% | 22.3% | 92% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CVS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 177.5B USD | 92 | 71 | |
| 2 | 78.1B USD | 89 | 60 | |
| 3 | 108.6B USD | 88 | 66 | |
| 4 | 97.5B USD | 87 | 67 | |
| 5 | 126.1B USD | 83 | 62 | |
| 9 | 89.7B USD | 76 | 50 | |
| 10 | 63.0B USD | 74 | 65 | |
| 11 | 534.1B HKD (≈$68.4B) | 72 | 75 | |
| 12 | 11.26T JPY (≈$76.6B) | 71 | 72 | |
| 13 | 116.9B USD | 70 | 47 | |
| 14 | 64.8B EUR (≈$71.3B) | 67 | 51 | |
| 15 | 171.0B USD | 66 | 45 | |
| 16 | 116.5B USD | 63 | 57 | |
| 17 | 84.5B EUR (≈$92.9B) | 62 | 51 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score