CVS Health (CVS) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
CVS Health
CVS
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-3.3%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.27B | 0.7% | — |
| 2024 | $3.02B | $540.00M | $2.48B | 1.26B | -2.2% | 5.35% |
| 2023 | $2.01B | $588.00M | $1.42B | 1.29B | -2.5% | 1.98% |
| 2022 | $3.50B | $447.00M | $3.05B | 1.32B | -0.5% | 2.87% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $484.00M | −$484.00M | 1.33B | 1.1% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $400.00M | −$400.00M | 1.31B | 0.7% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $453.00M | −$453.00M | 1.30B | 25.0% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $280.00M | −$280.00M | 1.04B | 2.0% | — |
| 2017 | $4.36B | $234.00M | $4.13B | 1.02B | -5.1% | 5.93% |
| 2016 | $4.46B | $222.00M | $4.24B | 1.08B | -4.2% | 5.31% |
| 2015 | $5.00B | $230.00M | $4.77B | 1.13B | -3.7% | 4.62% |
| 2014 | $4.00B | $165.00M | $3.84B | 1.17B | -4.6% | 3.68% |
| 2013 | $3.98B | $141.00M | $3.83B | 1.23B | -4.2% | 4.66% |
| 2012 | $4.33B | $132.00M | $4.20B | 1.28B | -5.0% | 7.22% |
| 2011 | $3.00B | $135.00M | $2.87B | 1.35B | -2.2% | 5.67% |
| 2010 | $1.50B | $150.00M | $1.35B | 1.38B | -5.0% | 3.17% |
| 2009 | $2.48B | $165.00M | $2.31B | 1.45B | -1.3% | 5.55% |
| 2008 | $23.00M | $92.00M | −$69.00M | 1.47B | 7.1% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | $5.37B | $0.00 | $5.37B | 1.37B | 60.8% | 9.38% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.85B | 1.4% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.84B | 2.3% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.82B | 1.7% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.81B | -0.3% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.81B | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | $129.00M | $0.00 | $129.00M | 0.80B | -0.3% | 1.13% |
| 2000 | $163.20M | $0.00 | $163.20M | 0.80B | -2.3% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.82B | 0.9% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.81B | 2.5% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.79B | 85.4% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | — | — |
| 1995 | $39.10M | $0.00 | $39.10M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $3.80M | $0.00 | $3.80M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $357.50M | $0.00 | $357.50M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $4.41B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does CVS Health buy back its own stock?
- Yes, CVS Health (CVS) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is CVS Health diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has CVS Health's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -3.3% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).