NYSE$CVS

CVS Health Corp · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

CVS Health reported strong results driven by growth across all segments and outperformance across foundational businesses.

CVS Health's Q4 2022 results showed a total revenue increase of 9.5% to $83.8 billion and a GAAP diluted EPS of $1.75. The company's performance was driven by growth across all segments.

  • Total revenues increased to $83.8 billion, up 9.5% compared to prior year
  • GAAP diluted EPS of $1.75 and Adjusted EPS of $1.99
  • Operating income increased 62.3% primarily due to the absence of a store impairment charge and a pre-tax gain on the sale of bswift LLC.
  • Adjusted operating income decreased $141 million primarily driven by declines in the Retail/LTC and Corporate/Other segments, largely offset by increases in the Health Care Benefits and Pharmacy Services segments.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$83.8B

Previous: $76.6B+9.5%
EPS (adj)

$1.99

Previous: $1.98+0.5%
Total Medical Membership

24.4M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$688M

Previous: $597M+15.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$2.64B

Previous: $3.41B-177.5%
Net Income

$2.3B

Previous: $1.3B+77.5%
Operating Income

$3.62B

Previous: $2.23B+62.3%
Gross Profit

$13.8B

Previous: $13.7B+1.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$12.9B

Previous: $9.41B+37.6%
Total Assets

$228B

Previous: $233B-2.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$106M

Previous: $138M-23.2%

Revenue & EPS history

CVS Health · Revenue · Quarterly

$83.8B

Q4 2022+9.5%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

CVS Health · $95B total across 3 segments · Q4 2022

  • Health Services
    $43.7B+11.2%
  • Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness
    $28.2B+4.0%
  • Health Care Benefits
    $23B+11.3%

Forward guidance

The Company issued its full-year 2023 GAAP diluted EPS guidance range of $7.73 to $7.93 and reaffirmed its full-year 2023 Adjusted EPS guidance range of $8.70 to $8.90. The Company also issued its full-year 2023 cash flow from operations guidance range of $12.5 billion to $13.5 billion.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

41 / 73 earnings

Positive

+14.9%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-18.5%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.2%+14.3%+19.1%
Q4 2025-0.1%+3.6%+0.4%
Q3 2025-1.9%-4.6%-2.2%
Q2 2025-0.3%+1.8%+17.4%
Q1 2025+4.1%-0.7%-4.0%
Q4 2024+14.9%+19.7%+19.4%
Q3 2024+3.1%+0.8%-0.1%
Q2 2024-0.8%-4.3%-1.0%
Q1 2024-18.5%-17.3%-12.0%
Q4 2023+1.8%+4.8%+1.8%
Q3 2023+0.9%+3.0%-0.8%
Q2 2023+0.5%-0.1%-11.2%
Q1 2023-5.5%-4.2%-3.8%
Q4 2022+4.8%+4.5%-10.3%
Q3 2022+3.4%+6.9%+8.4%
Q2 2022+6.8%+7.0%+4.3%
Q1 2022+1.8%+3.0%-1.1%
Q4 2021-5.0%-7.1%-6.6%
Q3 2021+3.7%+2.9%-0.3%
Q2 2021-4.7%-2.8%+4.1%
Q1 2021+6.9%+9.6%+12.1%
Q4 2020-2.0%-5.1%+0.4%
Q3 2020+10.0%+13.2%+21.3%
Q2 2020-1.3%+1.1%-7.3%
Q1 2020+0.4%+4.3%+11.7%
Q4 2019-2.5%-3.4%-19.2%
Q3 2019+6.6%+6.6%+11.9%
Q2 2019+9.2%+8.6%+15.0%
Q1 2019+4.3%+4.1%-3.7%
Q4 2018-10.8%-12.4%-19.8%
Q3 2018+6.9%+8.3%+3.9%
Q2 2018+4.8%+6.2%+18.1%
Q1 2018-8.4%-9.2%-5.8%
Q4 2017-6.7%-5.7%-6.8%
Q3 2017-0.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Q2 2017+0.4%+0.4%+1.6%
Q1 2017-2.8%-1.1%-4.5%
Q4 2016+1.9%+2.1%+4.4%
Q3 2016-8.2%-10.0%-6.3%
Q2 2016+4.2%+4.2%-0.1%
Q1 2016+2.4%
Q4 2015+3.9%
Q3 2015-3.3%
Q2 2015-1.4%
Q1 2015+0.9%
Q4 2014+3.0%
Q3 2014+1.6%
Q2 2014-0.4%
Q1 2014+2.6%
Q4 2013+2.4%
Q3 2013+3.0%
Q2 2013-4.1%
Q1 2013+1.3%
Q4 2012-1.0%
Q3 2012+0.1%
Q2 2012+1.5%
Q1 2012+2.9%
Q4 2011-1.2%
Q3 2011+6.3%
Q2 2011-5.7%
Q1 2011+3.9%
Q4 2010-0.2%
Q4 2007-0.2%
Q3 2010+3.2%
Q2 2010-2.7%
Q1 2009-2.8%
Q1 2010-2.2%
Q4 2009+1.2%
Q3 2008-17.6%
Q3 2009-17.6%
Q4 2008+1.1%
Q2 2008+1.1%
Q2 2009+1.1%

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