What is CVS's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 17.9× over the last five years. Available history contains 859 weekly observations from May 10, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

CVS Health (CVS) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

CVS's P/E of 24.6x is higher than 71% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

CVS year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	205.5×	99%
Dec 30, 2024	11.6×	28%
Dec 25, 2023	11.9×	20%
Dec 26, 2022	39.8×	97%
Dec 27, 2021	18.0×	80%
Dec 28, 2020	11.3×	18%
Dec 30, 2019	21.8×	65%
Dec 31, 2018	22.0×	70%
Dec 25, 2017	15.0×	2%
Dec 26, 2016	16.9×	11%

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
CICigna	12.6×	31%
DGXQuest Diagnostics	25.4×	99%
DVADaVita	14.6×	50%
LHLabcorp	26.8×	59%

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What is CVS's current P/E?: CVS's P/E of 24.6x is higher than 71% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is CVS's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 17.9× over the last five years. Available history contains 859 weekly observations from May 10, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.